The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa

John Francis Agwa-Ejon; Anup Pradhan

The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa

John Francis Agwa-Ejon
, Anup Pradhan

Quality and Operations Management

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018
Editors	Breno Nunes, Ali Emrouznejad, David Bennett, Leon Pretorius
Publisher	Aston Business School, Aston University
ISBN (Electronic)	9781854494535
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2018
Event	27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology: Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation, IAMOT 2018 - Birmingham, United Kingdom Duration: 22 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018

Publication series

Name	Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018

Conference

Conference	27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology: Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation, IAMOT 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Birmingham
Period	22/04/18 → 26/04/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Artisanal mining
Dimension stone
QwaQwa
Sandstone
South Africa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management of Technology and Innovation

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Agwa-Ejon, J. F., & Pradhan, A. (2018). The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa. In B. Nunes, A. Emrouznejad, D. Bennett, & L. Pretorius (Eds.), Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018 (Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018). Aston Business School, Aston University.

Agwa-Ejon, John Francis ; Pradhan, Anup. / The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone : A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa. Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018. editor / Breno Nunes ; Ali Emrouznejad ; David Bennett ; Leon Pretorius. Aston Business School, Aston University, 2018. (Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018).

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Agwa-Ejon, JF & Pradhan, A 2018, The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa. in B Nunes, A Emrouznejad, D Bennett & L Pretorius (eds), Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018. Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018, Aston Business School, Aston University, 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology: Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation, IAMOT 2018, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 22/04/18.

The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa. / Agwa-Ejon, John Francis; Pradhan, Anup.
Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018. ed. / Breno Nunes; Ali Emrouznejad; David Bennett; Leon Pretorius. Aston Business School, Aston University, 2018. (Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018).

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Agwa-Ejon JF, Pradhan A. The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa. In Nunes B, Emrouznejad A, Bennett D, Pretorius L, editors, Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018. Aston Business School, Aston University. 2018. (Towards Sustainable Technologies and Innovation - Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2018).

The challenges in the application and processing of sandstone: A case of Qwaqwa, Free State, South Africa

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