mogalakwena mine waste managment strategy - SRK Consulting

Mogalakwena waste strategy February 2011__________________________________________________________________________________recyclers by theEngineering section.kilns when available.A new process for recyclingthe metal and rubber fromhydraulic hoses is in trial.Electrical cable Electrical workshops Collected in Orange Skipsor drums and stored at theElectrical Salvage Yard.FELA Waste hassubcontracted the collectionof metal waste to NieuwcoSteel.Results may be expected inJuly 2011.Metal cores are strippedaway and sold by NieuwcoSteel.Polyurethane screenPanelsMogalakwena Mine,Mogalakwena NorthConcentrator, MogalakwenaSouth ConcentratorSecurity monitor loads andissue Way Bills for theloads removed from site.The metal and rubberscreens are stockpiled inthe Salvage Yard forcollection by the suppliers.Some are sent to aHazardous Landfill becausethey can’t be separated.A new process for recyclingthe metal and rubber from thescreens is in trialPlastic containers(e.g. 25 litre drumsand buckets)Mogalakwena Mine,Mogalakwena NorthConcentrator, MogalakwenaSouth ConcentratorSewageMogalakwena Mine,Mogalakwena SouthConcentrator, MogalakwenaNorth Concentrator.Dried Sewage Sludge Sewage worksMost are Collected by thesuppliers.Fela Waste remove othercontainers from site.Treated in the sewageworks and waste water isreturned back to theprocessing cycle.Loaded periodically intoWhite Skips and taken tothe Landfill Site by FELAWaste.Results may be expected inJuly 2011.Washed at Eco Mokopaneand reused for collectingother wasteRun and monitored by theHygiene Department.Landfill Site. Often used toconstruct berms and to covercompacted waste.Table 6.The different hazardous waste types found at Mogalakwena Mine,their current disposal methods and controls.Type Area Current Disposal Control MeasuresHazardous WasteOil Sludge / spilled oil Mogalakwena Platinum Mine Oil Separations Service Safe Disposal Certificatesworkshops, MogalakwenaSouth Concentrator andworkshops, MogalakwenaNorth Concentrator andcollects sludge from oiltraps and oil contaminatedsoil, for disposal at eitherHolfontein or Ekurhuleni,from the registered landfillsite and Oil SeparationServices will be handed in tothe Environmentalworkshops. Ultra City,Contractor Sites, Materialsregistered hazardous waste Coordinator and Filedlandfill sites.13