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Radioactive sludge seeping from hundreds of Johannesburg mines compared to Chernobyl

Frik Els | November 13, 2011 | 1:16 am Energy Precious Metals Africa Europe Gold Uranium 

Thousands of people face evacuation from greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province – the economic heartland of South Africa – due to toxic sludge from abandoned gold mines laced with high radiation levels. Acid mine water, the result of groundwater...

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