Guidelines for Mine Waste Dump and Stockpile Design (2017)

Chapter Outlines. This book, Guidelines for Mine Waste Dump and Stockpile Design, is the third book in the LOP Guideline Series and focuses on the investigation, design, operation and monitoring of waste dumps, dragline spoils and stockpiles associated with large open pit mines.This book has been written by a consortium of geotechnical …

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Converting Tailings Dumps into Mineral Resources

Several commercially profitable enterprises have also been set up with the sole intention of retreating tailings dumps arising from South Africa's Witwatersrand gold processing operations. According to Munyar Chirisa, a chemical engineer and senior manager of Deloitte, any tailings dump can be considered a potential mineral asset as …

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A Promising Star in African – Sinotruk Mining Dump Truck

11/14/2023. In recent years, Sinotruk Mining Dump truck has achievedIn recent years, Sinotruk Mining Dump truck Mining King has achieved multi-regional coverage in Africa, including the Congo gold mining area, where it has been widely used. Each region has achieved batch sales, with the largest single batch reaching over 100 units and total ...

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SAIMM

Details. Created: Wednesday, 01 January 2014 00:00. In this edition of the Journal a selection of the papers given at the conference 'Sampling and Analysis: Best Practice in African mining', held in Johannesburg from 4–6 June 2013, is presented. The main objective of the conference was for the companies that are involved in the African ...

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(PDF) Design Considerations for Waste Dumps in Indian …

The methodology and the presented results are supposed to be beneficial for the mining authority in framing the safety guidelines for OB dump slopes in coal mines. View Show abstract

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Progresses in restoration of post-mining landscape …

There are two types of mining, underground and surface mining (Northey et al. 2013), and the process starts by stripping and/or destroying the vegetation and … See more

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A strategic approach to effectively manage mine …

Stacey, T.R. (2009) Design-a strategic issue, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, SA ISSN 0038-223X/3.00 + 0.00. Recommended publications Discover more

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Monitoring Tailings Dams

As the time approaches rapidly for mining companies to start reporting on the safety and monitoring of their tailing storage facilities (TSF), several proof-of-concept studies are being undertaken that range from physical site monitoring to a range of remote sensing methods. Satellite monitoring is one of the more time- and cost-effective options that are …

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Regulation and remediation of the impacts of …

Dams for the Gold Mining Industry, South Africa' (MSc Thesis, North-West Universi ty, 2016), iii. 8 David Laurence, 'Optimisation of the Mine Closure Process' (2006) 14 Journal of Cleaner ...

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(PDF) Methodology for a dump design optimization in large …

This paper presents a methodology to optimize the ultimate dump design in a mining operation by. minimizing the unit haulage cost using a linear algorithm and subsequent iterations on variables ...

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An assessment of heavy metal pollution near an old copper mine dump …

An assessment of heavy metal pollution near an old copper mine dump in Musina, South Africa. Ndinannyi Kenneth Singo. 2013. See Full PDF Download PDF. See ... The study evaluates associated health risks of heavy metals in the soil to inhabitants of two mining areas of Nigeria. For so doing, it collects and analyses nine homogenous soil samples ...

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Gold Fields Ltd Gold Mine

Driefontein is located in South Africa's West Wits Line goldfield, about 60km south west of Johannesburg. Driefontein Consolidated Ltd (Driefontein) was created in 1981 with the merger of the West Driefontein and East Driefontein mines. In January 1998, Gold Fields Ltd assumed management responsibility for the operation, which became a wholly ...

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Exploring an alternative approach to mine waste

The existing methods and approaches for efficient waste treatment and disposal are also discussed in this review paper. ... e South African Mining Sector: An Industry at a Crossroads. Hanns Seidel ...

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Feasibility of tailings retreatment to unlock value and …

The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy VOLUME ... Feasibility of tailings retreatment to unlock value and create environmental sustainability of the Louis Moore tailings dump near Giyani, South Africa N.K. Singo1 and J.D ... methods put the residual Au resource in the Louis Moore tailings dump at 0.20 t. ...

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[PDF] Methodology for a Dump Design Optimization in …

Hybrid Model for Optimisation of Waste Dump Design and Site Selection in Open Pit Mining. Aleksandar Doderović Svetozar-Milan Doderovic Saša Stepanović M. Bankovic Dejana Stevanović. Environmental Science, Engineering. Minerals. 2023. Waste management is an unavoidable technological operation in the process of raw material …

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NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR MINE DUMPS AND …

With effect from 24 July 2015, the establishment and reclamation of mine dumps and stockpiles of similar waste from or incidental to a mining operation must comply with the …

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Classification and Environmental Impact of Mine …

Development of a mine dump classification, encompassing their comprehensive characteristics, and assessment of the risk of the environmental impact …

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THE OFFICIAL MINING IN AFRICA COUNTRY INVESTMENT GUIDE (MACIG) 2020

Mozambique. Angola. MACIG. January 29, 2020. The 2020 edition of the Mining in Africa Country Investment Guide (MACIG) marks the seventh year of partnership between Global Business Reports and the African Mining Indaba. The publication will be launched in February 2020 at the event in Cape Town before being …

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Full article: Development and application of a …

To test the applicability of the developed method in different conditions, it was applied on six abandoned tailings dumps denoted as FGMT, LMMT, KLMT, MCMT, NMMT-A and NMMT-B found in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa. The method involved integration of quantitative and qualitative techniques in making sound decision …

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Mining in Africa

Mining in Africa: Are Local Communities Better Off? (2017) by Punam Chuhan-Pole, Andrew L. Dabalen, and Bryan Christopher Land ... Empirical Methodology 96 Evolution of Trends in Mining and Nonmining Areas 103 Livelihoods and Occupations 105 Accumulation of Assets 118

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Types of Mine Waste and Disposal Methods

Improper disposal methods and the resulting environmental damages have plagued the history of the mining industry. These actions have left a negative stigma associated with mining and associated waste materials. For this reason, many countries now require miners to prepare a complete mine waste storage proposal before a mining permit will …

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Methods of mining

Open Cast/pit Method. Underground method of mining. Adit mining. Shaft mining. Placer mining. Copper mining in Zambia. Iron ore mining in Africa. Oil production in Libya. Mining in South Africa.

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The Burning Truth Behind an E-Waste Dump in Africa

The Burning Truth Behind an E-Waste Dump in Africa. Ending the toxic smoke rising from an iconic dump in Ghana will take more than curbing Western waste. …

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Mining industry in Africa

Africa is a major producer of many key mineral commodities, with bountiful reserves of metals and minerals such as gold, diamond, cobalt, bauxite, iron ore, coal, and copper across the continent ...

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Mogalakwena Platinum Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa …

Mogalakwena platinum mine is an open pit mine located in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Owned by Anglo American, it is the world's largest open pit platinum mine in terms of production. The Mogalakwena mine has been operational since 1993 and is expected to reach full production in 2024. It has a mine life of more than 30 years with ...

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Full article: Development and application of a …

This study used the case of abandoned tailings dumps in Musina and Giyani areas to develop a tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned mine tailings …

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Stability Analysis of Dump Slope in Open Cast Mines

Abstract. This paper present a case study of dump slope stability of Makardhokra-II open cast mine of western coalfield limited. This mine spread over the area of 289.0 hectares. Dump slope ...

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Environmental Impact Assessment in the Context of Mining …

The study attempts to critique the effectiveness of the South African Environmental Assessment approaches and also identify its challenges and prospects in the mining context. The study implores qualitative methods and use a wide range of research methods and tools in data collection, such as official document analysis, observations, …

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Methodology for a dump design optimization in large …

The proposed methodology consists of: (1) Formulation of a dump model based on a system of equations relying on multiple relevant parameters; (2) Solves by minimizing the total cost using linear programming and determines a "pre-liminary" dump design; (3) Through a series of iterations, changes the "preliminary".

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The History of Mining in Africa

An evolving mining sector: historic enabler of progress in Africa. Africa has long exploited its mineral resources. In fact, the oldest mines in the world are to be found in Africa such as the Ingwenya mine in Swaziland, which was exploited 20,000 years ago for iron ores for rock paintings. In addition, there are thousands of ancient gold and ...

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Feasibility of tailings retreatment to unlock value and …

This study explores the possibility of reclaiming the tailings dump of the Louis Moore Mine in the Giyani Greenstone Belt, investigates potential hazards to communities in the …

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Mowana Copper Mine, South Africa

Mining Method. Open pit with potential for future underground expansion. ... Employment. 175. Open Pit. Predominantly – 2 × DM 30 drill rigs, 14 ×785 dump trucks, 3 …

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Mine Dumps in South Africa: an Ownership Dilemma

The South African landscape is filled with mine dumps bearing testament to South Africa's rich mining heritage. In laymen's terms the phrase 'mine dump' refers to an area where excess material ...

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(PDF) A review of factors associated with indiscriminate …

with indiscriminate dumping of waste in eleven African countries, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2016.1224613

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