Future Production: Mining

Meet Bongani Buthelezi, a member of the newly appointed CSIR Future Production: Mining advisory panel. Buthelezi serves as a Chief Operations Officer at Fraser Alexander and is well-known for his strong ethics in putting safety first. His expertise is primarily in iron ore and heavy minerals with...

Meet Sietse van der Woude, a member of the newly appointed CSIR Future Production: Mining advisory panel. Van der Woude is a senior executive of modernisation and safety at the Minerals Council South Africa and is well-known for his extensive knowledge and passion for people-centered innovation a...

Meet Alex Fenn, a member of the newly appointed advisory panel for the CSIR Future Production: Mining cluster. Fenn is a professionally registered mechanical engineer and the Head of Innovation at Sibanye-Stillwater. He has a broad range of experience in engineering, innovation, technology develo...

Meet Dr Gordon Smith, Chairperson of the newly established advisory panel for the CSIR Future Production: Mining cluster. Dr Smith is a seasoned professional engineer with 42 years of multi-commodity experience in the mining sector. He holds a PhD in mineral industry strategy, a Master of Busines...

The state of digital transformation in the South African mining industry: Ten insights into fourth industrial revolution (4IR) 2023 report is now available. The report provides new insights, validates existing insights from the previous report, and articulates the mining industry’s commitment to ...

The African Mining Indaba is a space for unmissable, high-impact networking, and creating opportunities and conversations. This platform has a unique and widening perspective of the African mining industry, bringing together visionaries and innovators across the entire value chain. The CSIR was p...

Media Advisory The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Virtual Reality training technology – an innovation designed to enhance the safety of mineworkers through knowledge training on hazardous underground incidents – will take centre stage at Africa’s largest mining conference...