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| Countries: | South Africa |
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| Basins: | Orange |
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Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1) |
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Project Tags:
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Leaving No One Behind |
| Progress to Date: | NA Ongoing monitoring is protected to prevent or contain Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) in this mine. |
| Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
| Desired Partner: | Business |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2017 » Ongoing |
| Contextual Condition(s): | Quality |
| Additional Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Beneficiaries: | Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | CDP |
| Profile Completion: | 85% |
Gold Fields’ South Deep mine spent a total of US $3.6 million on water management and projects during 2016. Water projects include ARD management. South Deep implements a range of measures to prevent or contain Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and there were no material cases of ARD reported in 2016. Proactive measures included: ongoing water monitoring, containment of any ARD generation on the old tailings facilities, water-treatment solutions that purify surplus fissure and proces…
Water Action Hub Team
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | Quality |
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| Project Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
Gold Fields Limited (Organization)
www.goldfields.com/about-us.php
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Gold Fields Limited is one of the world’s largest gold mining firms. Learn More
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