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  1. Search for beneficial uses of copper tailings

    Article • Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, January 2022, International Research Centre for the Management of Degraded and Mining Lands

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  2. Methanogenesis Potentials: Insights from Mineralogical Diagenesis, SEM and FTIR Features of the Permian Mikambeni Shale of the Tuli Basin, Limpopo Province of South Africa

    Article • Minerals, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  3. The criteria for ranking and prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned mines

    Article • Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, June 2021, International Research Centre for the Management of Degraded and Mining Lands

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  4. Artisanal and small-scale mining activities as post-mining land use in abandoned mine sites: a case of Giyani and Musina areas, Limpopo Province of South Africa

    Article • Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, April 2021, International Research Centre for the Management of Degraded and Mining Lands

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  5. Geochemical evaluation of the carbonaceous shale of the upper cretaceous Anambra Basin for potential gas generation, Nigeria

    Article • Arabian Journal of Geosciences, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  6. Geotechnical evaluation of clayey materials for quality burnt bricks

    Article • Heliyon, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  7. Appraisal of Strategies for Dealing with the Physical Hazards of Abandoned Surface Mine Excavations: A Case Study of Frankie and Nyala Mines in South Africa

    Article • Minerals, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  8. Incorporation of the Method of Ranking the Hazards of Abandoned Mine Entries into a Rule-Based Expert System

    Article • Minerals, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  9. The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned mine shafts in Sutherland goldfield, South Africa

    Article • Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, June 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  10. Development and application of a methodological tool for prioritization of rehabilitation of abandoned tailings dumps in the Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa

    Article • Cogent Engineering, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  11. Development and use of hazard ranking system for abandoned mine entries: A case study of the mine shafts in Giyani and Musina areas of South Africa

    Article • Cogent Engineering, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  12. Geochemical fractionation of metals and metalloids in tailings and appraisal of environmental pollution in the abandoned Musina Copper Mine, South Africa

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  13. Physicochemical and mineralogical characterization of Musina mine copper and New Union gold mine tailings: Implications for fabrication of beneficial geopolymeric construction materials

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  14. A review of problems and solutions of abandoned mines in South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  15. Implications of human exposure to potentially harmful elements from abandoned mine ponds around Barkin-Ladi, Nigeria

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  16. Rehabilitation prioritization of abandoned mines and its application to Nyala Magnesite Mine

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  17. Potential implications of mine dusts on human health: A case study of Mukula Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, September 2013, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo

  18. Human bioaccessibility of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu from consumed earth materials in Vhembe District, South Africa

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo