Received 18 July 2009; accepted 06 October 2009 *Corresponding author. Tel: 86 516 83885785 E-mail address: [email protected] doi: 10.1016/S1674-5264(09)60187-3 Environmental issues from coal mining and their solutions BIAN Zhengfu 1,*, INYANG Hilary I 2, DANIELS John L 2,3, OTTO Frank 4, STRUTHERS …
The environmental challenges from coal mining include coal mine accidents, land subsidence, damage to the water environment, mining waste disposal and air pollution. These are either environmental pollution or landscape change. A conceptual framework for solving mine environmental issues is proposed.
The study uses a combination of archival sources and draws on relevant literature from environmental history and the history of science and technology as well as the history of …
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This article explores how Witbank, a mining city with a growing economy based on coal within the eMalahleni Local Municipality that borders on Gauteng, the …
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DOI: 10.1016/J.COAL.2006.02.013 Corpus ID: 130602009; Quantitative evaluation of minerals in coal deposits in the Witbank and Highveld Coalfields, and the potential impact on acid mine drainage
Coal remains a very important source of energy for the global economy. Surface and underground coal mining are the two major methods of coal extraction, and both have benefits and drawbacks. Surface coal mining can have a variety of environmental impacts including ecosystem losses, landscape alteration, soil …
Following a rise in the sulphate concentration of water in the Witbank Dam to ∼300 mg/L circa 1996 (WCI, Citation 2002), Anglo Coal and other coal producers, …
Outside South Africa in Southern Africa, the three countries with the greatest known coal potential are Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, but project developers in any of these countries face challenges. South Africa's coal resources stand at some 44 billion tonnes, based on estimates made over 20 years ago. Those of Botswana, based …
All the coal will be crushed and screened, generating the run-of-mine product. About 40% of that coal will also be washed before delivery, offering a higher quality product for the domestic market. As of October 2008, the mine was ramping up to full production of 150,000t per month, which is expected to be achieved by the first …
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Austrian photographer Stefan Kleinowitz spent time with communities living under the toxic cloud of coal mining around eMalahleni (formerly Witbank) in Mpumalanga, documenting their daily lives.
From an eco-legal perspective, that is, a legal and environmental assessment approach, the study evaluates the …
2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of …
This led to the development of the coal mining industry, which quickly became the town's main source of income. The coal mines were operated by a number of companies, including the Witbank Colliery Company, the Witbank and Delagoa Bay Railway Company, and the Witbank Coal Mining Company. The coal mines were the main source of …
We are excited to announce that, due to our remarkable growth over the last 10 years, we have expanded! Our second spacious and modern coal testing Laboratory was officially opened in July 2022 in Klifontein Witbank. We have a staff compliment of over 110 people in Witbank and expanding significantly day by day. As UAS we focus on customer …
Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2008, D.N. Pone and others published Potential environmental and health impacts of burning coal in Witbank Coalfield, South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research ...
A hundred years of coal mining in the Witbank coalfields (Highveld), South Africa's major coalfield, has imposed a complicated "coal dynamic" on the area, resulting in extensive...
Explore the future growth potential for carbon capture, utilisation and storage. ... located in the Witbank Coalfield.The mine covers the Zondagsfontein 253 IR farm. Zibulo was previously known as the Zondagsfontein project. ... Detailed asset level data for the Tamtama Perkasa coal mine. $2,550. Asset Report Katingan Ria coal mine.
Potential siting problems Despite its negative environmental impacts such as carbon dioxide emission when coal is combusted, together with ... (Witbank) is dedicated to the coal mining activity, farms in the province could be destroyed. 814. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Geology and mining historyThe coal seams in the Witbank Coalfield were formed in an epicontinental environment and occur within the Vryheid Formation. ... In fact, there can be potential problems associated with water injection. First, carbon monoxide and hydrogen may be produced from water–gas reactions with burning coal, and these …
Emalahleni is the centre of coal mining in South Africa. Coal mining began here in 1890 and soon thereafter the government proclaimed Witbank (today Emalahleni) as a town in 1903 (Campbell et al., 2017). The Johannesburg-Delagoa Bay (today Maputo) railway line was crucial in the development of the town.
Abstract. Scholars acknowledge the importance of geological knowledge in the growth of South Africa's mining industry. While this acknowledgement extends to the analysis of the rise of eMalahleni (formerly known as Witbank) to the status of 'premier coal supplier' of the Union of South Africa, there is currently no specific historical analysis of …
The coal process has 95% potential for global warming, 4% potential for eutrophication, 1% potential for acidification, and a negligible percentage for photochemical ozone creation.
Coal Mining in the Upper Olifants River Catchment as a Function of Age and Scale PHILIP HOBBS, SUZAN H. H. OELOFSE & JEANETTE RASCHER ... Mining in the Witbank coalfield, the most productive in South Africa (Figure 3), ... and can raise constitutional issues under certain circumstances. According to a recent Australian report, the total …
Acid–base accounting was used to investigate the potential of the coal and ... In coal mines the minerals pyrite and marcasite (FeS 2) are largely responsible for any AMD problems. The use of water during coal mining, in conjunction with atmospheric exposure, provides a suitable medium to supply sufficient oxygen for pyrite oxidation to …
Acid generated by coal mine tailing can have a detrimental effect on the environment and human health. Determining whether acid mine drainage (AMD) will …
Witbank City is an important centre helping the Mpumalanga and South African economy to achieve its full potential through its vast economic growth achieved over the past few years. It was established over a century ago back in the 1890s when about 20 underground mines or collieries were operating, and at the same time looking …
Yield improvement at a mid-sized coal mine in the Witbank coalfields by J.O. Claassen* Synopsis A study was initiated and solutions implemented to address the root causes of a 30%–40% lower than predicted product yield achieved at a Mpumalanga coal mine. A holistic MRTM approach, which focused on improving exploration, geological sampling …
Present and past coal mining in Witbank is associated with a number of environmental problems, including: acid mine drainage (AMD) derived from the oxidation of pyrite in the coal, specific contaminants including potentially harmful metals and arsenic (which occur in the mining environment and in dust associated with both the operation …
Coal has been in the news over the past few months. Not without reason. The recent power crisis in India has moved coal to the centre stage. India's energy sector depends heavily on coal as fuel for its thermal power plants. The ability of coal-based power plants to operate round-the-clock and provide base load capacity is central to meeting the growing …
A joint venture between Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa (PB) and RSV Enco has formed an integrated team with Xstrata Coal South Africa to compile a feasibility study for the Tweefontein division. Xstrata Coal South Africa has initiated a project to optimise its Tweefontein operations, situated close to Witbank in South Africa's Mpumalanga …
A case study of typical coal mining enterprises in Anhui, China, is provided to demonstrate the application of the proposed model in which the corporate performances of three optional strategies ...