Acid mine Drainage reaches Nigel

Nigel is small town situated in the east of johannesburg, ekurhuleni. The township is called Duduza with the population of about 35000 people and high number of  unemployment as well as high rate of crime and rape.
Grootvlei mine is Springs near Paynville in the Eastrand yet a distance of about 22ks to Nigel.Since Aurora is failing to keep the pump running, now the water have start to overflow to Blesblogspruit. The effect of the removal of the last of pumping equipment at grootvlei shaft three pumoing station on febuary7 seem to have finally surfaced. Gold focused developoment company called Goliath gold,created through the reverse aquisiont of public company white water resources bt goldone. In our meeting on 18th June 2011 concerning water quality. they reported that it was forced to halt operation at Sub nigel mines shaft one, used primarily as a training centre to bring gold gold one flagship moddereast operation to full production, Goliath gold said that anticipated rising waterr levels, brought  about by lack of pumping  from grootvei shaft three, theatened Safety of emplyees as well as polluting the spruits around including blesblogspruit.Commuty of infomal settlement of Ramaphoso used the water from blesblogspruit to wash cook, but the are not aware of the danger that the Grootvlei mine has created. The Goliath Gold said they expect the water level to reach critical levesl bt august and is consigering the plugging of shaft one  to preseve future use of under ground water assets Grootvlei mangement company Aurora. Thami Maseko indicated that the company is faced with more than problem, so the company is trying to protise. I ask about the life of people who are noy aware of the danger of acid mine drainage. He said that one of the things they are trying to raise the communities. Du plesiss told us Aurora failed to proof that they run  the mine now they are facing liquidation. Aurora fail to produce sbmit the document in time the case will heard unopposed on july 7 in the north Gauent high court. All these problems, they are not bringing solution to polltion of water which is danger to the people of Duduza.  I spoke to the Dumu Mkhonza spoke person for councillors about the acid mine drainage caused by Grootvlei mine and the danger that they are facing as well.He will organise a meeting soon for and the communty affected.
MESHACK MBANGULA
Kwa Thema monitor