Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding …
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been conducted …
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Phosphate in South Africa | Journal of the Southern African …
This paper reviews the geology, history, current beneficiation practices, uses, marketing, and future outlook of phosphate in South Africa. The vastness of the reserves, and the industry's …
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Elandsfontein phosphate project, South Africa – update
The Elandsfontein deposit is the biggest sedimentary phosphate deposit in South Africa. The phosphate mineralisation is contained in the Varswater formation, with the phosphate occurring in...
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ASSESSING THE DESIRABILITY OF MARINE PHOSPHATE …
phosphate supply in South Africa. ii. Develop a substance flow analysis (SFA) of phosphate in South Africa, documenting the major flows of phosphate back to nature, including accumulation in farmlands. iii. Summarise the environmental impacts of releases of phosphate into nature. iv. Investigate potential phosphate loop-closure options
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Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it …
To trace the origins of phosphate mining we must go back in time to England, Suffolk, in 1847. This was when the first documented commercial phosphate rock mining occurred, sourced for fertiliser using pics and shovels. Following on from this, large-scale mining kickstarted in the US, South Carolina in 1868, before shifting locations due to the ...
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ASSESSING THE DESIRABILITY OF MARINE PHOSPHATE …
• The marine mining of phosphate mineral resources is unwarranted in South Africa since it would intensify phosphate flows and in the process cause a rise in the phosphate quantity entering the environment. • There exists more socio-economically and environmentally friendly approaches to sustainably obtaining supplementary phosphates. These
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History and Future of Phosphate Mining and …
History and Future of Phosphate Mining and Beneficiation in South Africa Marius Porteus Foskor, South Africa, [email protected] ... Source: Phosphate in South Africa. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (May 1989)
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Africa's only woman-owned phosphate mine at …
The world's only woman-owned phosphate mine, the Zandheuvel phosphate mine in South Africa's Saldanha Bay, is at a very advanced stage of completing its bankable feasibility study (BFS),...
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Harmful mining activities, environmental impacts and effects …
Some of these damages in sub-Saharan Africa include abandoned pits and shafts in artisanal mining areas in West Africa, dumps from previous mining activities in South Africa, pollution of ground ...
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Elandsfontein phosphate project, South Africa – …
The Elandsfontein deposit is the biggest sedimentary phosphate deposit in South Africa. The phosphate mineralisation is contained in the Varswater formation, with the phosphate occurring in...
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Elandsfontein
single super phosphate (SSP) monoammonium phosphate (MAP); and; diammonium phosphate (DAP). Kropz purchased the Elandsfontein property on the west coast of South Africa's Western Cape province in 2010 and rapidly developed an open-pit mining operation and on-site processing facility with a production capacity of 1Mtpa on site.
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Seabed Mining: Lessons from the Namibian
There were also broader criticisms of phosphate mining in Namibia, emphasising that decision makers should consider the cumulative impact of phosphate mining activities. The approval of the Sandpiper project could set a precedent for the development of additional phosphate mining operations over a much larger area than the initial concessions.
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BRIEF OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS …
In this report, the potential effects of marine phosphate (or any similar bulk sediment) mining operations on marine ecosystems in the Western Cape province of South Africa are outlined. The report was prompted by the application of Green Flash Trading (Pty) Ltd for a licence to …
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Marine phosphate mining
What are the environmental impacts of marine phosphate mining in South Africa? Prior to the Green Flash Trading prospecting rights being granted, WWF-SA commissioned a report on …
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ARME seeks to rebuild South Africa's promising phosphate …
Adelaide Ruiters Mining & Exploration (ARME) has secured a mining right for its Zandheuvel phosphate mine, in Saldanha Bay, and CEO and founder Adelaide Ruiters hopes to revive competences in ...
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ASSESSING THE DESIRABILITY OF MARINE PHOSPHATE …
• The marine mining of phosphate mineral resources is unwarranted in South Africa since it would intensify phosphate flows and in the process cause a rise in the phosphate quantity entering …
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Impacts of Coal Mining in Witbank, Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
Coal mining plays a critical role in the economy of South Africa though posing detrimental environmental effects on aquatic life and the terrestrial environments with one of the major impacts ...
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Phosphate in South Africa | Journal of the Southern African …
This paper reviews the geology, history, current beneficiation practices, uses, marketing, and future outlook of phosphate in South Africa. The vastness of the reserves, and the industry's efficiency and competitiveness in world terms, are highlighted.
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Exploring the Phosphate Mines of Nauru: A …
Environmental Consequences of Phosphate Mining. Landscape Degradation. Phosphate mining has left a significant mark on Nauru's terrain. The extraction activities have scarred the landscape, making large portions of the …
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Fact sheets
Specific information on the status of marine phosphate mining in South Africa, alongside information on potential socio-economic and environmental risks and impacts if mining were to proceed in these areas. ... with the aim to bring together conversation and community development in order to promote the ideal of people living and working in ...
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Environmental impact of phosphate mining and …
Although the subject of mining and its environmental impacts are very wide to be covered in this review, concerns about the impact of phosphate mining and processing typically emphasis on its potential effects on water pollution, air pollution, and human health were accessed. We reviewed published information at different stages of mining; current mines, closed old mines and …
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Phosphate Mining Firms Set Sights on Southern …
Companies identified phosphate deposits on the ocean floor and are fighting for mining rights around the world. Countries in southern Africa have the potential to set an international precedent by allowing the first offshore …
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SA's 2nd largest phosphate deposit owner …
Situated on the West Coast of South Africa, the Elandsfontein phosphate project was commissioned in 2017, but following the combination of weak phosphate prices, water permitting delays and process plant efficiency …
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Africa's only woman-owned phosphate mine at advanced
The world's only woman-owned phosphate mine, the Zandheuvel phosphate mine in South Africa's Saldanha Bay, is at a very advanced stage of completing its bankable feasibility study (BFS),...
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The impact of phosphorus on projected Sub-Saharan Africa …
In 2010 about 200 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa were at risk of hunger. ... Republic of Congo, South Africa and ... assume that the system of phosphate rock mining to phosphorus application ...
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Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining …
One of the areas that cannot be left out regarding the impact of mining on the environment is its effects on soil quality. Most mining sites are incapable of supporting crop production due to severe soil erosion (Fig. 3) (Asensio et al., 2013) and heavy soil compaction caused by the use of heavy machinery (Obiri-Nyarko et al., 2014; Sheoran et ...
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Phosphate Pollution in Gabès – Impacts and Possible Ways …
Phosphate production in the country has been in crisis for more than a decade. And the problem starts at extraction itself. Prior to 2011, the Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa accounted for 70% of Gafsa's economic activity, 4% of the country's GDP, and 10% of its exports. Over the 2011-2020 period, phosphate production declined significantly.
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Brief Overview of Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Marine …
In this report, the potential effects of marine phosphate (or any similar bulk sediment) mining operations on marine ecosystems in the Western Cape province of South Africa are outlined. The report was prompted by the application of Green Flash Trading (Pty) Ltd for a licence to prospect for phosphates and other minerals
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Global phosphorus supply chain dynamics: Assessing regional impact …
The climate change impact, as well as the air pollution attributed to the cradle-to-grave of inorganic P have increase by 25% in 2015 compared to the 2000 level (International Resource Panel IRP, 2019).Mining and processing of PR account for almost all of the negative impacts of the P supply chain on the climate and on air quality (International Resource Panel …
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(PDF) Resource sovereignty, marine phosphate mining and …
The potential environmental effects of phosphate mining have been concep tualised and made visible through disco urse s around impacts to jobs in the fishing industry. This has been central to d ...
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