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  • Geochemical modeling of CO2 sequestration in ultramafic mine …

    Passive carbonation in ultramafic mine wastes results from the spontaneous reaction of gangue minerals with carbon dioxide (CO 2) to form stable carbonate minerals that store CO 2.Mines can benefit from unintentional CO 2 sequestration to offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Quantitative X-ray diffraction (QXRD) analysis of …

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical …

    South Africa has the potential to be a global leader in implementing strategies targeting geochemical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) using mine tailings, …

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  • South Africa: Carbon Dioxide Market 2024

    Carbon Dioxide Imports Imports into South Africa. In 2022, approx. X tons of carbon dioxide were imported into South Africa; waning by X% compared with the year before. Over the period under review, imports recorded a abrupt setback. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2021 with an increase of X% against the previous year.

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  • South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change Challenges …

    Without action, the industry may end up paying a higher price. Key Challenges Facing South African Mining. Trade risk. South Africa ranks in the top 20 of most …

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  • The potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide in …

    The potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide in South Africa. Carbon capture and storage in South Africa. INTRODUCTION. Carbon dioxide (CO 2) Capture and Storage …

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  • SAT4CCS | University of Pretoria

    SAT4CCS Project – South African Tailings for use in Carbon Capture and Storage Project. This project, led by researchers from the universities of Pretoria, Southampton and Cape Town, began in February 2019, with the aim to catalogue mine tailings suitable for potential CO 2 sequestration schemes across South Africa.. Weathering of rocks at the Earth's …

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  • An Update on the South African Pilot CO2 Storage Project

    The current focus of SACCCS is the development of the Pilot CO2 Storage Project (PCSP) which will inject and store between 10-50,000tCO2 in South African conditions. With the development of the PCSP now underway, there has been significant progress to date, in particular in the areas of funding, permitting and stakeholder …

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  • Africa: CO2 emissions by country 2021 | Statista

    Apr 28, 2023. South Africa was the most polluting country in Africa in 2021. That year, it emitted nearly 436 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Egypt ranked second with around 250 ...

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide …

    Dongre, Kimberlite and carbonatite dykes within the Premier diatreme root (Cullinan Diamond Mine, South Africa): new insights to mineralogical-genetic classifications and magma CO2 degassing, Lithos, № 338-339, с. 155

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide …

    South Africa has the potential to be a global leader in implementing strategies targeting geochemical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) using mine tailings, utilising methods for alkalinity production and mineral carbonation. This is due to the hundreds of millions of tonnes of geochemically and mineralogically suitable tailings produced annually from …

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  • Creating the zero-carbon mine | McKinsey

    The mining industry is at a tipping point where sustainability and decarbonization are top items on CEOs' agendas. To achieve a 1.5°C climate-change target by 2050, the mining industry will need to reduce direct CO 2 emissions to zero. Encouragingly, our analysis shows that solutions to decarbonize the majority of emissions …

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for …

    Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes Liam A. Bullock a, *, Zakhele Nkosi b, Mpho Vele b, Maxwell Amponsah-Dacosta c a Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN), CSIC, Lluis Sol´e i Sabarís s/n, 08028, Spain b Department of Geology, University Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa

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  • South Africa: fossil CO₂ emissions 1970-2022

    CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Africa 1970-2022. Published by Ian Tiseo, Sep 19, 2023. South Africa generated 405 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂ ...

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  • Comparative study of five Québec ultramafic mining

    A new site — Venetia diamond mine (South Africa) — was used to illustrate the potential of geochemical modeling for carbon accounting and as a long-term monitoring tool for CO 2 sequestration. Mount Keith models predicted passive carbonation rates (3900 g CO 2 /m 2 /yr) consistent with previous QXRD assessments (2400 g CO 2 /m 2 /yr; 172 ...

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  • South Africa the 12th biggest source of greenhouse gases…

    The Union of Concerned Scientists, a US-based nonprofit, estimates that in 2018 South Africa was the world's 13th biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, and the largest in Africa, with 0.46 gigatonnes of CO 2 e, or 460-million MtCO 2 e. (Note: A gigatonne is about 1-billion metric tonnes.) The World Bank also looks specifically at CO 2 emissions ...

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for …

    Last Updated: 01 Aug 2023. PDF | On Jan 30, 2023, Liam A Bullock and others published Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes | Find, read...

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  • How mining plans to drive down carbon emissions

    Consequently, mining and smelting also contribute significantly to the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – at some 9% of carbon dioxide emissions. Again, a relatively small portion of just 1,8% is from mining and mineral processing, while 7,2% is from smelting and refining. Within the sub-category of mining and processing, …

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  • Air Pollution in South Africa: The Silent Killer That Demands …

    On the continent, South Africa is the largest emitter of sulfur dioxide (SO2), and also leads in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Energy consumption on a grand scale and the concomitant air pollution can cause a myriad of effects, from local to global, and there are a number of underlying issues which have a profound impact on their interplay.

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  • Fossil fuel's killer air pollution: South Africa's …

    Fossil fuel's killer air pollution: South Africa's death toll. A year since the first COVID-19 cases appeared in South Africa, the disease has killed more than 50,000 people. A new study now shows that a …

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  • Carbon Tax | South Africa | The Carbon Report

    The South African government has introduced a carbon tax effective 1 June 2019 with the objective to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. While transitioning, 60% of emissions will be tax-exempt up to 2022 to lessen the impact on industry. Over and above the basic 60% tax-free threshold for all sectors, additional allowances apply to ...

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  • CO 2 mitigation and carbon tax hedging strategies …

    This presentation is about the changes that can be made by South African mines and minerals processing as mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions and as hedges for carbon tax...

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  • COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal

    The vast scale of the coal operation run by the country's state power company Eskom makes South Africa the 12th biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the world, according to the Global Carbon Atlas.

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  • Could South African mine wastes provide a …

    Overall, South African diamond and platinum mine wastes could represent one of the largest untouched CO2 removal sources in the world. The challenge of enhanced weathering is to find methods that …

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  • CO 2 mitigation and carbon tax hedging strategies for mines …

    This presentation is about the changes that can be made by South African mines and minerals processing as mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions and as hedges for carbon tax liabilities.

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide …

    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.103844 Corpus ID: 256436295; Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes @article{Bullock2023CatalogueOS, title={Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes}, author={Liam A. Bullock and Zakhele …

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  • South Africa CO2 Emissions

    Oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Carbon dioxide emissions are often calculated and reported as elemental carbon. The unit of measurement is kt (kiloton). CO2 Emissions in South Africa increased to 435522.82 KT in 2021 from 427815.95 KT in 2020.

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  • Review of carbon dioxide capture and storage with …

    This paper provides a review on the current situation regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the South African power generation sector, and potential process engineering solutions to reduce these emissions. Estimates of CO2 emissions are presented, with the main sources of emissions identified and bench-marked to other countries.

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  • Accelerated Carbonation of Brucite in Mine Tailings for Carbon

    Influence of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) curing on carbonation and strength development of brucite recovered from desalination reject brine. Journal of CO2 Utilization 2024, 79, ... Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2023, 124, …

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  • (PDF) Carbon Capture and Storage in South …

    In South Africa, approximately 30 million tonnes per year of about 95% concentration carbon dioxide is collected and purified by the synthetic fuel industry which includes coal and gas to liquid ...

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  • Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide …

    South Africa has the potential to be a global leader in implementing strategies targeting geochemical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) using mine tailings, utilising methods for alkalinity production and mineral carbonation. This is due to the hundreds of millions of tonnes of geochemically and mineralogically suitable tailings produced annually ...

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