The social aspects of mine closure remain a challenge to the mining industry. Its tendency to deal with problems towards the end of a mine's life cycle, rather than planning for them from the start, is partly responsible for the gendered impact of mine closure. Using documentary evidence, the literature on how mining affects women, and the history of discrimination against black women in South Africa, we examine South African policy on women in mining and how mine closure affects them. The paper contributes towards a more nuanced understanding of the social aspects of mine closure. We recommend a more comprehensive policy focus on the local and regional social consequences of mine closure for women.

矿山关闭的社会方面仍然对采矿业构成挑战。它倾向于在矿山生命周期结束时处理问题，而不是从一开始就进行规划，这部分原因是矿山关闭对社会性别的影响。利用文献证据，有关采矿如何影响妇女的文献以及南非对黑人妇女的歧视历史，我们研究了南非关于采矿中妇女的政策以及关闭地雷对她们的影响。本文有助于对矿山关闭的社会方面有更细致的了解。我们建议采取更全面的政策重点，着眼于排雷对妇女的地方和区域社会后果。