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The impacts and conflicts associated with defunct gold tailings storage facilities in South Africa: A case study of Davidsonville, Central Rand
Gold mining generates large quantities of tailings waste. These tailings can have a significant negative impact on the surrounding environment, with concomitant effects on local ecosystems, as well as on human health and quality of livelihoods. The latter is a concern in the Witwatersrand goldfields...
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Department of Chemical Engineering
2021
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