SA park flooded with toxic water
Rachel Adatia and Pieter van Eeden couldn’t believe their eyes: the public park they had encountered was flooded with toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) and there wasn’t a warning sign […]
View ArticleThe race against time: AMD
AMD is expected to reach environmental critical level – the highest level that mine water can be allowed to rise in the mine void before adverse impacts can be detected […]
View ArticleAcid mine water drainage has the potential to become a major issue for SA...
Acid mine water drainage (AMD) has the potential not only to impact the future of South Africa’s mining industry, but also to become a major issue for local businesses across […]
View ArticleAcid mine drainage on Committees agenda
The Department of Water and Sanitation has presented a progress report on interventions and solutions to tackle the problem of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the country. The presentation was […]
View ArticleDebunking persistent myths about AMD
The AMD debate has raged on for a decade now, often manifesting as a series of messy public spats in which attempts have been made to apportion blame and seek […]
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Gauteng municipalities to fork out R3.3 billion for acid water
The people of Gauteng’s Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Mogale City might have to pay a big part of the R10-billion bill for countering water pollution caused by acid run-offs from old mines. The...
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