South African Mining 2024 Outlook: Navigating Challenges …
2023 brought immense challenges to South African mining. CEO Warren Beech shares insights on the year ahead and the industry's future.
Gold in South Africa: Lessons from the Apartheid Era
mining in the twenty-rst century in Africa, the taxes on gold in South Africa were heavy and the government was simply viewed as an effective partner in the mining industry.17 In 1932, South Africa abandoned the gold standard like so much of the world did during the Great Depression. As a result, the price of gold was
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South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …
South African mining companies are facing increased pressure to address their environmental impact. If a more strategic and holistic approach is taken, they can leverage the uncertainty of climate change to their advantage and improve their global competitiveness.
Perspectives on seismic and rockburst research in the South African
This paper summarizes seismic and rockburst research activities related to South African deep-level gold mines over the period 1983 to 1987. It covers continued research in directions that were considered in the Seismicity in Mines Symposium in 1982 as well as in several new areas of research. Five broad areas are identified: 1. Seismic data …
A century of migrant labour in the gold mines of South Africa
77 During the same period, the Chamber initiated a policy of stabilisation, ... The South African gold mining industry is shrinking, with approximately 95,130 people currently employed, ...
Arrival of Chinese labourers in South Africa
This situation, in part, was the result of the Anglo-Boer War (South African War) of 1899-1902, that had displaced large numbers of the indigenous population. The development of the Gold mining industry was also one of Milner's plans to further development in South Africa in the post Anglo-Boer War years.
South Africa Mining Industry Features | Mining Outlook
Uncover the rich mining heritage and modern industry of South Africa, where gold, platinum, and other resources have shaped the nation's history and economy. Our exclusive articles offer insights into South Africa's mining landscape, regulatory reforms, and efforts towards sustainable development.
Grounds for a Strike: South African Gold Mining in the …
manufacturing industry than into the poorer-paying gold mining industry.10 Africans from South Africa and the- High Commission Territories also enlisted in the British Imperial militaries. To encourage enlistment, the British High Commissioner requested from the Chamber of Mines a suspension of recruiting activities in the High Commission ...
Integrated Annual Review 2017
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Mining in Mali: balancing prospects and problems
Mining in Mali: balancing prospects and problems. Already a significant gold producer, Mali's mining sector is poised for further growth after the country's Chamber of Mines recently tripled estimates of the country's bauxite reserves, following several new discoveries.
Minerals and Migrants: How the Mining Industry has …
In the eighty years from 1906-1986 employment on gold mines affiliated with the Chamber of Mines rose from 81,000 to 534,000, with men being drawn, in varying propor tions, …
An Untapped Goldmine: Opportunities for South African …
Three areas stand out where mining companies can take decisive action in the short term: improve exploration to uncover new reserves, address the currently …
A brief history
Other objectives cited at the time included the promotion and protection of mining interests; the promotion of public discussion on mining industry issues; the promotion of favourable legislative measures; and the exchange of information with other public and private mining bodies within and outside of South Africa.
South Africa's history of gold mining
In part two of our new two-part mini-series on gold laundering, we look back into South Africa's often shameful gold mining history and the role which gold laundering played in financing the apartheid government's attempts to cling to power. Part one set the scene as it is today, and looked at possible measures to address the growing problem.
5. The mining industry, migrant labour and hostels
The Commission heard and accepted Professor Wilson's evidence on the historical perspective concerning the employment of labour in South African mines (see Annexure 15).. The Commission recognizes that a …
South Africa's mining industry fortunes improving, but challenges
A strong price recovery for the main commodities South Africa mines and exports has helped the country's sector stage a turnaround in 2017, the first time in five years the industry is back in ...
SA Mine 2023 (15th edition)
South Africa's mining sector delivered a sterling performance in the past year, despite several local and global challenges.
The history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
The Chamber of Mines established The Native Labour Department in 1893 to focus on resources in the former Transvaal. ... There was a need to organise labour supply in the mining industry and as a result significant legislative and administrative ... F., 1972. Labour in the South African gold mines 1911-1969 (Vol. 6). Cambridge University …
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Handbook on Mine Occupational Hygiene …
Handbook expands and updates an earlier Chamber of Mines of South Africa publication ... in South African Gold Mines". In 1972, the contents were updated, units were converted to the Systèm Internationale and the ... making the mining industry a healthier and safer place to work - above all to preserve the
Sustainable Development in the South African Mining Industry…
The South African mining industry is increasingly embracing cleaner production (CP), albeit at a slow pace. Environmental management accounting (EMA) is still poor, in spite of increased awareness of the concept of triple bottom-line accounting. This paper investigates how CP and EMA, by means of examples in the gold mining sector, can assist towards …
Challenges Facing the South African Gold Mining Industry
The mining industry remains a major contributor to the economy of South Africa. According to data from the Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa, the sector contributed 7.1 % to gross domestic product in 2003, of …
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South Africa - Gold Mining, Economy, History: Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by the diamond boom: immigration, urbanization, capital investment, …
MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES AND …
• In 2015, the South African mining industry contributed: • 7.7% to GDP • Around 15% to FDI • 20% of private investment • 1,4 million jobs • 25% of exports Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 20 PGM, 26 Iron ore, 20 Coal, 18 Diamonds, 3 Manganese, 6 Chrome, 2 Other, 8 Gold, 17
Mining: South Africa's Biggest Success or Apartheid's …
When visiting The Apartheid Museum, I was struck by the relationship between South Africa's mining industry and the foundations of Apartheid and racial segregation. When gold was first found in what was to become Johannesburg in 1886, The English had literally struck an economic gold mine.
Current hotspots in the African mining industry
With a mined output of 114 t in 2020, gold mining in Ghana leads the African countries. However, the output of 129.2 t in 2019 has slumped considerably. Fig. 10 shows the shares of the most important gold producers for 2020 according to …
Gold Mining Industry
South African Gold Mining Industry N. B. STRYDOM R. KOK From the Human Sciences Laboratory, Research Organization, Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Jo-hannesburg, South Africa. The been South keenly African interested gold mining in the industry safety, health, has always and been keenly interested in the safety, health, and
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Minerals Council South Africa; Tanzania Chamber of Mines ; Zambia Chamber of Mines; The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe; Vision Zero; Contact. ... prosperous, growing and country-developing mining industry, where all stakeholders continually work together for the mutual benefit of the country and the industry.
South Africa's chamber of mines says sector "in crisis"
South Africa's mining industry is in "crisis" as companies operating in the country have lost confidence in the sector's minister and new investment has "frozen" due to policy and ...
Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining industry
The first theme addresses trends in silicosis in the South African gold-mining industry over a period of 33 years, and the second explores the potential for occupational respiratory disease in the under-researched platinum- …
Mining industry in South Africa
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining revenue in 2023.
A Perspective on the South African Mining Industry in …
An independent report prepared for the Chamber of Mines of South Africa by the Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town in association with Genesis Analytics. The bulk of the work was completed in ... During the period 1990-96 the non-gold mining industry increased employment by ten per cent, employing 217,000 people by …
What is the contribution of the mining sector to Southern African …
The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to the mining sector. For example, South Africa's Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area, a regional economic and financial hub, developed because of the local gold supply in the late 1800s.