In South Africa the dolomite bedrock areas are typical karst environments. These are not the only karst areas in South Africa, but are the most impor-tant due to the history of sinkholes and …
the West Rand comprise one of South Africa's most natural water resources, and overlie the reefs of the richest gold mines in the world. The pumping of water from the dolomitic aquifers to …
South Africa‟s dolomite rocks form some of our most important aquifers (Barnard, 2000) because borehole yields are often high and natural water quality is good. They are used
Mineral characterization of the metallurgically detrimental talc-carbonate-pyrite schist in ultramafic rocks of the Nkomati Ni-Cu-PGE (-Co-Cr) Mine, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. In …
Sallies Industrial Minerals is a diversified industrial minerals group that supplies aggregates, dolomite, fluorspar, gypsum, limestone and silica quartz to a variety of markets, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The term 'dolomitic land' is used to describe areas in South Africa underlain directly or at shallow depth (i.e. <100m) by the rock type dolomite. Dolomitic rock is composed of the mineral …
These dolomite rocks form part of the Transvaal Supergroup and were deposited approximately 2 300 rr.y. ago. Using descriptive terminology they have been subdivided into seven distinct …
open pit mines where dolomite stability and dewatering of the aquifer below the mine and associated infrastructure was a significant part of his responsibility from 1997 to 2007. He has …
In the South African limestone and dolomite industry, there are currently 24 producers and 43 quarries. Eleven limestone producers supply 80% of the South African market.
Given that South Africa is partly underlain by dolomite (approximately 5–10% of the country's land surface), regulating the development of "dolomitic land" is key to sustainable land use.