The following sponsorship opportunities are available:

1. Premium Exhibitor – R 30 000
2. Banner Exhibitor- R 15 000
3. Cocktail Sponsor – R 15 000
4. Conference Portfolio Holders – R 15 000
5. Pen & Pad Sponsor –R10 000
6. Authors Gift Sponsor – R 10 000
7. Lanyard Sponsor – R 10 000
8. Delegate Pack Insert Sponsor – R 2 000 

Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Coordinator

Conference Co-ordinator
Raymond van der berg
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107

Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Co-ordinator Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sponsorship Package details can be downloaded in download section below

                                 Conference Committee Chairman                   
                                          Mr W van der Merwe 

Mr D Rungan                                                                            Prof. M Hermanus
Mr P van der Plas                                                                     Dr. R Mbhele
Prof. J Maree                                                                            Mrs C Baker
Mr F Gibbons

• Senior and operational management of mines
• Engineers responsible for mine water management
• Regional and national officials from DoE, DMR, DWA, and DEA
• Companies and individuals offering water related solutions
• Researchers
• Environmentalists and NGO’s
• Agricultural sector

The organising committee invites you to submit papers on any aspects of water but hope that the following topics will be covered.

• Acid mine drainage in the Olifants River basin and the Witbank area
• The flooding of the Central Rand basin
• Water management in the Far West Rand and other mining regions
• Regulatory issues
• The impact of mineralogy on mine water quality
• Who pays for water management in defunct mines?
• Sustainable water treatment solutions and the impact of mine water on communities
• Achieving and maintaining a truly zero discharge mine
• Water challenges for mining in desert and semi-desert areas and other remote areas
• Water management and conversation in metallurgical processing plants
• Case studies on the control of water ingress in mines
• Innovative uses of water in mining
• Future strategies in mine water management and conservation

Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English. The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words
and should be submitted to:

Conference Co-ordinator,
Raymond van der berg
SAIMM, PO Box 61127,
Marshalltown 2107
South Africa.

Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Co-ordinator Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

01 September 2010                            Submission of abstracts

15 September 2010                            Acceptance of abstracts

27 October 2010                                 Submission of papers

17 November 2010                             Final review of papers

15- 16 February 2011                        Conference

30 – 2 November 2010                      Technical Visit

Please note:
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of the
Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Mine closure planning – an integral component of mine life cycle management
Prof. Kobus de Jager & Prof May Hermanus, CSMI and University of the Witwatersrand

Water, Mining and Challenges
Les Stoch

Recovery of copper and removal of impurities from metallurgical process streams
T. van der Meer and B. Kerstiens, Outotec Research Oy, Finland
Outotec Oyj, Finland

Sustainable water treatment solutions in the mining and metals industry
M Van Rooyen, E Minnaar, Hatch

Artificial post-mining lakes: A challenge for the regional development
Brigitte Scholz, Uwe Grünewald, Hagen Koch, Petra Fleischhammel; University of Technology Cottbus

Water, Mining and Challenges, Some unique experiences of Mining under dolomite in the Far West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa
E J Leslie Stoch and  Eric J Stoch

Uranium Contamination In The Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment: Potential Solutions, Government Interference, And Sorting Genuine
Risk From Public Hysteria
Ronald R. Hewitt Cohen; Colorado School of Mines

An effluent free, commercially attractive and sustainable solution to acid mine/rock drainage
Chris Grobler, Darryl Howard, Trisha Mithal, Mike Meiring and Richard Doyle, Earth Metallurgical Solutions

Bio-sorption of lead and cobalt from process waters onto activated grapefruit “resin”
C M Phali, A F Mulaba-Bafubiandi, B B Mamba, University of Johannesburg

Characterisation and Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage’
C Baker, Exxaro

Information will be made available at a later date

Relevant technical visits are planned and more information will be made available at a later date

Please note:
- Non-members are entitled to free membership of the SAIMM, up to 30 June 2011, for attending this event
- Registration fee does not include accommodation
- Prepayment is required for all Registration Fees on or before the date of the event.
- Delegates who have not paid will not be permitted to attend the event 

Conference Registration form may be downloaded from the download section below

For more information visit: www.ingwenyamasport.co.za
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Please Note:
Registration fee does not includes accommodation
Conference Registration form may be downloaded from download section below

The following items may be downloaded from the download section below:

1)  First Announcement & call for papers
2)  Sponsorship Opportunity Form