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1. Overview of AMD in South Africa

Author : Suvania Naidoo

Published in: Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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In South Africa, acid mine drainage (AMD) has become a highly contested issue as a technical or scientific matter, as well as its policy implications for the mining sector, water security and socio-economic sustainability. What is more contested is that differences in the definition exists between two groups of role-players, namely the South African government and consultants/activists/NGOs. These differences are discussed along with situation of AMD in the each of the three basins of the Witwatersrand goldfields, in the Vaal River System. A key finding was that the way AMD is understood determines what solutions are proposed by the role-players. The policy response to AMD is explained in this book and whether there are appropriate measures in place given the socio-economic impacts of AMD and the imperatives of sustainable development.

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Title: Overview of AMD in South Africa
Author: Suvania Naidoo
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-44434-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-44435-2

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44435-2_1

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