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This documentS document outlines regulatory standards for the minimization of fugitive dust across various activities, including material storage, construction, demolition, road maintenance, mining, and the management of tailings piles and ponds.

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) criticizes Anglo-American Plc for its poor social and environmental record in South Africa, Zambia, and Peru, while highlighting the company's role as a funder of the Johannesburg Earth Summit and its presence in the official UK delegation.

This fact sheet describes the work and results of the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) North America project, culminating in the June 2002 final report 'Towards Change'. The project aimed to identify how the North American mining and minerals industry could move toward sustainable development through collaborative research, scenario planning, and a sustainability assessment framework.

This case study examines a legal dispute between Grand Mines (Pty) Ltd and the liquidator of Bercon Mines (Pty) Ltd regarding whether the obligation to rehabilitate an opencast mine was reciprocal to the obligation to pay for delivered coal. The Supreme Court of Appeal ultimately dismissed the appeal by Grand Mines, ruling that the obligations were not reciprocal.

This report documents the proceedings of the Lima Workshop on Mining and Sustainable Development in the Americas, held from June 27-29, 1998. The event brought together 76 representatives from 11 countries—including industry, government, NGOs, and indigenous peoples—to discuss improving mining policies and practices to ensure they contribute to sustainable development in the hemisphere.

This case study examines a 1996 judgment by the Transvaal Provincial Division regarding the tax deductibility of expenditure incurred by Manganese Metal Company (Pty) Ltd for the construction of a dam wall used for toxic waste disposal.

This document consists of the Appellants' Practice Note and Heads of Argument filed in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa on 8 May 2020. The Appellants, including the Global Environmental Trust and the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation, are appealing a High Court judgment that found in favour of Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd. The appeal centers on whether Tendele's mining operations at the Somkhele Mine were conducted lawfully without specific environmental authorisations under the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), municipal land use approvals, waste management licences, and permits for the relocation of community graves.

This document consists of several annexures related to two proposed coal mining projects in Mpumalanga, South Africa: the Lusthof Colliery and the WPB Colliery. The first part is a draft report from 2012 by Dr. Hugo van Zyl for Black Gold Coal Estates (BGCE) regarding the financial provisioning for a Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Lusthof Colliery, estimating a required provision of approximately R74.42 million to cover construction and 100 years of post-closure operation. The second part contains correspondence and reviews from 2013 to 2015 regarding the WPB Colliery, featuring objections from BirdLife South Africa and technical reviews by Golder Associates. These reviews highlight 'fatal flaws' in the WPB Colliery's water use license application, specifically the lack of adequate acid mine drainage (AMD) assessment, insufficient public participation, and flawed geochemical modelling for pollution mitigation.

This document is an affidavit submitted by Ian Roy Sampson of Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys on behalf of Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd and Tormin Mineral Sands (Pty) Ltd. The affidavit opposes an application by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to suspend a decision made under Section 102(1) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) that granted a mine extension to the Tormin Mine.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) provides comments on the draft Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Policy 2021, arguing that ASM operators should be held to the same environmental, water, and health and safety standards as large-scale miners to prevent poverty and inequality caused by environmental degradation.

This document consists of the heads of argument filed by Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Limited (the First Respondent) in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. The filing is a response to arguments submitted by an amicus curiae (the Centre for Environmental Rights) regarding whether mining operations commencing before 8 December 2014 required both a mining right under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and a separate environmental authorisation under the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA).

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (Question 737) posed by Mr N J J van R Koornhof of the COPE party in March 2011. The inquiry focuses on the contamination of the Vaal River's upper catchment due to coal mining and the risk of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines.

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (Question 1816) asked by Mr G R Morgan (DA) regarding acid mine drainage (AMD) on the West Rand.

This document contains the Appellants' Rebuttal Heads of Argument in a legal appeal involving the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment against the Department of Water and Sanitation and Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd. The briefing primarily addresses allegations made by Atha-Africa regarding conflicts of interest, abuse of legal process, and misleading arguments, while defending the role of the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) as a public interest law organisation.

The document consists of a series of legal and administrative records regarding a land-use change application for Portion 1 of the farm Yzermyn 96 HT in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The application, submitted by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd, sought to rezone the land from agricultural to 'special' use to allow for mining and related activities. The process involved multiple objections from environmental organizations and landowners, a dismissal by a local planning tribunal based on a lack of locus standi, a subsequent appeal, and a final approval by the Gert Sibande District Municipal Planning Tribunal on 29 April 2019.

The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention Plan 1 (2017-2020) for African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) outlines the company's strategy for monitoring and mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its ferrous division operations in South Africa, in compliance with the National Air Quality Act of 2004.

This document is a technical report from the Chief Directorate: Water Use Authorisation Authority of the Department of Water and Sanitation of the Republic of South Africa, dated July 5, 2016. It details the water management infrastructure, water balance simulations, and environmental impacts associated with mining activities by Atha-Africa Ventures, specifically focusing on the YUCM (Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine) and surrounding areas including Kromhoek, Vaalbank, and Goedgevonden.

This document is a detailed risk and mitigation matrix (Table 5-7) outlining the potential environmental impacts of mining activities on wetland systems and groundwater. It covers three phases—construction, mining, and post-mining—detailing specific infrastructure, water use activities, and the corresponding measures to prevent or remediate ecological damage.

This document is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) for the Tormin Mine Extension, prepared by SRK Consulting for MSR. It details the potential environmental impacts of the mine expansion, proposed mitigation measures, and the financial and operational plans for rehabilitation and closure.

This document consists of a series of annexures related to the proposed extension of the Tormin Mineral Sands Mine on the West Coast of South Africa. It includes a Background Information Document (BID) and an Executive Summary of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared by SRK Consulting for Mineral Sand Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The documents detail plans to expand mining of Valuable Heavy Minerals (VHM) across ten beaches and an inland strandline, alongside infrastructure upgrades. The annexures also contain extensive legal correspondence and an appeal from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), which challenges the lawfulness of the extension process, alleges previous environmental violations by MSR, and disputes the adequacy of the impact assessments regarding Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs).