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Department of Environmental Affairs 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Strategy for South Africa Draft The analysis and recommendations of this Report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Environmental Affairs The recommendations do not necessarily carry the full support of all the sectors represented
How important is mining to the SA Economy It depends on how you measure it May 29th 2013 by Brian Kantor The future of deep level mining in South Africa may well lie in much higher levels of automation This is a course of action not suited to an economy with so many unemployed or employed on far inferior terms outside the mining sector
communities have been particularly exposed to the detrimental effects of contamination arising from mining and its effects on public health agriculture and the environment In addition the legacy of mining has left thousands of sites in Africa contaminated by mining and associated mine dumps such as tailings and slag material
However the mining industry competes for various resources such as land and water with other sectors In South Africa the situation is exacerbated by a legacy of more than 100 years of mining which has led to various environmental challenges for example acid mine drainage uranium contamination and dust from dumps among others