Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa
Matebesi, Sethulego / Marais, Lochner / Nel, Verna
This book investigates mine closure and local responses in South Africa, linking dependencies and social disruption. Mine closure presents a major challenge to the mining industry and government policymakers globally, but particularly in the Global South. South Africa is experiencing notable numbers of mine closures and this book explores the notion of social disruption, a concept often applied to describe the effects of mine growth on communi...