Threats and opportunities for post-closure development in dolomitic gold mining areas of the West Rand and Far West Rand (South Africa) - A hydraulic view Part 1: Mining legacy and future threats

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Winde, Frank ^a   Stoch, E J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Dolomite; Far West Rand; Gold mining; Karst; Mine closure; Re watering; Tailings; Uranium; Water pollution; West Rand

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; DEWATERING; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD MINES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; TAILINGS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

DOLOMITE; FAR WEST RAND; GOLD MINING; KARST; MINE CLOSURES; RE-WATERING; WEST RAND;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

DEWATERING; DOLOMITE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GOLD MINE; HYDRAULICS; KARST HYDROLOGY; LAND DEGRADATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; STREAM; TAILINGS; URANIUM; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954231051     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v36i1.50908     Document Type: Article

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