2025 MineSafe Conference and Industry Awards Day

Objectives

Promoting Learning: Facilitating the exchange of experiences and best practices to enhance safety, health, and environmental standards in the mining and metallurgical sector.
Addressing Safety, Health, and Environment: Discussing critical safety and health concerns for employees, contractors, and local communities while emphasising sustainable environmental practices.
Enhancing Relationships with Local Communities: Addressing the environmental, social, and economic impacts of mining operations to foster stronger community engagement.
Zero Harm Approach: Promoting a commitment to a workplace free from injuries and accidents, reinforcing the industry’s dedication to safety.
Value-Based Approach: Encouraging a culture where health and safety go beyond compliance and become core organisational values.
Tackling Industry Challenges: Exploring solutions to pressing industry issues such as logistics, energy consumption, and workforce safety.

By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, this conference aims to drive meaningful collaboration
and collective action towards a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future for the mining and metallurgical industry.
Join us as we work together towards Safe Mines, Healthy Lives, and Sustainable Futures!

Submit an Abstract

Abstract submissions are now open!

The MineSafe Committee is inviting you to submit an abstract for presentation at the 2025 MineSafe conference.

Why submit an abstract?

• Enhance your professional image
• Draw attention to the accomplishments of your company.
• Provide the industry with your case studies, knowledge, and experience.
• Inform colleagues, policymakers, and researchers about your progress.
• Provide fresh chances for cooperation for the benefit of the sector.

Submission process

Abstracts will be subject to peer review, the committee will decide whether to accept or decline the submissions. Relevance to the conference theme, accuracy and uniqueness of ideas, contribution significance, and presentation quality are among the selection factors. Download abstract submission template

Accepted abstract authors are then able to submit a full paper. Download paper guidelines

Please note

• All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings and presented during technical sessions
• All presenting authors are required to register, pay the author registration fee and attend the conference.

Key Dates

Submission of abstracts deadline 31 July 2025

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

MINESAFE 2025: Award Nomination Forms

Download the MINESAFE 2025 Award Nomination Forms (PDF)

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Companies wishing To partner on this event should contact the Conference Coordinator.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The conference should be of value to:

Safety practitioners
Mine management
Mine health and safety officials
Engineering managers
Underground production supervisors
Surface production supervisors
Environmental scientists
Minimizing of waste
Operations manager
Processing manager
Contractors (mining)
Including mining consultants, suppliers and manufacturers
Education and training
Energy solving projects
Water solving projects
Unions
Academics and students
DMRE
Occupational health practitioners

CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for papers on the topics of safety, health and environment
Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their presentations in English and not longer than 500 words.
Abstract Submission Deadline – 30 June 2025
Abstracts should be submitted to:
Camielah Jardine,
Head of Conferencing,
E-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za

Sponsorship and Exhibition

Download: Conference Sponsorship and Exhibition 

Download: Industry Awards Day Sponsorship and Exhibition

Registration fees: MineSafe 2025 Conference

MineSafe 2025 Conference

Register for MineSafe Conference 2025

Early bird registration valid until 13 August 2025

Kindly note, registration closes on 14 November 2025. Please note late registrations will incur a R500 administration fee for registrations received after the closing date.
All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT

Registration fees: MineSafe 2025 Industry Awards Day

MineSafe 2025 Industry Awards Day

Register for MineSafe 2025 Industry Awards Day

Kindly note, registration closes on 14 November 2025. Please note late registrations will incur a R500 administration fee for registrations received after the closing date.
All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT

Contact

Camielah Jardine,
Head of Conferences and Events
E-mail:camiela@saimm.co.za | Tel: +27 11 538-0237 | Web: www.saimm.co.za