Operating Mines and their Closure Risks 2021-2023
South Africa, 2021 - 2023
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zaf-mc-omcr-2021-2023-v1
Producer(s)
Megan Cole
Metadata
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May 14, 2024
Last modified
Jun 05, 2024
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-mc-omcr-2021-2023-v1
Title
Operating Mines and their Closure Risks 2021-2023
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Replication/Reproducibility Data
Abstract
South Africa has 230 operating mines located in diverse natural and social settings. Over 6 million people live in urban and rural mining host communities who will be significantly affected by mine closure. The national, provincial and local governments need guidance in identifying high-risk areas and relevant policy and programmatic interventions. This dataset includes data collected on mines in South Africa for the development of a quantitative mine closure risk rating system that assesses the likelihood of mine closure, the risk of social impact and the risk of environmental impact of mine closure for every operating mine in the country. The rating system was tested with 10 mines and 19 mining experts. The shape files for maps resulting from the research are also included in the dataset.The data is also available for viewing on the
South African Mine Closure Risk and Opportunity Atlas https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f8bbd7f733674b9d99cd320b4f5b98f5/
Data projection: GCS_WGS_1984
The data provides evidence for the research publication Cole, M.J. A Mine Closure Risk Rating System for South Africa. Mining 2024, 4, 58-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/mining4010005
South African Mine Closure Risk and Opportunity Atlas https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f8bbd7f733674b9d99cd320b4f5b98f5/
Data projection: GCS_WGS_1984
The data provides evidence for the research publication Cole, M.J. A Mine Closure Risk Rating System for South Africa. Mining 2024, 4, 58-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/mining4010005
Kind of Data
Other
Unit of Analysis
Institutions
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2024-04-23
Scope
Notes
The data covers basic information on each mine, as well as information on the likelihood of mine closure, and the risk of social impact and the risk of environmental impact of mine closure for every operating mine in South Africa. The scope, as shown in the column headings in the Attribute Table for the map data includes:
Abbreviated Name Full Name
MineID MineID
Mine_Name Mine name
Alternativ Alternative or previous name
Farms Farms (related to mining right)
Owner Mine Owner
CompanyTyp Company type
Commodity Commodity
Mining_Met Mining method (UG = underground, OC = opencast)
LOM Life of Mine
Latitude Latitude
Longitude Longitude
Likelihood Likelihood of closure rating (1-5)
Likeliho_1 Likelihood of closure rating (Very low to Very High)
Social_Rat Social risk rating (1-5)
Social_R_1 Social risk rating (Very low to Very High)
Enviro_Rat Environmental risk rating (1-5)
Enviro_R_1 Environmental risk rating (Very low to Very High)
Abbreviated Name Full Name
MineID MineID
Mine_Name Mine name
Alternativ Alternative or previous name
Farms Farms (related to mining right)
Owner Mine Owner
CompanyTyp Company type
Commodity Commodity
Mining_Met Mining method (UG = underground, OC = opencast)
LOM Life of Mine
Latitude Latitude
Longitude Longitude
Likelihood Likelihood of closure rating (1-5)
Likeliho_1 Likelihood of closure rating (Very low to Very High)
Social_Rat Social risk rating (1-5)
Social_R_1 Social risk rating (Very low to Very High)
Enviro_Rat Environmental risk rating (1-5)
Enviro_R_1 Environmental risk rating (Very low to Very High)
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Mining |
| Mine closures |
| Social risk |
| Environmental risk |
Coverage
Geographic Unit
The data is at the level of local municipality as well as individual mines.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Megan Cole |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Water Research Commission | WRC |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2023 |
Data Collection Mode
Other
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Support | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Citation requirements
Cole, Megan. Operating Mines and their Closure Risks 2021-2023 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Megan Cole [producer], 2024. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/2c2f-s119
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | support.data1st.org |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2024-06-05
DDI Document version
Version 3