National Mine Closure Strategy Webinar series

The Virtual, Interactive Consultations will comprise groups. The timeslots that have been allocated for these sessions are as follows:

• Civil Society and Non-Government Organisations 26 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Mining Industry 27 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Environmental and Legal Practitioners 28 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Organised Labour 29 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Government 1 March 2024 at 09:00-13:00

RSVP
Please RSVP to the NMCS3 Secretariat NMCS2024@minecare.co with your preferences to register your attendance at specific sessions.  Registration for the Civil Society and Non-Government Organisations session will be open to all. All other sessions will have restricted access to ensure a focused discussion for each specified group.

Notice to SAIMM Members: Consultation on the DMRE National Mine Closure Strategy

In its latest strategy sessions, the Institutes’ Office Bearers and the Council took a decision to become more involved in influencing policy and economic direction in Southern Africa’s mining sector. In its initial foray into assisting government and the mining industry’s regulators, the SAIMM has offered to provide support for the DMRE’s evolving National Mine Closure strategy. The Chairperson of the SAIMM ESGS Committee, Prof Michael Solomon, has for the last four years served as the Senior Advisor to and Coordinator of the strategy. In addition to this, the Institute is providing the digital platform for a series of six constituency-based discussions on the strategy in its current form.

The Schedule for the Consultations with the DMRE on the 3rd phase of the National Mine Closure Strategy as well as the Derelict and Ownerless Mine Strategy is presented here and SAIMM members are invited to participate in these discussions and consultations.

The Virtual, Interactive Consultations will comprise 6 groups:

• Organised Labour;
• Mining Industry;
• Civil Society and Non-Government Organisations;
• Government;
• Environmental and Legal Practitioners; and
• Professional Associations.

The timeslots that have been allocated for these sessions are as follows:

• Civil Society and Non-Government Organisations 26 February 2024 at09:00-13:00
• Mining Industry 27 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Environmental and Legal Practitioners 28 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Organised Labour 29 February 2024 at 09:00-13:00
• Government 1 March 2024 at 09:00-13:00

Please RSVP to the NMCS3 Secretariat: Adelia Swanepoel with your preferences to register your attendance at specific sessions. Registration for the Civil Society and Non-Government Organisations session will be open to all. All other sessions will have restricted access to ensure a focused discussion for each specified group. Participants may request attendance at more than one session but registration invitations will be issued on the basis of qualification for the requested groups. With RSVP requests to the Secretariat, please state your reasons for wishing to attend the requested sessions. Permissions to attend sessions will not be unreasonably withheld.

Once you have registered for the sessions of your choice,, we will send you the documentation to be discussed. We apologise for the short notice. The deadline imposed by the DMRE is the end of March 2024 and we have to process the results of these consultative sessions by Friday 15 March 2024, so we have very little leeway.

Enquiries may be directed to the NMCS3 Secretariat, Adelia Swanepoel, to email address NMCS2024@minecare.co or on her mobile number, +27 79 413 9382

We hope that you will be able to join us for these important sessions and look forward to you participation.