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Is the fluoride added to our drinking water unconstitutional?
Did you know that there is fluoride added to our drinking water, even though numerous studies prove it is bad for our health? In September 2001 the Department of Health legislated to add fluoride to South Africa’s drinking water in order to reduce the risk of dental cavities for South Africans who don’t use fluoride […]
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Nokeng mulling two or three more fluorspar mines by 2026 as huge shortage is predicted
Following the breakthrough of opening the first new mine in Gauteng, South Africa, in the last 12 years, which is being developed by producer SepFluor’s wholly owned Nokeng fluorspar mine, the company aims to become vertically integrated in the fluorspar value chain in future. Fluorite ore is mined for the production of calcium fluoride (CaF2), […]
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SepFluor begins building its long-awaited fluorspar mine
SepFluor Limited has begun work on the R1.7bn Nokeng fluorspar mine at Rust de Winter, northeast of Pretoria, with funding provided by private equity and banks. The company, which was unbundled from Sephaku Holdings in 2012, had been planning the mine for at least seven years and originally intended to couple it with a fluorchemical […]
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Water system for rural folk needs cash
Three University of Venda professors who developed of a revolutionary ground water absorption treatment system, hope their work will change the lives of millions of rural South Africans. The system, developed by professors Jabulani Gumbo, Wilson Gitari and Antony Izuagie, reduces fluoride levels in drinking water. It took the trio three years of research to […]
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Fluorspar: No funds to add value
SEPFLUOR will begin construction of its Nokeng fluorspar mine near Pretoria within the next three to six months but has had to defer plans for a fluorochemical plant at Ekandustria because of difficulties in raising funding. Bank loans for new mines have not dried up completely but have become harder to get in the current […]
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Landmark case exposes ArcelorMittal SA pollution
JOHANNESBURG – In 1994 a number of people bought property in a farmland area of the Vaal known as Louisrus and Steel Valley, in the south of Johannesburg.They bought property close to the Iscor steel plant, which has now become part of ArcelorMittal South Africa (Amsa). Two years later residents noticed oil in their borehole […]
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Africa has hidden wealth in groundwater
GROUNDWATER is a vital resource for Africa and its use can alleviate water shortages across the continent, says Prof Tamiru Abiye of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Speaking at his inaugural lecture recently, the professor of hydrogeology said even regions such as North Africa, which receive little rain, are rich with groundwater. Libya has […]
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Man dies after being in contact with acid
A maintenance fitter at a fluorochemical production plant tragically lost his life on Monday after being in contact with chemicals which resulted in severe burns and inhalation exposure. Thapelo Marcus Rasebetja, working at Pelchem in Brits, a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) was exposed to Anhydrous Hydrofluoric Acid, an acid that is used mainly for […]
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Okorusu says might reopen early 2015
Windhoek- Solvay’s Okorusu Flourspar [sic Fluorspar] Namibian mine could partially resume mining operations in February 2015 if studies to determine commercial viability of a new ore body 100 metres below surface are completed. “We will conduct exploration for the last remaining portion of the body that has not been looked at, we need to conduct research […]
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Don’t rinse your mouth out after brushing your teeth
People may think that rinsing their mouths after brushing their teeth might be the healthiest thing to do. Rinsing your mouth out after brushing your teeth isn’t a good idea afterall. Lifehacker.com has found out from Redditor giubaloo who explains why. “I know this is not common practice, but it is actually quite important! Fluoride, […]
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