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To be lodged with the Manager, sam@saimm.co.za or fax number 086 670 8085 (for SA Members only), - not later than 31 May 2013In accordance with the provisions of Clause 5.1 of the Constitution, the Council has elected as Office Bearers of the Institute for the year 2013/2014 as follows:
President
M. Dworzanowski
President - Elect
J.L Porter
Senior Vice-President
R.T Jones
Junior Vice-President
C. Musingwini
Immediate Past President
G. L Smith
Honorary Treasurer
J.L Porter
For the information of members, the...
Danie Krige - an international household name to anyone who studied or practised the science of evaluating mineral resources for mining purposes, died recently inJohannesburg.While his name may not be familiar to many people outside the field, so new and revolutionary were his ideas – applying mathematical statistics to the spatial evaluation of orebodies – that the processes he developed were named after him, becoming known in the industry as ‘kriging’. This technique has helped improve ore evaluation methods and reduce the financial risk of investing in mining projects.The significance of his...
Mounting pressure between businesses and communities in various parts of the world is creating serious social and economic risk, demanding intervention by highly skilled practitioners. A new course offered by the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry at Wits University will hone and expand these vital skills.While government, business, and labour have come a long way in forging constructive ways of working together, the interface with communities is less well-explored and has seen some violent outbursts in recent years – especially in the extractive industries.Mindful of this, Wits...A newly developed membrane used to separate waste from water could become key in the treatment of pollutants ranging from acid mine drainage to oil-containing wastewater, as well as in processes ranging from desalination to kidney dialysis.The research was published in the prestigious international journal Nature on Friday 22 March, coinciding with World Water Day and falling within South Africa’s National Water Week.The technology – which was developed by a team of researchers from Wits University in collaboration with NASA – will make it easier to filter pure water from waste produced during...From the President's Corner
The labour unrest that has plagued the South African mining industry since 2012 is still ongoing, with the majority of the conflict being centred on the platinum sector. So we as an industry and a nation are still on a slow walk to defining a new set of ‘rules of the game’ that I have described in previous commentaries.However, the most recent development, the establishment of a Platinum Sector Peace and Stability Accord, is a significant step forward.The agreement between government, mining houses,...
I had the privilege of attending the 2013 Mining Indaba in Cape Town in January. I say privilege because, as the event has grown in stature over the years so has the cost of being there. Despite the cost, attendance was excellent with a range of local and global industry participants. However, I felt an uncomfortable sense of disconnect between the fundamental shift in operating context that the South African industry is undergoing and the sense of ‘business as usual’ in the exhibitors’ hall.We as...
From the Journal Comments
‘There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, And that is an idea whose time has come’ Victor Hugo.The papers in this issue are from the annual colloquium in which students are given the opportunity to present a report on project work undertaken as part of their undergraduate training. In publishing a selection of the papers it is not the intention to announce the advent of great new advances in technology, but rather to produce a window on the best examples of the state of the...
‘We are equipped as never before, And the question arises: What shall we do with our strength?’ 1953 Sir Robert Robinson, Nobel LaureateThe papers in this issue are from the 5th conference on Platinum: ‘A Catalyst for Change’.The platinum industry has suffered a sequence of unfortunate events causing much concern about its future. These setbacks run fairly deep. The most serious is the crippling increase in electric power cost which, because of the heavy demand of the electric smelting furnace, has...
To be lodged with the Manager, sam@saimm.co.za or fax number 086 670 8085 (for SA Members only), - not later than 31 May 2013
In accordance with the provisions of Clause 5.1 of the Constitution, the Council has elected as Office Bearers of the Institute for the year 2013/2014 as follows:
| President | M. Dworzanowski |
| President - Elect | J.L Porter |
| Senior Vice-President | R.T Jones |
| Junior Vice-President | C. Musingwini |
| Immediate Past President | G. L Smith |
| Honorary Treasurer | J.L Porter |
For the information of members, the following current Councilors have signified their willingness to offer themselves for re-election to Council for the 2012/2013 session and will, therefore, be included in the nominees below:
H Bartlett
W.C. Joughin
A.G. Smtih
N.G.C Blackham
A.S. Macfarlane
M.H. Solomon
V.G. Duke
D.D. Munro
D Tudor
M.F. Handley
S Ndlovu
D.J. van Niekerk
1. In terms of Clause 3.2.9 of the Constitution, Past Presidents are automatically
invited to serve on the Council and they should therefore not be nominated.
2. Branch Chairmen are ex-officio Members of Council.
3. Only Fellows or Members, i.e. Corporate Members, may be nominated.
4. Proposers and Seconders must be Corporate Members.
The SAIMM proposes producing a special edition of the Journal, one that will showcase current research and best practices in the field of Geostatistics. We invite experts in geostatistics around the world to submit papers for this special edition.
Abstracts of papers should reach the SAIMM Publications Co-ordinator, Kelly Mathee
(kelly@saimm.co.za ), by the end of July and the final paper is required by the end of October 2013 for publication in February 2014.
DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PAPERS ENTRY FORM (PDF 396kb)
In 1980 the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy instituted a prestigious award to commemorate Brigadier Stokes for his outstanding and unique contribution to the South African Mining Industry over a period of many years.
This award consists of a Platinum medal.
The award is made to an individual for the very highest achievement in the South African mining and metallurgical industry, and is not necessarily based on technical considerations.
As can be seen by the long list of illustrious recipients below, the nomination of an individual for this award is taken after much deliberation and input from the SAIMM Council. We therefore urge Corporate Members to take cognisance of the gravitas of this award when submitting their nominations.
This award consists of a Platinum medal.
The award is made to an individual for the very highest achievement in the South African mining and metallurgical industry, and is not necessarily based on technical considerations.
As can be seen by the long list of illustrious recipients below, the nomination of an individual for this award is taken after much deliberation and input from the SAIMM Council. We therefore urge Corporate Members to take cognisance of the gravitas of this award when submitting their nominations.
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Tasman Metals receives mining lease for Swedish rare-earths projectEuropean Union- (EU-) focused rare-earths project developer Tasman Metals on Tuesday announced it has received a 25 year mining lease for the Norra Karr heavy rare-earth element (REE) project in Sweden. Tasman said the mining lease gave the company the full mineral rights for the project for the period, which would...
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Bombardier implements train control technology at Swedish iron-ore mineInternational minerals group Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) on Tuesday reported that it had inaugurated the deepest new production level at its Kiruna iron-ore mine, in northern Sweden. The company implemented rail technology company Bombardier Transportation’s Interflo 150 train control technology to enable operations 1 365 m below the surface at the...
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Development of AMD treatment plants for Wits basin under way – MolewaThe Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has made “good progress” with regard to the challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand area since the inception of an inter-Ministerial committee on AMD in 2010, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told Parliament on Tuesday. In December, the department...
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Gordhan warns of unrest cross-roadsSouth Africa is at a cross-roads over renewed labour unrest in the mining sector, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan warned on Tuesday. Introducing debate on his budget vote in the National Assembly, Gordhan said something needed to be done or the country would lose jobs and investor confidence, and companies would close.
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