Ebook: The Future of Mining in South Africa: Sunset or Sunrise?

Introducing the debates -- Transforming mining for a more inclusive future. Towards Mining Vision 2030 -- The gold of the 21st century : a vision for South Africa's platinum group metals -- Transformation in South Africa's mining industry -- Greening South African mining through the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining : problems, contradictions and possibilities -- The future contextualized in the industry's continuing past. Private property? : village struggles over meanings of land and mining revenues on South Africa's platinum belt -- Cleaning up after mines are long gone : understanding the complex dimensions for inclusive development -- A feminist perspective on women and mining in South Africa -- Trade union organizing in the mining sector : a structural perspective on worker insurgency and shifting union strategies -- Beyond mining : just transition and well being. The mining energy nexus, climate change and prospects of just transition : reflections of a labor educator -- The future of mineral mining : pathways for a well being economy approach -- Concluding remarks : exhausting the debates : moving to action?;The future of mining in South Africa is hotly contested. Wide-ranging views from multiple quarters rarely seem to intersect, placing emphasis on different questions without engaging in holistic debate. This book aims to catalyse change by gathering together fragmented views into unifying conversations. It highlights the importance of debating the future of mining in South Africa and for reaching consensus in other countries across the mineral-dependent globe. It covers issues such as the potential of platinum to spur industrialisation, land and dispossession on the platinum belt, the roles of the state and capital in mineral development, mining in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the experiences of women in and affected by mining since the late 19th century and mine worker organising: history and lessons and how post-mine rehabilitation can be tackled. It was inspired not only by an appreciation of South Africa's extensive mineral endowments, but also by a realisation that, while the South African mining industry performs relatively well on many technical indicators, its management of broader social issues leaves much to be desired. It needs to be deliberated whether the mining industry can play as critical a role going forward as it did in the evolution of the country's economy.