Oct 31, 2011· Aurora was removed as the preferred bidder for Pamodzi's Orkney and Grootvlei gold mines by the Pamodzi liquidators in May and last week liquidator Gert de Wet was appointed to liquidate Aurora.
Dec 16, 2013· The deepest gold mine in the world is Mponeng, a 2.5-mile hole in the ground in South Africa. A whole underground city — lightless and lawless — lives inside the mine. Journalist Matthew Hart ...
Abre joined Harmony in 1997 when the company acquired Grootvlei Gold Mine (Grootvlei). Abre started his career in the mining industry in 1982 when he joined the finance department of Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine. He gained experience in human resources and progressed through the ranks on various gold mines and collieries in the Rand Mines Group ...
Sep 20, 2018· The forgotten miners of Aurora. Former workers at Grootvlei gold mine have received no compensation for at least eight years. Now a small group of them have won what is possibly a pyrrhic victory ...
Jul 02, 2015· The rejection of a still-workable mine water and slimes dam plan at the stricken Grootvlei gold mine on Gauteng's East Rand deprived 7 000 squatter camp dwellers of employment and set the mine on its downward trajectory, which has arguably ended up as the harshest aspect of the Aurora liquidation debacle. Veteran researcher Dr RE (Robbie) …
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa (Feb 2017) . Public lies, private looting and the forced closure of Grootvlei Gold Mine, South Africa
gold mines in the area, namely, Springs-Dagga, Droogebult-Wits and Nigel Gold Mine, all which rely on Grootvlei's pumping to keep their workings dry. Being shallower than Grootvlei, they are currently able to operate without themselves having to pump any extraneous water from their underground workings. A cessation of pumping would also
Consolidated Mines to the Transvaal Division of Nature Conservation in the early 1970s. Water from the spruit is used for irrigation of adjacent farming land and for associated numerous riparian properties and interests. Minewater Discharge from Grootvlei Mine Grootvlei mine lies at the bottom of a natural ground water drainage system, to where
Jun 03, 2010· If Grootvlei is allowed to flood it could potentially mean the end of the mine and Aurora's gold hopes. Grootvlei's management has been fully appraised of the decision by workers to terminate their services on 7 June if their demands are not met and are working on contingency plans, said du Plessis.
farm: bekkersdal 294 iq, davonia 363 iq, doornkloof 348 iq, doornkloof 350 iq, doornkloof 352 iq, elandsfontein 346 iq, gemsbokfontein 290 iq, gemspost 288 iq, leeudoorn 351 iq, libanon 283 iq, luipaardsvlei 243 iq, middelvlei 255 iq, nelshoogte 286 iq, panvlakte 291 iq, rietfontein 349 iq, uitval 280 iq, venterspost 284 iq, weltevreden 357 iq, wildebeestkuil 360 iq, witkleigat 283 iq
Jun 20, 2011· Grootvlei gold mine Johannesburg, South Africa — MININGREVIEW.COM — 20 June 2011 – Hundreds "' perhaps thousands "' of tonnes of steel and equipment have been stripped from the seven operational Grootvlei mine gold shafts taken over by Zondwa Mandela and Khulubuse Zuma's Aurora Empowerment Systems in October 2009.. Miningmx reports …
In 1904 the Grootvlei Proprietary Mines were registered and shafts were sunk. This followed the discovery in 1899 of gold on the farm Geduld and the further discovery of the main reef in 1902. In April 1904 The Springs was proclaimed a town, called Springs, the health committee replaced by a town council, and it flourished as a mining town.
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aurora directors and the grootvlei gold mine pollution Since February 2017, OUTA has lobbied for the directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems to be prosecuted for the environmental damage caused while Aurora owned Grootvlei gold mine near Springs.
Water management strategies to reduce long-term liabilities at Grootvlei gold mine Irene Lea 1, Chris Waygood 2, Andrew Duthie 3 1Petrex (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 10722, Strubenvale, Springs, 1570, South Africa, e-mail: [email protected] 2Jones & Wagener Consulting Civil Engineers, P O Box 1434, Rivonia, 2128, South Africa; e-mail: [email protected] 3Oryx …
In 1904 the Grootvlei Proprietary Mines were registered and shafts were sunk. This followed the discovery in 1899 of gold on the farm Geduld and the further discovery of the main reef in 1902. In April 1904 The Springs was proclaimed a town, called Springs, the health committee replaced by a town council, and it flourished as a mining town.
May 28, 2019· Aurora was in charge of the Grootvlei gold mine near Springs from October 15, 2009 to May 26, 2011 and, during this time, water sources became polluted. Outa supporters protested outside the court on Tuesday, calling for a speedy trial. The case was postponed to July 15, to allow the state to locate a fourth accused.
Dec 21, 2015· Grootvlei (& Cons Modderfontein from June 1997) (Closed) gold mine. Report summary. In 1998 the mine was acquired from Harmony by Petra Mining, owner of the neighbouring Nigel operation, which is included in the analysis shown here from 1999 onwards. Bema Gold Corporation acquired Petra in 2003 and ownership passed to Pamodzi Gold in 2006.
May 05, 2011· Many of the 5,200 mine workers employed at the two mines in Orkney and Grootvlei - to the south-west and east of Johannesburg respectively - have since been living on donations and food parcels ...
Jun 10, 2021· His experience includes all aspects of mining and geological that extended over deep and shallow level gold mining operations (Venterspost, East Driefontein, Randfontein Estates, Joel Gold Mine, ERPM, Grootvlei Gold Mine, Harmony and ia Gold Mines) as well as experience in the platinum mines (Rustenburg Platinum Mines – Amandelbult ...
Jul 12, 2016· The Property is located 25 kilometres west of the center of the City of Timmins and 7 kilometres north of the Lake Shore Gold, Timmins Mine which produced an aggregate of 185,600 ounces in 2014.
His experience includes all aspects of mining and geological aspects that extended over deep and shallow level gold mining operations (Venterspost, East Driefontein, Randfontein Estates, Joel Gold Mine, ERPM, Grootvlei Gold Mine, Harmony and ia Gold Mines) as well as experience in the platinum mines (Rustenburg Platinum Mines ...
May 30, 2011· Grootvlei mine now stands in ruins. In the beginning there was a gold mine and wonderful plans for riches. Today there are just ruins. All that remains of the seven mine shafts of Aurora ...
Apr 08, 2016· Grootvlei Proprietary Mines, Springs Grootvlei Proprietary was a gold mine just east of Springs. This is their ex-SAR class 14R no. 3 'Joyce' shunting the stock that had just been used for the morning mine workers passenger. April 1990.
May 22, 2019· More than 5,000 workers at the Orkney and Grootvlei gold mines lost their jobs after the mines were stripped of gold and assets valued at 1.82 billion rand (about US$125.5 million) while under the ...
Grootvlei Mine is situated in the far east of the East Rand Basin (Lea, Waygood & Duthie 2003).The mine is located 3 km east of Springs and borders Consolidated Modderfontein (Cons Modder) Mine and Nigel Mine (Thorius 2004).Grootvlei had been actively mined for more than 80 years prior to its forced closure in 2011 (Palmer, Waygood & Lea 2006). ...
Springs - History of a Gold Town. August 12 at 10:39 AM ·. 1954 - Maconochie Brothers. The largest Food cannery in the world had a division in South Africa. It was in Springs. Did you know that the British troops during the Boer War and both world wars carried Maconochie food rations. 175175. 42 Comments 22 Shares.
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