Browsing by Subject "Mining"
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The 2012 acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis in Carolina's municipal water supply
(Taylor & Francis & UNISA Press, 2014)There are growing concerns in South Africa about the threat that acid mine drainage (AMD) poses to local natural water resources in many of the country's mining areas. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the toxic ... -
Addressing critical water and waste issues in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) : the case of coal mining in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)Internationally, the assessment of mining related impacts has been a particular focus of environmental impact assessment (EIA) research and practice, with a wealth of literature on the subject. In light of the significant ... -
Adult dragonflies are indicators of environmental metallic elements
(Elsevier, 2018)Adult dragonflies (Insecta; Odonata) are aerial predatory arthropods that occur globally except in the polar regions. However, we know of no research on adult dragonflies as potential indicators of metallic elements in the ... -
Alignment of various environmental authorisation processes for the mining industry
(2012)Mining contributes significantly to the economic development of South Africa, contributes to pollution and other negative environmental impacts. Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ... -
Analysing the impact of the resource-to-reserve processes on financial viability in mining projects
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)South Africa has immense mineral resources, historically and contemporarily engendering the mining industry an integral part of the Country’s economy. Considerable quantities of money are expended on the evaluation, ... -
An analysis of the South African income tax implications on mine rehabilitation funding vehicles
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Mines can have significant consequences for humans and nature, and can affect anyone. The use of tax policy to encourage investment in natural resources is contentious as some taxpayers obtain a benefit not available to ... -
Application of M&V 2.0 techniques to identify and quantify non-routine events
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Energy efficiency measures (EEM) are implemented on mines to reduce energy consumption. The impact of an EEM must be determined to evaluate if any energy savings were achieved. This is done by applying measurement and ... -
Assessing the awareness of environmental management accounting in the mining industry
(2013)The extraction of raw materials has environmental impacts. Forestry and the extraction of coal, oil, natural gas, gold and other minerals can have serious impacts on the environment. Exploration and evaluation, development ... -
Assessing value–based management implementation in a mining company
(2014)Value-based management (VBM) is a business philosophy and management system for competing effectively in the global marketplace, based upon the inherent value, dignity and empowerment of each person particularly each ... -
The Authentic Leadership Inventory: measurement invariance in selected industries in South Africa
(2016)A need exists for validating the authentic leadership construct across different contexts and ensuring measurement invariance of the Authentic Leadership Inventory (ALI) in different groups. Despite this need, few attempts ...
