Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa

South Africa has numerous voluminous tailings dumps that will certainly require rehabilitation. The aim of this work was to develop a methodological approach for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps. To test the applicability of the developed method in different conditions, i...

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Autores principales:	Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo, Francis Amponsah-Dacosta, Armstrong Kadyamatimba
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	tailings dumps rehabilitation prioritization abandoned mines south africa Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:00a7c039b17b4a8eacea077208fde64b2021-11-04T15:51:56ZDevelopment and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa2331-191610.1080/23311916.2019.1619894https://doaj.org/article/00a7c039b17b4a8eacea077208fde64b2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1619894https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1916South Africa has numerous voluminous tailings dumps that will certainly require rehabilitation. The aim of this work was to develop a methodological approach for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps. To test the applicability of the developed method in different conditions, it was applied on six abandoned tailings dumps denoted as FGMT, LMMT, KLMT, MCMT, NMMT-A and NMMT-B found in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa. The method involved integration of quantitative and qualitative techniques in making sound decision on the order of rehabilitation of the tailings dumps in the area. It considered the contamination potential of the dumps, the ease of their dispersion to the surroundings and the impact they have on the appearance of the natural landscape. The use of the tool on abandoned tailings dumps in the study area revealed that gold tailings dumps are to be rehabilitated first than magnesite and copper tailings dumps. The study indicated that the dump with the highest pollution potential was the FGMT and that physical stabilization was considered the most suitable rehabilitation option for abating its high toxic metals from polluting the environment. The combination of methods that improve physical stability of the dump while enhancing nutrient availability for plant growth were found appropriate for rehabilitation of MCMT. The rehabilitation of the rest of the dumps required the use of chemical methods that promote growth of vegetation. According to the study, the developed tool can be used to guide rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in different settings.Sphiwe Emmanuel MhlongoFrancis Amponsah-DacostaArmstrong KadyamatimbaTaylor & Francis Grouparticletailings dumpsrehabilitation prioritizationabandoned minessouth africaEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCogent Engineering, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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spellingShingle	tailings dumps rehabilitation prioritization abandoned mines south africa Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo Francis Amponsah-Dacosta Armstrong Kadyamatimba Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
description	South Africa has numerous voluminous tailings dumps that will certainly require rehabilitation. The aim of this work was to develop a methodological approach for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps. To test the applicability of the developed method in different conditions, it was applied on six abandoned tailings dumps denoted as FGMT, LMMT, KLMT, MCMT, NMMT-A and NMMT-B found in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa. The method involved integration of quantitative and qualitative techniques in making sound decision on the order of rehabilitation of the tailings dumps in the area. It considered the contamination potential of the dumps, the ease of their dispersion to the surroundings and the impact they have on the appearance of the natural landscape. The use of the tool on abandoned tailings dumps in the study area revealed that gold tailings dumps are to be rehabilitated first than magnesite and copper tailings dumps. The study indicated that the dump with the highest pollution potential was the FGMT and that physical stabilization was considered the most suitable rehabilitation option for abating its high toxic metals from polluting the environment. The combination of methods that improve physical stability of the dump while enhancing nutrient availability for plant growth were found appropriate for rehabilitation of MCMT. The rehabilitation of the rest of the dumps required the use of chemical methods that promote growth of vegetation. According to the study, the developed tool can be used to guide rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in different settings.
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author	Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo Francis Amponsah-Dacosta Armstrong Kadyamatimba
author_facet	Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo Francis Amponsah-Dacosta Armstrong Kadyamatimba
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title	Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
title_short	Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
title_full	Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
title_fullStr	Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa
title_sort	development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the giyani and musina areas of south africa
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/00a7c039b17b4a8eacea077208fde64b
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Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa

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