The environmental costs of platinum–PGM mining and sustainability: Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
This article will provide an overview of platinum mining, discuss the environmental challenges associated with it, examine the impacts on local communities, explore the existing regulations …
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Addressing the Environmental Challenges in Platinum Mining
What is the impact of platinum mining on the environment and local communities? Platinum mining has significant environmental costs and raises concerns about environmental justice. The activity is water-intensive and pollutes precious water resources, posing a threat to both the environment and the well-being of local communities in the ...
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The Environmental Profile of Platinum Group Metals
For platinum mining, we find that by comparing the operations phase of terrestrial and space mining, space mining would have a lower environmental impact, if the spacecraft is able to return ...
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Technology Is Transforming Africa's Platinum Mines for a …
Platinum mines are increasingly incorporating renewable energy to reduce environmental impact. ... Africa's platinum mining sector is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by technology, enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability. However, implementing such high-tech solutions requires significant investment and upskilling efforts ...
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Impact of platinum group metals on the environment: a
Recent studies show particles of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs); primarily platinum, palladium and rhodium; released from automobile catalytic converters are being deposited alongside …
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Life cycle sustainability assessment of the platinum supply chain …
LCA focuses on platinum mining and metallurgy and considers three aspects: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (E-LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), and …
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Health and environmental impacts of gold and platinum …
The main environmental impacts of platinum mining Solid waste – tailings dams and waste rock dumps 580 000 tons ore/ton Pt produced; Plus waste rock: 20% – 90% of ore (UGM) Water consumption: 273 to 544 m3/kg PGM (average about 400 m3/kg) Energy consumption (mine, concentrator and smelter): 168 to 256 GJ/ kg PGM CO 2e emissions: 40 to 50 t/kg PGM
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF PLATINUM GROUP …
platinum group metals (PGMs) as well as the benefits of using PGMs in catalytic converters (autocatalysts) to control vehicle exhaust pollution. The study, based on data for the year …
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Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa
Southern Palladium has submitted the environmental-impact assessment report to the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy.
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Bokoni Platinum Mines : Mining for the Future
The Bokoni mine has heralded some of Africa's most expansive mining discoveries and is headed by world-renowned Bokoni Platinum Mines. Contributing 75 percent of the world's platinum and around 50 percent of total palladium, the Bushveld Igneous Complex possesses an enviable collection of platinum group metals.
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The Effects of Platinum Mining on the Environment from a
Environmental pressure from mining activities such as those from the platinum sector occurs through the fine-grounded slurry from the processing plants, with its associated …
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Assessment and management of the impact of platinum …
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE IMPACT OF PLATINUM MINING ON WATER QUALITY AND SELECTED AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN THE HEX RIVER, RUSTENBURG REGION, SOUTH AFRICA. By ... management plan to ensure that existing and potential environmental impacts caused by platinum mining and processing are mitigated. To do this, an …
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Impact of silica mining on environment
He visited more than 50 mining sites to document the impact of large scale surface mining on agricultural and forest land. Water is most important element in processing and refining silica sand and, therefore, to study the nature and …
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Platinum Mining and Sustainability
The growing popularity of platinum and platinum group metals (or PGMs, including palladium, rhodium and others) for a wide range of applications leads to some interesting issues for mining and sustainability. The uses for PGMs includes catalytic converters for air pollution control in vehicles, growing jewellery use, catalysts for various purposes (especially petroleum and …
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The environmental costs of platinum–PGM mining and
The growing popularity of platinum group metals (or PGMs, including platinum and palladium) for a wide range of applications leads to some interesting issues for mining and …
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oa The Environmental Profile of Platinum Group Metals
The results, discussed in this paper, identify that the major impact (72%) of the production of pgms on the environment is from power consumption during mining and ore beneficiation; they …
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Our vision is to maintain a healthy environment, where we minimise impact and deliver positive and lasting environmental outcomes. We are innovating to reduce the environmental footprint of our business as we work on achieving the stretch environmental goals of our sustainable mining plan. ... We do this to ensure a sustainable mining ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT And …
vygenhoek platinum ore mining right application and associated listed activities submitted for environmental authorizations in terms of the national environmental management act, 1998 in respect of listed activities that have been triggered by applications in terms of the mineral and petroleum resources development act, 2002 (mprda) (as amended ...
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Environmental Impact of Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium
Although they have been helping in making the vehicular emissions cleaner, several studies have revealed that these catalysts are contributing significant concentrations of Pt, Pd, …
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Asteroid mining environmental impact vè
comparing the operations phase of terrestrial and space mining, space mining would have a lower environmental impact, if the spacecraft is able to return between 0.3 to 7% of its mass in platinum ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT And …
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT And ... Background and Scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment Modikwa Platinum Mine (MPM) is an operational mine situated approximately 20 km west of ... impacts on the environment as a result of the mining and processing operations at MPM. MPM operates under an approved Water Use License (WUL ...
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Booysendal South platinum mine project, South Africa – update
The acquisition of Everest included a 250 000-t-a-month concentrator, underground access and equipment, a tailings storage facility (TSF), workshops and offices, infrastructure, and access to ...
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ESG risks to global platinum supply: A case study of
The mining industry can contribute to achieving all the SDGs (CCSI et al., 2016) at the global, national, regional and local scales.As mines generally operate for many decades, they can create long-term benefits for, or impacts on, local communities, environments and the wider economy (ICMM, 2018).Global demand for metals has been steadily growing in the past 20 …
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Environmental Impact Assessment: Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a critical service that evaluates the potential environmental consequences of mining and exploration activities. ... At Platinum Group Mineral Mining Company, we are committed to delivering high-quality services in mining and exploration while upholding the highest ...
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Platinum Mine Workers' Exposure to Dust Particles Emitted at …
1. Introduction. In response to the demand the mining industry has expanded by 3.7% in 2017, with platinum (Pt) comprising 26% of mineral exports [].The Pt industry became the major contributor to the South African (SA) mining sector after the decline of gold production [].According to the Chamber of Mines of SA (2018), the Pt industry generated 8 billion rand in …
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Mining and Its Environmental Impacts | SpringerLink
The environmental impact of mining is the influence that mining activities have on the natural conditions and world in which humans and all biota live. The impact may involve diverse forms of environmental change or damage, from short- to long-term effects and from highly spatially restricted to long-distance consequences.
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Platinum
Environmental Degradation: Platinum mining, particularly in South Africa, can lead to significant environmental impact, including habitat destruction, soil erosion, and water pollution. Energy Consumption : Platinum mining and refining processes are energy-intensive, contributing to carbon emissions.
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The "Fuel of the Future" and Water Insecurity in South …
For instance, when the government tried to make platinum mining companies pay $49 million to compensate for water costs, a lack of systemic state capacity to enforce compliance meant that some platinum operations simply …
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An Overview of Precious Metal Mining and Its …
The demand for gold, silver, and platinum has increased, so mining has become more intense. This has caused damage to the environment. To extract these valuable resources from the earth's crust, large-scale …
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