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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Waterberg"”.
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The geology of the Waterberg group in the southern Portion of the Waterberg basin
The Waterberg Group consists chiefly of a succession of coarse elastic sedimentary rocks which shows two upward-fining sequences. The sedimentary rocks belong to the Mokolian erathem and they are 1700-1900 Ma old. The depository evolved as a continental, fault-bounded basin in the northern part of …
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The influence of unemployement on parenting skills in the Waterberg district of the Limpopo Province
… of unemployment on parenting skills in the Waterberg District of the Limpopo Province. The research question that guided the study was: What is the influence of unemployment on parenting skills in the Waterberg District of the Limpopo Province? A qualitative, explorative research study was …
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Drivers of farmer-African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) conflict in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, South Africa
… landowners and the African wild dog in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa between April 2018 and January 2019. The causes of conflict in the Waterberg and levels of tolerance by the farmers for African wild dogs were investigated. The methodology was two-fold, …
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An assessment of land degradation and alien plants invasion in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo Province
Land degradation and invasion by alien plants are interconnecting issues that span both natural and socio-economic systems. As a result, addressing the complexity and severity of these pressures requires the use of a multidisciplinary approach. This study aims to assess land degradation and …
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Lithostratigraphic and Geochemical Characterisation of the Waterberg Coalfield: Implications to Acid Mine Drainage, Limpopo Province, South Africa
The study conducted at Sekoko coal mine in the Waterberg coalfield of South Africa aimed to establish the quality of coal and its host rocks, as well as the potential for acid mine water generation. A total of 18 samples were collected from a box-cut and analysed using various methods such as, …
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Hunters and After Riders: A History of Hunting and the Making of Race in the Waterberg, 1840s-Present
… of (re)telling hunting’s histories in the Waterberg District, this dissertation gets at how hunting is intricately tied to the hierarchies and politics of South Africa’s colonial and apartheid past, as well as present attempts to overcome, or in some cases perpetuate, those legacies. …
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The Use of Veld Restoration Techniques for Rehabilitating Degraded Waterberg Mountain Bushveld in Lapalala Wilderness Reserve, Limpopo Province
The natural rangelands of southern Africa have undergone significant degradation due to human and climatic activities. Fortunately, rehabilitation measures have been extensively researched and are available to address this issue. A variety of techniques exist to remedy the damage done to our …
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Mineralogy and geochemistry of the carbonaceous mudstones and coal petrogenesis of the Grootgeluk formation in the Waterberg coalfield, South Africa
The Grootegeluk Formation in the Waterberg Coalfield consists of coal and mudstone layers that were deposited during the Late Permian. In the south-central part of the Waterberg Basin rapid subsidence resulted in the formation of strata (-70 m thick) which consist of relatively thin coal beds …
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The archaeology and technology of metal production in the Late Iron Age of the Southern Waterberg, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… this novelty in the metallurgy of the Southern Waterberg, an area that hosts one of the unequivocal cases of pre-colonial tin mining in southern Africa. Recent trace element studies have indicated that bronzes from several elite sites in the region, were produced using tin that was sourced from …
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Combining froth flotation and reflux classification to mitigate ARD generating potential of the Waterberg and Witbank coal ultrafines via sulfide removal
… classification were conducted on samples of Waterberg and Witbank coals, using a 3 L Leeds-type flotation cell and a 10 L batch reflux classifier constructed at NWU. Acid base accounting (ABA) and net acid generating (NAG) static characterization tests were performed on the products and feeds …
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Assessment of groundwater quality and community’s experiences in relation to water quantity and quality challenges in Lephalale Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province in South Africa
… and supply in Lephalale local municipality, Waterberg district in Limpopo province of South Africa. The results showed that the mean values of major cations and anions were in the order; Na+>Ca2+>Mg2+>K+ and HCO3->Cl->NO3->SO42->F-, respectively. About 36% of the sampled groundwater had F- …
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Groundwater of the North-Western Kalahari, Namibia
… the Tsumeb and Abenab subgroups as well as the Waterberg Etjo sandstone aquifer represent the major hydrochemical groups. Ca/Mg and Sr/Ca ratios allowed to trace the groundwater flow from the Otavi Mountains towards the Kalahari near Goblenz. The Otavi Mountains and the Waterberg were identified …
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Estimation of groundwater recharge along a precipitation gradient for Savannah aquifers in Namibia with special emphasis on the impact of vegetation
… gradient at three sites namely: Tsumeb; Waterberg and Kuzikus/Ebenhaezer. The chloride mass balance (CMB) method and water stable isotope methods were used in determining groundwater recharge rates at the three sites. Precipitation samples from Tsumeb and Waterberg were collected during …
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A liberation study on ultrafine South African coals
… and the other from the Grootegeluk Colliery (Waterberg Coalfield).
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Characterizing the potential environmental risks of South African coal processing wastes
… acid forming (PAF) (9.2-25.9 kg H2SO4/Ton), Waterberg coal slurry to be non-acid forming (NAF) (-68.6 to -46.8 kg H2SO4/Ton) and Witbank coal slurry to be uncertain (-12.1 to 9.9 kg H2SO4/Ton). The extended boil NAG tests showed organic acids effect on the Witbank coal slurry likely caused an …
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The influence of groundwater management strategies on groundwater levels of Namibian savannah aquifers
… along a rainfall gradient, namely Tsumeb area, Waterberg and Kuzikus area were studied. Through means of a self-developed questionnaire tailored for the government officials and farmers, five (5) interviews were conducted with government officials at DWAF. Across all three research sites a total …
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Assessing the potential of biochar to restore degraded lands
… at the Lapalala Wilderness Reserve, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. For this purpose, four treatments (biochar, biochar with fertilizer, biochar without fertilizer, and control) were applied to four plots, each replicated five times. A 14-species grass mixture was …
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Assessing the potential of biochar to restore degraded lands
… at the Lapalala Wilderness Reserve, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. For this purpose, four treatments (biochar, biochar with fertilizer, biochar without fertilizer, and control) were applied to four plots, each replicated five times. A 14-species grass mixture was …
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Characterisation of air masses passing over the Vredefort Dome world heritage site
… the Highveld Priority Area (HPA) and the Waterberg Priority Area (WPA), as well as the Johannesburg-Pretoria (Jhb-Pta) megacity, which is well-known for high levels of atmospheric pollution. Notwithstanding the national and international importance of the Vredefort Dome, as well as the …
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Karoo-Etendeka Unconformities in NW Namibia and their Tectonic Implications
… of the Damaraland Uplift the SW-NE trending Waterberg-Omaruru Fault zone is interpreted as a sinistral oblique-slip fault that compartmentalised the South Atlantic rift. This fault controlled accommodation space of the entire Triassic Omingonde Formation and the Early Jurassic Etjo Formation …
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