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Women in mining Covid-19 heroes recognised!   The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) Women in Mining Leadership Forum has announced 10 Covid-19 Women in Mining Heroes, as part of the Minerals Council’s drive to shine a spotlight on the work done by women in the South African mining industry.   The Women in Mining Leadership Forum was established to enhance the representation and development of women in the mining industry, to achieve the ambition of equal representation of women by addressing the leadership commitment to gender diversity inclusion, as well as the attraction, retention and development of women in mining. Says Minerals Council Leadership Forum Chair, Nolitha Fakude, “While we know that there have been many men working tirelessly during the pandemic, and recognise their commitment and efforts, the focus of the Women in Mining Task Team is to recognise the unsung heroes of the mining industry – those whose work and efforts so often happen anonymously, and who go unac

Highlights challenges in mining for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Recently The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) published a visionary report and focussed on Challenges in mining for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been defined as technological developments that blur the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres. MCSA draws an industry’s attention at the lying potential futures of mining for 4IR that helps in finding and mining new deposits of ‘exotics’ as well as in finding new uses of ‘ordinaries!’ They says, “ It integrates cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things, big data and cloud computing, robotics, artificial intelligence-based systems and additive manufacturing.” “Compared to previous industrial revolutions, this one is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace, with potentially significant impacts on work, services, education and leisure” MCSA adds & call to

The Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) welcomed the launch of the Mandela Mining Precinct and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMSA). The Mandela Mining Precinct is a public private cooperation that supports local, people-centred innovation to modernise the South African mining cluster. Its partnership with MEMSA empowers the mining cluster to save and create jobs in mining and the mining industries’ supplier industries. Speaking at the launch, Minerals Council Vice President, Neal Froneman said: “It is very encouraging to see that, through a learning-by-doing approach, a partnership of stakeholders is evolving to collaborate on the many challenges we face in the journey to mining 4.0.” Mr Froneman emphasised the role that research and development can play in accelerating the competitiveness, growth and transformation of the mining cluster. “As an industry body, we will do everything possible to help the Mining Equipment Manufacturers Associ