corporate social responsibility in south africa's mining industry: redressing the legacy of apartheid submitted to professor j. emil morhardt and dean gregory hess by madeleine busacca for senior thesis spring 2013 4/29/13
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Africa) – in the African minerals sector, as well as the expansion of investment into previously untapped resource-rich areas such as the DRC, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have raised new challenges for achieving sustainable development in the extractives industry. As a result, Africa's mining codes are now at the centre of a broader policy
The mining industry in South Africa is the fifth largest in the world, and today it accounts for more than 5% of the nation's GDP. Moreover, the sector remains one of the country's most important sources of employment, providing 16.2% – or nearly 1.4m – of the total formal non-agricultural jobs. The labour unrest that was seen in 2012 highlighted some of the challenges faced by the ...
Oct 10, 2013· After South Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer in Africa and is estimated to have at least 2 billion ounces of gold in reserves. Over the last eight to nine years, thousands of Chinese gold-seekers have streamed into Ghana, the major proportion from Guangxi Province in Shanglin County, where an age-old tradition of gold mining ...
They are South32's South Africa Energy Coal, Anglo American PLC, Mining, Exxaro and Glencore Xstrata. Misadministration and Corruption. Because of poor administration and corruption in South African mining, government officials announced in 2013 that mining companies guilty of misrepresentation will have their licenses revoked.
Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. Large-scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs and the subsequent discovery and exploitation of the Kimberley pipes a few years later.
In 2013, coal contributed R51 billion to South Africa's economy, compared with gold's R31 billion 1. Measured at current prices, coal is now king. The mineral's contribution to overall mining value added rose to 22,5% in 2013 from 17,4% in 1993. Platinum group metals (PGMs) came a close second in 2013.
#Mining is a very clustered industry, hence the industry might not have been adequately captured by the QLFS sample. For more robust mining estimates, please use the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES). *Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.
A Vital Industry The mining industry in Africa is an important source of earnings for the continent. For many African countries mineral exploration and production for export is the key to economic stability and growth. The industry provides innumerable jobs and supports thousands of local families.
The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana's mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, producing 80.5 t in 2008.
A history of South African capitalism in national and global perspective Keith Hart, Vishnu Padayachee Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa, Number 81/82, 2013, pp. 55-85 (Article) Published by Transformation DOI: 10.1353/trn.2013.0004 For .
The mineral industry of Africa is the largest mineral industries in the world. Africa is the second largest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of their economies and remain keys to economic growth. Africa is richly endowed with mineral reserves and ...
Dec 04, 2013· The South-African company ELB Equipment is focused on three segments: construction-, earthmoving- and mining equipment. At bauma Africa, Bauforum24 TV talked to Desmond van Heerden about the ...
Sep 29, 2013· The Cortez Hills underground mine is operated by twin declines. Underhand cut and fill mining method is used to exploit the breccia ore zone. Cortez produced 760,000oz of gold during the first half of 2013. Mponeng. Mponeng gold mine located near the town of Carletonville, South Africa, ranks as the tenth largest gold mine in the world.
The Political Economy of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Central Zimbabwe Article (PDF Available) in Journal of Southern African Studies 39(4) · December 2013 with 2,905 Reads
mining law by end of 2013. The revised mining law is not expected to alter royalties or mining taxes but speed up the licensing process For example: The country's current infrastructure is unable to meet demands of the mining sector and the consensus is that further sector growth will most likely exacerbate the lack of adequate infrastructure
An Anthropologist in/of South Africa--Commenting on Anthropology in/of South Africa and southern Africa, HIV, AIDS, sexuality and , artisanal gold mining, 'stone circles', traditional healing. 07 July 2013. Informal, 'illegal', or 'artisanal' mining in Johannesburg, 2013 Notes on Illegal and artisanal mining, Johannesburg ...
Mining in Africa – Six keys to success | 1 There's no doubt about it, Africa is 'hot' as a mining destination for Australian companies looking for continued growth. The relatively untapped Continent is experiencing a renaissance and presents some of the best investment mining opportunities in the world over the years to come.
enhancing the sustainability of mining in South Africa. Initiatives introduced by the South African mining industry to improve safety in the country's mines, have resulted in a more than 50% reduction in fatalities. The mining industry has adopted a zero harm policy and .
Mining Indaba LLC :: Investing in African Mining Indaba 2013. About Investing in African Mining Indaba. 4 - 7 February 2013 Cape Town, South Africa. For 18 years, Investing in African Mining Indaba has been at the forefront of ...
Nov 22, 2013· Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources, speaks gold mining in Africa at the 2013 Investing in African Mining Indaba Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. h...
Mining and agriculture 2 2 Is Africa cursed? 2 Is Africa cursed? Africa possesses vast natural resources; 24% of the world's agricultural land is in Africa and some 40% of the world's mineral resources lie under African countries (OED 2013). However, this endowment has not been translated into sustained, pro-poor development across the ...
Mining and the African Environment. Authors. David P. Edwards, ... (Mining Weekly 2013). This tsunami of mining and infrastructural investment is creating a new optimism in Africa about economic development and poverty alleviation, but it is also occurring in a complex socioeconomic context.