Assessing the blue-water footprint of an opencast platinum mine in South Africa

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Harding1* 1Industrial and Mine Water Research Unit (IMWaRU), School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 2Anglo American, Johannesburg, South Africa AbStRACt South Africa’s extensive mineral resources have resulted in mining activities dispersed across the country, playing a critical role in its socio-economic development. In contrast to this abundance of mineral wealth, water resources are generally limited, and vulnerable to environmental impacts from the mining industry. These circumstances make tailored management of water resources in the mining sector essential.

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