Journal President's Corner
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Created: Monday, 01 August 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
Ayear may be a long time in politics, but for me it has passed in a flash. For all that the Office Bearers Committee and I set out to do, there is always so much more still to be done. Nevertheless, I do feel that, by building on the hard work of my predecessors, we have maintained your Institute in a good situation, despite the chaos and uncertainty in the world we live in.
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Created: Friday, 01 July 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
This edition of the SAIMM Journal is a milestone in the sense that it is the first edition fully dedicated to discussing and opening debate on issues related to the economics of the mining industry in southern Africa.
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Created: Wednesday, 01 June 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
The face of mining in Africa is changing rapidly and is becoming increasingly complex. More so than ever, the competition for strategic resources is critical to the economic growth of the emerging economies as they posture to challenge the suzerainty of the long established developed states. This once again places the African minerals industry at the centre of the global geopolitical stage.
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Created: Sunday, 01 May 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
I recently had the pleasure of attending the World Economic Forum’s discussion group on Responsible Mineral Development Initiative in Africa, held in Cape Town.
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Created: Friday, 01 April 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
The Constitution of our Institute states that the Institute must identify, represent and promote the interest and needs of its members. Like the industry in which we all work, these needs and interests change continuously.
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Created: Tuesday, 01 March 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
Irecently attended the water resource conference that was organized by the SAIMM and held in Mpumalanga. Given the sensitivity about the use of water resources, I felt that my opening remarks bear repeating.
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Created: Tuesday, 01 February 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
The recent and apparently almost insatiable demand for minerals, stimulated largely by demand from the East, represents a huge opportunity for the Southern African mining industry.
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Created: Saturday, 01 January 2011 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
The dreadful mine disaster in New Zealand is a stark reminder to us all of the risks our industry faces to feed the voracious appetite for minerals. It is, therefore, good to record the much improved 2010 South African safety statistics, which show a significant decrease in underground fatalities in our mines.
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Created: Wednesday, 01 December 2010 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
In reviewing 2010, one cannot but observe that the renewed growth following the recession of the past two years has been accompanied by an encouraging freshness in thinking. Increasingly it is realized that the resurgence in demand for the world’s mineral resources, as stimulated by population growth and urbanisation and concomitant economic growth, in China and India and other emerging economies.
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Created: Monday, 01 November 2010 02:00
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Written by Gys Landman
It has become an SAIMM tradition to present a Student Colloquium every year. This year’s Student Colloquium took place in early November at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark.
