Developments to prevent mine-water pollution on the Witwatersrand

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Mining has formed one of the pillars of the South African economy for more than a century. But the riches that have come from drilling thousands of meters under the earth come at a price. Mines can cause environmental devastation decades and even centuries after they close. One of the most pressing effects of mining, especially in water-scarce South Africa, is the issue of contaminated water emanating from mine shafts and stopes into surface water resources.

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