In this chapter Elbra provides an overview of the gold mining industry in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania. The chapter begins with an overview of African gold mining, its relative importance to the global economy and developing African countries and concludes with an in-depth discussion of each...
JOHANNESBURG, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The strike in the gold sector of South Africa's mining has now entered its second week, still without an agreement between the mining company Sibanye Stillwater and two major labor unions. Around 30,000 miners affiliated with the National Union of Mineworkers...
Gold was the lifeblood of South Africa. The way it's dug out has changed little since apartheid when underpaid black miners often worked in mortal danger. At its worst, more than 800 workers a year died in mining accidents. No coincidence the struggle that led t...
I was assigned to Val-d’Or, a town in the gold-mining country. Ek is na Val-d’Or, ’n dorpie in die goudmynstreek, gestuur. jw2019 “MY HUSBAND, Alfie, was a foreman of one of South Africa’s gold mines,” explains Sally. “MY MAN, Alfie, was ’n voorman by een...
400 meters to mine two reefs of gold ore. For context, the height of the Empire State building is only 443 meters. Being that deep underground creates a unique working environment, to say the least. Here is some of the mining technology and safety equipment used in Mponeng’s daily ...
The cancer pattern in African gold miners. The incidence of cancer among the African workers on the gold mines of South Africa has been studied for the period 1964-68. Considering the degree of sele... M A,Robertson,J S,... - 《British Journal of Cancer》 被引量: 34发表: 1971年 ...
The tailings dumps originating from gold mining in South Africa’s Witwatersrand still contain notable gold endowments. Most tailings reprocessing operations target a native gold fraction using re-milling and carbon-in-leach extraction; however, up to 50–70% of the remaining gold is still not reco...
A corporate social responsibility conceptual framework to address artisanal gold mining in South Africa ? 2022 Elsevier LtdThe formal sector's role in supporting the informal sector is becoming more recognisable worldwide. In this regard, the International La... V Bester - 《Resources Policy》 被引...
The countries with the largest estimated reserves are Australia, Russia, and South Africa. Approximately 3,000 metric tons of gold was produced from mines worldwide in 2023. Currently, China is the world’s leading gold mining country, followed by Australia and Russia. Show more - Description...
JOHANNESBURG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) rose 0.35 percent on Friday with 1.68 percent rally in gold mining shares leading the upward trend. At the close of session, the SA rand was trading at R14.60 to the U.S. dollar, R18.87 to the British ...