Across South Africa, and globally, affected locations should have the opportunity to have a “life after mining”, but Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Research Chair Mineral Law in Africa postdoctoral research fellow Bernard Kengi laments that mine waste often makes this a “challenging” endeavour. During a mine waste and closure-focused webinar, co-hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) and Minerals to Metals (MtM) on August 26, he explained that a “life after mining” refers to the state of a piece of land, or area, having been rehabilitated to such an extent that it can be used again.
