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SAIMM is proud to partner with Implats, Sibanye Stillwater, Sound Mining, SRK Consulting, Ukwazi and Valterra Platinum with the goal of establishing and entrenching not only strategic relationships, but useful and uplifting networks of people and professionals.

SAIMM President Gary Lane Digs Deep in SA Mining Magazine Nov/Dec Issue

We are excited share the November/December 2025 issue of SA Mining Magazine (pages 20–21) which features SAIMM President, Gary Lane. The feature highlights his perspective on where the minerals industry stands today and the changes he believes are vital for its sustainable future.

Gary brings a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to thoughtful, people-centric leadership a reflection of SAIMM’s ongoing focus on transforming and strengthening the mining and metallurgical sector in Southern Africa.

We invite members and industry stakeholders to read the full article and share their thoughts on the ideas presented.

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MineSafe 2025 Conference and Industry Awards - Advancing Health and Safety Excellence in the Mining Sector

The 2025 MineSafe Conference, held from 19–21 November 2025 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, once again united the mining sector in a shared commitment to reducing harm, improving workplace conditions and embedding a culture of safety across South Africa’s mining operations. This flagship event is which was hosted by SAIMM, the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa (AMMSA), the Mine Metallurgical Managers Association of South Africa (MMMA), the South African Colliery Managers Association (SACMA), the Association of Mine Safety Professionals of South Africa (AMSPSA), and the South African Institute of Rock Engineering. The conference brings together key stakeholders committed to fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. As one of the industry’s most important collaborative platforms, the conference brought together representatives from mining companies, organised labour, government, suppliers and health and safety specialists to reflect on progress made, address persistent challenges and explore innovative approaches to improving occupational health and safety performance.

The conference concluded with the MineSafe Industry Awards Day on 21 November 2025, where companies and operations were recognised for exceptional achievements in safety leadership, year-on-year improvement and best-in-class performance

OPINION EDITORIAL

The AfriRock 2025 Conference comes at a pivotal time for the African mining and geotechnical engineering sectors, presenting a vital platform to confront key industry challenges while showcasing innovation, sustainability and skills development. With a landscape defined by rapid technological change and growing social and environmental expectations, the industry must take stock of where it is and where it’s going.

The leadership of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, an independent professional institute of international standing for over 130 years, notes with sadness the gravity of the human tragedy that occurred at Stilfontein in the North West Province of South Africa over the last few weeks. The death of at least seventy-eight miners brings to light the need for collaborative efforts to address social, criminal, and legal challenges that arise as a result of progressive mine closures and the loss of mining jobs and the concomitant socio-economic distress that this causes in an already stressed South African economic climate. While there are many dimensions to the illegal mining conundrum, this tragic incident has been precipitated by progressive minerals industry contraction, high levels of unemployment and poverty, and exacerbated by organised crime, it must nevertheless be seen and responded to primarily as a humanitarian crisis of significant proportion.