An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorFuggle, Richard Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTalkenberg, Wolfgang F Men_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-10T08:09:50Z
dc.date.available2014-12-10T08:09:50Z
dc.date.issued1982en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 178-188.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAn outline of the main features of the West Coast environment establishes that it has potential value for recreation, tourism and nature conservation,in addition to that of diamond mining, and that it is sensitive to disturbance. The diamond mining process is analysed and mining actions that cause environmental impact are identified. A matrix approach is employed to relate particular mining actions to specific environmental elements. It is found that there is major impact on scenic and vegetation elements and that primary impact is magnified significantly through the process of wind erosion. It is argued that much environmental impact can be prevented if the objective of environmental protection was incorporated into the management of mine sites and that unavoidable impact can be mitigated by rehabilitation,which is a reasonable requirement.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTalkenberg, W. F. M. (1982). <i>An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9935en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTalkenberg, Wolfgang F M. <i>"An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9935en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTalkenberg, W. 1982. An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Talkenberg, Wolfgang F M AB - An outline of the main features of the West Coast environment establishes that it has potential value for recreation, tourism and nature conservation,in addition to that of diamond mining, and that it is sensitive to disturbance. The diamond mining process is analysed and mining actions that cause environmental impact are identified. A matrix approach is employed to relate particular mining actions to specific environmental elements. It is found that there is major impact on scenic and vegetation elements and that primary impact is magnified significantly through the process of wind erosion. It is argued that much environmental impact can be prevented if the objective of environmental protection was incorporated into the management of mine sites and that unavoidable impact can be mitigated by rehabilitation,which is a reasonable requirement. DA - 1982 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1982 T1 - An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa TI - An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9935 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9935
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTalkenberg WFM. An investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1982 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9935en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDiamond mines and miningen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of the environmental impact of surface diamond mining along the arid west coast of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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