@inproceedings{78f5774dc8ae44e5b8ee159f9c998e8e,
title = "The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa",
abstract = "The South African large scale mining industry is held with a very high regard compared to other Southern African nations, however artisanal and small scale mining is mostly informal with lesser contribution to economic development of the nation. The artisanal miners in QwaQwa, Free State Province of South Africa still use traditional tools such as chisel and hammer to mine sandstone as a form of dimension stone. This method is tedious; requires muscle power and yet very limited in production. This method of production does not meet the local demand and therefore South Africa is forced to import sandstone from the neighboring country, Lesotho. This paper examines the major challenges experienced by the artisanal miners especially in QwaQwa located only about fifty kilometers from Lesotho.",
keywords = "Artisanal mining, Dimension stone, QwaQwa, Sandstone, South Africa",
author = "Agwa-Ejon, {John Francis} and Anup Pradhan",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018. All rights reserved.; 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology: Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation, IAMOT 2018 ; Conference date: 22-04-2018 Through 26-04-2018",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "25",
language = "English",
series = "Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018",
publisher = "Aston Business School, Aston University",
editor = "Breno Nunes and Ali Emrouznejad and David Bennett and Leon Pretorius",
booktitle = "Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018",
}
