ACID MINE DRAINAGE: 6,000 health and environmental ‘time bombs’ still to be defused – Govt decades behind schedule

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So little money has been allocated to cleaning up the legacy of the South African mining industry that it will take another 70 years to clean up just a fraction of the country’s more than 6,000 abandoned mines.

by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick6,000 health and environmental ‘time bombs’ still to be defused – Govt decades behind schedule by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick June 8, 2022 There are roughly 6,100 “derelict or ownerless” mines scattered across South Africa, many of which can expose people and the environment to significant harm due to pollution of the air, water and soil.

This article first appeared on Daily Maverick and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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But the HOGGENHEIMERS sit pretty!

It does not help if the Mine closure funds are looted - Pravin transferred R 110 mil from Aurora mine closure trust to the mines operational account - Supposed to be R 49 billion in the fund - my guess emptiness like SASRIA

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