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SANCOT News - Report back on the ITA 2014 General Assembly Fortieth Annual Meeting held at Iguassu Falls, Brazil

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Created: Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:45

The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) held its fortieth annual meeting in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, from 9 to 14 May 2014, in conjunction with the World Tunnel Congress 2014 ‘Tunnels for a Better Life’, organized by the ITA and the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee. More than 1500 persons participated in the conference. The Association registered 12 new Affiliate Members in the preceding year, which resulted in a total of 71 Member Nations and 285 Affiliate Members (taking into account some resignations). Fifty-two of the 71 Member Nations either participated or were represented in the General Assembly. Ron Tluczek, Chairperson of SANCOT, represented South Africa on behalf of the SANCOT Committee.

Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

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Created: Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:40

Grow your business by getting more of your engineering staff professionally registered
The wheels of service delivery and the broader economy demand not just more engineering graduates, but more registered engineering professionals, able to take responsibility and make decisions independently, while ensuring the highest level of quality and safety. It is for this reason that organizations need to work towards developing all engineering staff towards professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).

Obituary - Lynne Wilson Pearson van den Bosch

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Created: Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:38

Lynne van den Bosch, one of this country’s most distinguished mining engineers, lived a full, productive and happy life. He died peacefully at his home in the retirement village of Highbrook, Lonehill on 3 June 2014 at the fine age of 93.

Lynne was the third of four children and the only son. He was born in Senekal in the Free State in 1921 to Eelco and Kate (nee Spilsbury) van den Bosch. His father was a bank manager in various towns, including Kestell and Frankfort, finishing his career in Heidelburg where Lynne completed his schooling. He was justifiably proud of being the first member of his immediate family to attend university. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1942 with a degree in mining engineering.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND COCKTAIL PARTY – WEDNESDAY – 13 AUGUST 2014

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Created: Monday, 11 August 2014 10:30

The SAIMM’s Annual General Meeting and cocktail party, to which all members and their partners are invited, will take place on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at 16h30 at The Country Club Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

The cocktail party will be held from 18h00 to 20h00. To facilitate catering arrangements, those wishing to attend are requested to complete the attached reply slip and return it to the SAIMM by no later than Friday, 8August 2014.

Yours faithfully
Sam Moolla

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The Danie Krige Memorial Lecture

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Created: Thursday, 10 July 2014 20:30

The first Memorial Lecture was presented by Dr Winfred Assibey-Bonsu at the WITS Professional Development Hub on 15th May. The event was organized by Prof Dick Minnitt and the attendance of 82 people included Ansie Krige and a number of Krige family members.

The Joburg Indaba

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Created: Thursday, 03 July 2014 22:27

Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American joins an esteemed group of mining andinvestor heavyweights as the keynote speaker at the 2014
Joburg Indaba in October.

Cutifani, with more than 38 years in the mining industry, has working experience in 25 operating environments and with 20 commodities and is widely recognized as an industry innovator.

SANCOT and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA)

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Created: Thursday, 03 July 2014 22:22

On the resignation of Andrew Wilson as the outgoing Chairperson of SANCOT, Ron Tluczek was elected as the new SANCOT Chairperson on 9 April 2014.

Ron is a Professional (Geotechnical) Engineer with more than 36 years’ experience, primarily in consulting engineering. He has experience in all aspects of project management and administration of civil and geotechnical related projects, including investigation, field and laboratory testing, analysis, risk assessment, reporting, contract documentation, monitoring, quality assurance, supervision, and budget control. He has acted as an expert witness, as review consultant, and is involved with claims evaluation. He is currently an executive with AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd and is responsible for all tunnelling and geotechnical work in Africa.

Opening of Mining exhibition at Sci-Bono

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Created: Thursday, 03 July 2014 22:18

Speaking at the official opening of a permanent mining exhibition at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg, in April, Marek Dworzanowski, President of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) said that ‘the mining industry in South Africa still has a bright future ahead of it’, and pointed out that part of the SAIMM’s role was to encourage learners to consider a career in the mining industry.

Invitation to the members of the SAIMM to form part of qualitative research to be conducted by members of the Department of Communication Science, Unisa

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Created: Thursday, 03 July 2014 22:15

Members from the Department of Communication Science, Unisa, under the leadership of Dr Elnerine Greeff extend an invitation to all SAIMM members to participate in the new research in the mining sector, which will focus on the history and contemporary perspectives of Fanakalo and Activism. The main objectives of the research will be to explore and describe the perceptions of those working, and otherwise engaged in this sector, as it pertains to these two phenomena, and as they manifest uniquely in the South African mining context.

Re-write of the SAMREC Code (2014)

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Created: Thursday, 01 May 2014 00:00

The mining industry is a vital contributor to national and global economies; never more so than at present with soaring
demand for the commodities that it produces. It is a truly international business that depends on the trust and confidence
of investors and other stakeholders for its financial and operational well-being. Unlike many other industries, it is based
on depleting mineral assets, the knowledge of which is imperfect prior to the commencement of extraction. It is therefore
essential that the industry communicates the risks associated with investment effectively and transparently in order to earn the
level of trust necessary to underpin its activities. (CRIRSCO website)