Children Playing Soccer in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Children Playing Soccer in Witbank 
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Children on White Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Children on White Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank 
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Children Play on Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Children Play on Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank 
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Young Boy Jumps Across a Stream in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Young Boy Jumps Across a Stream in Witbank 
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Emalahleni Sewage in South Africa
02 September, 2008 
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Emalahleni Sewage in South Africa 
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Coal Stock in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Coal Stock in Witbank 
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AMD from Working Open Pit Coal Mine in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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AMD from Working Open Pit Coal Mine in Witbank 
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Polluted Water from AMD in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Polluted Water from AMD in Witbank 
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Polluted Water in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Polluted Water in Witbank 
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Pond with AMD Polluted Water in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Pond with AMD Polluted Water in Witbank 
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Water Containing AMD in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Water Containing AMD in Witbank 
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AMD White Crust in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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AMD White Crust in Witbank 
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AMD Polluted Water in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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AMD Polluted Water in Witbank 
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Environmental Activist Matthews Hlabane in Witbank
02 September, 2008 
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Environmental Activist Matthews Hlabane in Witbank 
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Local Men and Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank
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Local Men and Salt Precipitate from AMD in Witbank 
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Pollution from Abandoned Coal Mines in South Africa 

Pollution from Abandoned Coal Mines in South Africa 

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South Africa is the world's sixth largest producer of coal - and the seventh largest consumer. With shallow coal seams and cheap labor, coal mines have sprung up all over the country. However, there's a hidden cost to mining that only starts when the mine has served its purpose.
There are hundreds of unused, abandoned coal mines around South Africa. Each one is a ticking time-bomb for the environment, mainly due to AMD (acid mine drainage), water draining from the mines filled with sulphate salts, heavy metals and carcinogenic substances like benzene and toluene. This AMD damages wildlife and spreads illness and disease. One place that feels these effects most shockingly is Emalahleni (which means ''place of coal'). The place is surrounded by 22 collieries, plus steel, vanadium and manganese plants. Among the most vulnerable in Emalahleni are the children of the Maguqa community. Their soccer field lies in a small floodplain on the side of a small stream. The stream is dirty and dangerous, filled with untreated sewage from the municipality. 
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