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REHABILITATION OF TAILINGS DAMS ON THE CENTRAL RAND,
JOHANNESBURGN F MPHEPHU
Centre for Applied Mining and Exploration Geology,School of Geosciences, University of the
Witwatersrand
Sudbury 2003: Mining and the EnvironmentSudbury, Canada, 25-28 May 2003
Acknowledgement:
• Prof. M.J. Viljoen (Supervision)
•Prof. H.J. Annegarn (Supervision)
•Ms. C. Davison (Water information)
Central Rand locality, geology and mining leases
Environmental impacts
Mine tailings status in 1961
Dust from mine dumps in early 60’s
Erosion of mine dumps in early 60’s
Early rehabilitation methods
Mulch spreading
Leaching
Re-vegetated dump
Rock-cladding
Water pollution
Pyrite in conglomerate
Conspicuous layers of dark largely unoxidized heavy minerals
Mine dump efflorescence
Layers of different oxidized heavy minerals showed by blueish and pinkish colour
Acid Mine Drainage close to the source
Tailings spillages to the wetlands
Riverleastream
Salts precipitation on bank stream-upper Klipspruit
Reclamation of Gold-bearing tailings dams
Tailings dams on the Central Rand
Gold-bearing silt-Fleurhof Dam
Monitoring method
Front-end loading method
Front-end loader
Re-exposure of reclaimed dump
Rand Leases dump close to Meadowlands
Rand Leases dump
Meadowlands
Moroeroe Primary School
Dust pollution during windy day- Meadowlands
New rehabilitation methods
Topsoil cover –Ergo dump
Liming
Use of slag to prevent dust
Active mine tailings of Central Witwatersrand
Poorly managed footprint
Efflorescence on tailings dams footprint
Acid mine drainage on tailings footprint
Oxidized heavy minerals on tailings footprint
Tailings footprints
Potential area for development-tailings footprints
Conclusion• Rehabilitation of mine tailings is
taking place in two ways:1. Revegetation method which suppresses
dust2. Reclamation of gold-bearing mine
tailings:§ removes pollution sources§ consolidate mine dumps into few sites§ open ground for development in prime
sites close to Johannesburg CBD
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