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Emalahleni, formerly known as Witbank, means a place of coal. In the Mpumalanga Province (formerly known as the Eastern Transvaal Highveld), coal mining …
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The city of Witbank in the eMalahleni Local Government, or municipality as it is referred to in South Africa, and its economy are experiencing rapid growth. The growth is largely as a result of coal mining and associated activities such as power generation and the metal industry, which attracts an inflow of migrants to the area.
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Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa. (013) 000-00... SHOW. Greenside colliery is situated 15km south-west of Witbank in Mpumalanga and forms part of the South African Coal Estates Complex (SACE), which includes Landau and Kleinkopje collieries. The mine was established to supply coal to overseas markets through the …
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Background. Elandsfontein Colliery is an opencast and underground coal mine in the Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. [3] Elandfsfontein Colliery is situated approximately 10 km south of Delmas, off the R42 road in the Emalahleni Local Municipality, immediately west of the village of Clewer. [4]
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "A thriving coal mining city in crisis? The governance and spatial planning challenges at Witbank, South Africa" by M. Campbell et al.
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Witbank is a coal mine in Emalahleni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga and has an elevation of 1,580 metres.
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As one of the oldest coal mining regions in South Africa, the Witbank coalfield thus provides a useful case study for tracing how state and industry conceived of the …
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Thungela Group owns interests in seven mining operations in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, and export thermal coal mainly to the Indian, Asian, SEA, Middle East and North African markets.
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The Emalahleni Municipal area, which means the "place of coal", consists inter alia of the towns of eMalahleni, Kwa-Guqa, Ga-Nala and Ogies. The town of eMalahleni was established in 1903.
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Impacts of Coal Mining in Witbank, Mpumalanga Province of South Africa: An Eco-Legal Perspective" by John Laisani et al.
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This article assesses the changing conceptions of the environmental impact of South coal mining in the first half of the twentieth century, with special reference to coalfield in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.1 The anticipated development emerging coal town of Witbank was founded on the growing demand for coal. As local landscape became …
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Situated 45km south of eMalahleni (formerly Witbank), Kriel Colliery was established in 1975 to supply coal to Eskom's Kriel Power Station.
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The Greenside coal mine is an underground mine owned and operated by Thungela Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Anglo American, near Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa. [3] [4] The Greenside coal mine is located approximately 120 km east of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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The paper discusses how a flourishing city such as Witbank, with its economy based on non-renewable resources, manages its vulnerabilities. This was …
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The advent of multispectral remote sensing data has proven to be effective in mapping and detecting mine related soil contamination. An integrated approach of soil geochemistry and remotely sensed data to characterise contamination in Emalahleni coal fields is …
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Emalahleni, formerly known as Witbank, means a place of coal. In the Mpumalanga Province (formerly known as the Eastern Transvaal Highveld), coal mining activities have been in existence as far back as the 18th century ( …
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The early years of Witbank were marked by the discovery of coal in the area. This led to the development of the coal mining industry, which quickly became the town's main source of income. The coal mines were operated by a number of companies, including the Witbank Colliery Company, the Witbank and Delagoa Bay Railway Company, and the …
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The Koornfontein coal mine is an opencast and underground mine near Witbank, in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Mining has taken place within the Koornfontein complex since at least 1991, when operations began at the pit "Gloria." When the mine opened, it was primarily an underground mine with at least two pits, Gloria and Blinkpan.
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Remote sensing and geochemistry techniques for the assessment of coal mining pollution, Emalahleni (Witbank), Mpumalanga.
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Witbank, also known as Emalahleni, falls under the Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga. The name Emalahleni translates to 'place of coal', a mineral that has become synonymous with the town. Due to the large concentration of high-quality coal in the area, there are more than 22 collieries present, owned and operated by a …
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Witbank is a city of coal, that's why is called Emalahleni. in EMalahleni there are more jobs, mostly for engineers, electricals, operators and even teachers. There are so many opencast mines and power stations, schools etc. Witbank is tribe city because we have different languages, like zulu, xhosa, pedi, tswana and even swati.
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Witbank Colliery is a coal mine in Emalahleni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga and has an elevation of 1,564 metres.
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Khutala Colliery comprises both an underground and opencast mine, situated in the Witbank coalfield, located approximately 30km southwest of eMalahleni, and approximately 100km to the east of Johannesburg. It produces around 5.5Mtpa of thermal coal from its underground mine for Eskom's Kendal power station.
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Coal mining unfortunately tends to make a notable impact on the environment, the impacts varying in severity depending on whether the mine is working or abandoned, the mining methods used, and the geological conditions. This paper surveys the environmental degradation associated with the abandoned Middelburg Colliery in the …
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In the Middelburg and Witbank areas in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, subsidence in abandoned coal mines ground subsidence occurs because of the underground burning (spontaneous ...
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Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa name meaning "a place of coal".
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This article assesses the changing conceptions of the environmental impact of South African coal mining in the first half of the twentieth century, with special reference to the Witbank coalfield in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. 1 1 Witbank is situated in the Emalahleni district of Mpumalanga, in what was previously known as the …
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This article assesses the changing conceptions of the environmental impact of South African coal mining in the first half of the twentieth century, with special …
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We discuss the reasons for the closure or normalisation of the mining towns in Emalahleni and critically assess the sustainability implications of normalisation in the …
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