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Western Cape drought a wake up call for slumbering miners
Worsening drought conditions in South Africa's Western Cape Province should prompt different industries in the country, and even in Sub-Saharan...
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New high-tech energy-efficient solution enters water-heating industry
Hot water costs can account for 40-60% of users’ total electricity bill. The newest player in the highly competitive water-heating...
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South Africa’s New Plant to Treat 110 Mega litres Polluted Water Daily
South Africa's Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, has launched the Eastern Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment Plant, which ensures...
Read morePumping station optimisation saves energy, reduces leaks and reduces TCO
An upgrade of the water treatment and water supply system in Samara, Russia, has seen the implementation of innovative software-driven...
Read moreGlobal miners pledge to tackle water scarcity
Concerned about the growing water scarcity , members of International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which constitutes about a...
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High-efficiency evaporation system for mine wastewater
A cost-efficient and highly effective water evaporation system for mine wastewater has been developed by I-CAT Water Solutions. After identifying...
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Coal mining and the ongoing water crisis
By Janine Howard Since 2007 South Africa has been experiencing what can be described as at best an unreliable electricity...
Read moreSignificantly reduced time periods to submit industry waste management plans
By Tracy-Lee Erasmus and Sandra Gore, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr The Minister of Environmental Affairs (Minister) published a notice to the...
Read moreBreathing space for mines as department relaxes tailing lining requirements
By Sandra Gore and Alecia Pienaar Given the significant negative environmental impacts mines can cause, proper environmental management regulation is...
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Tackling nitrate contamination of water in mines
In South Africa’s increasingly water-scarce and environmentally regulated mining industry, BME’s emulsion explosives help keep nitrates out of mine water...
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