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CORE COMPETENCIES
• Impact assessment
• Compilation of management plans
• Closure assessment and planning
• Sustainability strategies
• Environmental and mining input into feasibility studies
• Environmental auditing
• Surface resource mapping
• Corporate sustainability reporting
• Optimization of small-scale and artisanal mining systems
• Project management
• Planning and scheduling in narrow-vein underground mines

COMMODITIES
• Aggregates
• Coal
• Copper and cobalt
• Gold
• Industrial Minerals
• Nickel
• Phosphate
• Platinum group metals
• Potash
• Tin
• Uranium

CORE COMPETENCIES

Impact assessment (Click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw, D., A. Alsum & D. Neale (2017) Calculating ecological footprints for mining companies — an introduction to the methodology and an assessment of the benefits, The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, January 2017, pp. 13-18. Paper originally presented at the Mining, Environment and Society Conference, April 2015, pp. 45-54.

Limpitlaw, D. & R. Gens (2006) Dambo mapping for environmental monitoring using Landsat TM and SAR imagery: Case study in the Zambian Copperbelt, Int. J. Rem. Sens., issue 27, November 2006, pp. 4839-4845.

Limpitlaw, D. (2003) Mapping mining waste and environmental impacts in Zambia with Landsat, Proceedings of the 4th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information Systems: Geoscientific Information for Spatial Planning, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Vol.2, June 17th-20th, pp 669 -671

Limpitlaw, D. (2002) Assessment of mining-induced environmental degradation using satellite data and predictive models, Deposit and Geoenvironmental Models for Resource Exploitation and Environmental Security, Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Matrahaza, Hungary 16-19 September, 1998, pp 449-460.

Limpitlaw, D. (2001) GIS-based assessment for environmental management in the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings of the Chamber of Mines of SA Conference on Environmentally Responsible Mining, vol. 2., pp 5A18-5A27, Johannesburg, 26-28 September,

Limpitlaw, D. & T. Woldai (2000) Land use change detection as an initial stage in environmental impact assessment on the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings: 28th ISRSE: Information for Sustainable Development, Cape Town, 27-31 March.

Woldai, T. & D. Limpitlaw (1999) Impact of Mining on the Environment in the South African Development Community (SADC), Southern Africa (Issues and Approaches in Mapping with test case from Kitwe mine, Zambia), ISPRS Vol. XXXII part 6W8/2, pp 353 - 370, Ljubljana (Slovenia).

Limpitlaw, D. (1998) Environmental impact assessment of mining by integration of remotely sensed data with historical data, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Mine Environmental Engineering, Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, 28-31 July.

Limpitlaw, D. & A. Bloem (1996) The application of remotely sensed data in a wetland receiving acid mine drainage, Proceedings of the Centennial Symposium of the Department of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 8 August, 1996.

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Compilation of management plans (click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw et al (2007) Managing social and environmental risks and opportunities in a new uranium mine: the case of UraMin’s Trekkopje Project in Namibia, in Proceedings of the SAIMM Colloquium: Uranium in Namibia, Safari Hotel, Windhoek, 14-16 May.

Limpitlaw, D. (1996) Chemical modelling as a management tool for water pollution control, Proceedings of the Minerals, Metals and the Environment II Conference, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Prague, The Czech Republic, 3-6 September, pp 179 - 191.

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Closure assessment and planning (click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw, D. and Briel, A. (2013) Post-mining land use opportunities in Developing Countries, Mining, Environment and Society Conference, Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 27-28, 2013.

Limpitlaw, D. and Mitchell, P. (2013) Mine closure — misplace planning priorities, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Mine Closure, Cornwall, England, September 18-20, 2013.

Hoadley, E.M and Limpitlaw, D. (2008) Preparation for closure: community engagement and readiness starting with exploration, Mine Closure 2008, in A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett, I.M. Weiersbye and P.J., Dye (editors), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Mine Closure, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 14-17, 2008.

Limpitlaw, D, T. Mandziak & I. Macpherson (2008) Mining for closure: design considerations for UraMin’s Trekkopje Uranium Project, in A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett, I.M. Weiersbye and P.J., Dye (editors), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Mine Closure, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 14-17, 2008

Limpitlaw, D. & E.M. Hoadley (2006) Faultlines in mine closure planning in a developing country context, Mine Closure 2006, Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure, eds. A. Fourie & M. Tibbett 13-15 September, Perth Australia, p 803-810.

Absolom, S.S. & D. Limpitlaw (2005) Revisiting closure: environmental restoration for sustainable land utilisation at Zwartkop chrome mine, Presented at the Colloquium: The Future of Mining Environmental Management in the Context of South African Legislative Developments, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, 21 July, 14 pp

D. Limpitlaw, M. Aken, H. Lodewijks & J. Viljoen (2005) Post-mining rehabilitation, land use and pollution at collieries in South Africa, Presented at the Colloquium: Sustainable Development in the Life of Coal Mining, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Boksburg, 13 July, 10 pp.

Limpitlaw, D. & A.A. Smithen (2003) Mine closure in the Zambian Copperbelt: scenarios for sustainable development, in Proceedings: Mine Closure Colloquium, S.A. Inst. Min. Met., 17 June.

Limpitlaw, D., M. Aken & H.C. van Zyl (2000) Monitoring coal mine rehabilitation using satellite data, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Coal Research, Sandton, South Africa, September.

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Sustainability strategies (click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw, D. (2015) Maximising positive impacts of mining projects: stakeholders and partnerships, South African Institute of International Affairs Policy Briefing 122.

Limpitlaw, D. (2011) Nationalization and mining: lessons from Zambia, Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 111, October, pp 737-739.

Limpitlaw, D. & E.M. Hoadley (2005) Sustainability and reporting in the minerals sector – a developing country perspective, Second International Conference: Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI) 2005, ed. P.N. Martens, Aachen International Mining Symposia, VGE, Essen, pp 647-662.

Hoadley, E.M., D. Limpitlaw & A.V. Weaver (2002) Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development in southern Africa, the Report of the Regional MMSD Process, MMSD southern Africa, Vol. 1, 77 pp. (including Vol.2 - executive summary and Vol. 3 – research CD).

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Environmental and mining input into feasibility studies

Environmental auditing

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Surface resource mapping (click on article title to download PDF)

Ololade O., H.J. Annegarn, D. Limpitlaw & M.A. Kneen (2008) Land-use mapping and change detection in the Rustenburg Mining Region using Landsat images, IGARSS’08, Boston, USA, 7-11 July 2008.

Ololade O., H.J. Annegarn, D. Limpitlaw & M.A. Kneen (2008), Mapping the status of mining waste using Landsat data in the Rustenburg region, 7th AARSE conference, Accra, Ghana, 27-31 October 2008.

Limpitlaw, D. & R. Gens (2006) Dambo mapping for environmental monitoring using Landsat TM and SAR imagery: Case study in the Zambian Copperbelt, Int. J. Rem. Sens., issue 27, November 2006, pp. 4839-4845.

Limpitlaw, D. (2006) Use of Remotely Sensed Imagery and Methods for Mapping and Planning of Mine Waste Facilities, Presented at the SAIMM Colloquium: Mine Waste Disposal and Achievement of Mine Closure – What Does it Take?, SA Military History Museum, Johannesburg, 2 November, 9 pp.

Limpitlaw, D. (2004) Processing of spatial data to map dambos in the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings: Geoscience Africa 2004, University of the Witwatersrand, 12-16 July, pp386-387

Limpitlaw, D. & T. Woldai (2004) Patch analysis of Landsat datasets for assessment of environmental change in the Zambian Copperbelt, IGARSS 2004, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, Vol. IV, pp 2290-2293 ISBN 0-7803-8743-0.

Limpitlaw, D. (2003) Mapping mining waste and environmental impacts in Zambia with Landsat, Proceedings of the 4th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information Systems: Geoscientific Information for Spatial Planning, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Vol.2, June 17th-20th, pp 669 -671

Limpitlaw, D. & A.G. Fabbri (2002) Map representation of indicators for assessing environmental impacts of mining in the Zambian Copperbelt, Geoenvironmental Mapping: Methods, Theory and Practice, ed. P.T. Bobrowsky, AA Balkema Publishers, Lisse, pp 531-545.

Limpitlaw, D. (2002) Assessment of mining-induced environmental degradation using satellite data and predictive models, Deposit and Geoenvironmental Models for Resource Exploitation and Environmental Security, Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Matrahaza, Hungary 16-19 September, 1998, pp 449-460.

Limpitlaw, D. (2001) GIS-based assessment for environmental management in the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings of the Chamber of Mines of SA Conference on Environmentally Responsible Mining, vol. 2., pp 5A18-5A27, Johannesburg, 26-28 September,

Limpitlaw, D., M. Aken & H.C. van Zyl (2000) Monitoring coal mine rehabilitation using satellite data, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Coal Research, Sandton, South Africa, September.

Limpitlaw, D. & I. Clark (2000) Environmental impact assessment of mining using statistics/geostatistics and geographic information systems, Waster Treatment and Environmental Impact in the Mining Industry – Proceedings of the V International Conference on Clean technologies for the Mining Industry, Vol.1, eds. M.A. Sanchez, F. Vergara & S.H. Castro, University of Concepción, Santiago, Chile, May 9-13, ISBN 956-227-230-3, pp 245-254.

Limpitlaw, D. & T. Woldai (2000) Land use change detection as an initial stage in environmental impact assessment on the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings: 28th ISRSE: Information for Sustainable Development, Cape Town, 27-31 March.

Limpitlaw, D. (1998) Environmental impact assessment of mining by integration of remotely sensed data with historical data, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Mine Environmental Engineering, Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, 28-31 July.

Limpitlaw, D. & A. Bloem (1996) The application of remotely sensed data in a wetland receiving acid mine drainage, Proceedings of the Centennial Symposium of the Department of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 8 August, 1996.

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Corporate sustainability reporting (click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw, D. & E.M. Hoadley (2005) Sustainability and reporting in the minerals sector – a developing country perspective, Second International Conference: Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI) 2005, ed. P.N. Martens, Aachen International Mining Symposia, VGE, Essen, pp 647-662.

Limpitlaw, D. & E.M. Hoadley (2003) Mining and sustainable development: measuring progress, Proceedings of the Mining and Sustainable Development Conference: Implementing Sustainable Development in Mining – From Talk into Action, Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Vol. 1, 3-5 November, pp 3B7-3B15.

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Optimization of small-scale and artisanal mining systems 
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Limpitlaw, D. (2006) Engineering for Small Scale Mining and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa, CASM-AGM, 11-15 November, Antsirabe, Madagascar

Hoadley, E.M. & D. Limpitlaw, (2004) The artisanal and small scale mining sector & sustainable livelihoods, Small Scale Mining Conference 2004 – Book of Proceedings, Mintek Small Scale Mining Conference 2004, 9 September, Nasrec, Johannesburg, pp1-9

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Project management

Planning and scheduling in narrow-vein underground mines

 

COMMODITIES

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Coal (click on article title to download PDF)

D. Limpitlaw, M. Aken, H. Lodewijks & J. Viljoen (2005) Post-mining rehabilitation, land use and pollution at collieries in South Africa, Presented at the Colloquium: Sustainable Development in the Life of Coal Mining, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Boksburg, 13 July, 10 pp.

Limpitlaw, D., M. Aken & H.C. van Zyl (2000) Monitoring coal mine rehabilitation using satellite data, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Coal Research, Sandton, South Africa, September.

Limpitlaw et al (1997) Rehabilitation & soil characterization, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Coal Research, Calgary, Canada, 9-12 September, pp 297 – 309.

Limpitlaw, D. (1996) Sediments as indicators of wetland efficacy in ameliorating acid mine drainage, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, December edition.

Limpitlaw, D. (1996) Vegetation as indicators of mineral pollution in a wetland receiving acid mine drainage, Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Mine Environmental Engineering, Kutahya, Turkey, 29-31 July, pp 178 - 186.

Limpitlaw, D. & A. Bloem (1996) The application of remotely sensed data in a wetland receiving acid mine drainage, Proceedings of the Centennial Symposium of the Department of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 8 August, 1996.

Limpitlaw, D., (1996) Metal concentrations in wetland vegetation and soils in a wetland receiving acid mine drainage, Proceedings of an SAIMM Colloquium, Coal Mining - 2000 and Beyond, Kriel Colliery, Mpumalanga, 25 July, 1996.

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Copper and cobalt (click on article title to download PDF)

Limpitlaw, D. & R. Gens (2006) Dambo mapping for environmental monitoring using Landsat TM and SAR imagery: Case study in the Zambian Copperbelt, Int. J. Rem. Sens., issue 27, November 2006, pp. 4839-4845.

Limpitlaw, D. (2004) Processing of spatial data to map dambos in the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings: Geoscience Africa 2004, University of the Witwatersrand, 12-16 July, pp386-387

Limpitlaw, D. & T. Woldai (2004) Patch analysis of Landsat datasets for assessment of environmental change in the Zambian Copperbelt, IGARSS 2004, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, Vol. IV, pp 2290-2293 ISBN 0-7803-8743-0.

Von der Heyden, C.J., D. Limpitlaw & M.G. New (2003) Natural wetlands for mine effluent remediation? The case of the Copperbelt, Monitoring of Tropical and Subtropical Wetlands, Maun, Botswana, 04 December - 08 December, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre and University of Florida.

Limpitlaw, D. & A.A. Smithen (2003) Mine closure in the Zambian Copperbelt: scenarios for sustainable development, in Proceedings: Mine Closure Colloquium, S.A. Inst. Min. Met., 17 June.

Limpitlaw, D. (2003) Mapping mining waste and environmental impacts in Zambia with Landsat, Proceedings of the 4th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information Systems: Geoscientific Information for Spatial Planning, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Vol.2, June 17th- 20th, pp 669 -671

Limpitlaw, D. (2001) GIS-based assessment for environmental management in the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings of the Chamber of Mines of SA Conference on Environmentally Responsible Mining, vol. 2., pp 5A18-5A27, Johannesburg, 26-28 September,

Limpitlaw, D. & I. Clark (2000) Environmental impact assessment of mining using statistics/geostatistics and geographic information systems, Waste Treatment and Environmental Impact in the Mining Industry – Proceedings of the V International Conference on Clean technologies for the Mining Industry, Vol.1, eds. M.A. Sanchez, F. Vergara & S.H. Castro, University of Concepción, Santiago, Chile, May 9-13, ISBN 956-227-230-3, pp 245-254.

Limpitlaw, D. & T. Woldai (2000) Land use change detection as an initial stage in environmental impact assessment on the Zambian Copperbelt, Proceedings: 28th ISRSE: Information for Sustainable Development, Cape Town, 27-31 March.

Woldai, T. & D. Limpitlaw (1999) Impact of Mining on the Environment in the South African Development Community (SADC), Southern Africa (Issues and Approaches in Mapping with test case from Kitwe mine, Zambia), ISPRS Vol. XXXII part 6W8/2, pp 353 - 370, Ljubljana (Slovenia).

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gold

nickel

Platinum group metals (click on article title to download PDF)

Ololade O., H.J. Annegarn, D. Limpitlaw & M.A. Kneen (2008) Land-use mapping and change detection in the Rustenburg Mining Region using Landsat images, IGARSS’08, Boston, USA, 7-11 July 2008.

Ololade O., H.J. Annegarn, D. Limpitlaw & M.A. Kneen (2008), Mapping the status of mining waste using Landsat data in the Rustenburg region, 7th AARSE conference, Accra, Ghana, 27-31 October 2008.

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tin

 

Uranium (click on article title to download PDF)

Hoadley, E.M and Limpitlaw, D. (2008) Preparation for closure: community engagement and readiness starting with exploration, Mine Closure 2008, in A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett, I.M. Weiersbye and P.J., Dye (editors), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Mine Closure, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 14-17, 2008.

Limpitlaw, D, T. Mandziak & I. Macpherson (2008) Mining for closure: design considerations for UraMin’s Trekkopje Uranium Project, in A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett, I.M. Weiersbye and P.J., Dye (editors), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Mine Closure, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 14-17, 2008

Limpitlaw, D., E.M. Hoadley, B. Leathley & I. Macpherson (2007) Managing social and environmental risks and opportunities in a new uranium mine: the case of UraMin’s Trekkopje Project in Namibia, in Proceedings of the SAIMM Colloquium: Uranium in Namibia, Safari Hotel, Windhoek, 14-16 May.

Limpitlaw, D. & E.M. Hoadley (2006) Faultlines in mine closure planning in a developing country context, Mine Closure 2006, Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure, eds. A. Fourie & M. Tibbett 13-15 September, Perth Australia, p 803-810.

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