Abstract

Hartebeestfontein Gold Mining Company Limited, which produces 100 kg of gold per working day, has a mining lease area situated mainly over dolomite. A major river nearby governs the regional drainage. The formation of sinkholes and dolines, caused by fluctuations in the water table and the flow of water underground, often accelerated as the result of unavoidable or inadvertent surface activities, is common in such terranes. To maintain production, meticlous ground investigations under new installations plus periodic re-examination and stabilisation under existing ones, particularly key installations, is necessary.

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