West Coast Environmental Protection Association
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The Elandsfontein aquifer is a cornerstone of the economy and biodiversity of the West Coast Biosphere and it is under threat.A mining licence has been granted that will allow the mining company Elandsfontein Exploration and Mining to strip-mine the aquifer for phosphate. Strip-mining is known as an “environmental wrecker” and leaves a trail of ecological destruction in its wake – from acid water to uranium, cadmium and arsenic leach...