Question NW3225 to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
11 November 2022 - NW3225
Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
Whether his department has a central database of all (a) active and (b) inactive tailings dams in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the full relevant details of the dams?
Reply:
The Department has central database of active and dormant/ inactive slimes in the Republic of South Africa. There are 150 active and 328 dormant slimes dam, respectively. The total number of slimes dams in the databese is 478.