SAIMM Annual General Meeting
Monday, 08 August 2011 10:55
THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND COCKTAIL PARTY
THURSDAY, 11 August 2011 AT 16:30
The Annual General Meeting of the Institute is to be held at The Country Club, Johannesburg,
Napier Road, Auckland Park on Thursday, 11 August 2011 at 16:30 when
Professor Nielen van der Merwe will deliver his Presidential Address entitled:
‘The Role of the SAIMM and the Universities in the Future of the South African Mining Industry’
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1. Welcome
2. Confirmation of minutes
3. Obituaries
4. Honorary Life Fellowship
5. Brigadier Stokes Memorial Award
6. Presentation of awards, medals, and certificates
7. Presentation of student prizes
8. Annual report of the Council and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2011
9. Declaration of election of office bearers and members of Council for the year 2011/2012
10. Election of auditors and honorary legal advisors for the year 2011/2012
11. General
12. Induction of President—J.N. van der Merwe
13. Presidential address
14. Vote of thanks
15. Photographs of all Council members
Mining Weekly Headlines
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Rockwell completes strategic projects at SaxendriftJSE- and TSX-listed Rockwell Diamonds said it had successfully completed the strategic in-field screen, bulk x-ray and single particle sorter plant at its Saxendrift mine, in the Northern Cape. The company stated that the capital projects supported its diamond value management principles that underpinned its strategic growth path.
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