EOH Legal Services environmental law specialist Selvan Subroyen
presented a paper titled ‘Environmental legislative amendments:
Impact on mining’.
affects South Africa’s quarrying industry.
Alan and Colleen Cluett’s presentation
‘Environmental developments affecting our
industry’ gave an overview of the changes in
environmental management over the past
25 years, looking specifically at identifying
the risks facing South Africa’s surface
mining industry and the opportunities
these risks present. Chris Doran focused
on the future of collision avoidance and
proximity detection systems in the South
African context, given current legislation
and technological capabilities. The final
presentation of the day was delivered by
Chamber of Mines senior executive: Public
Affairs & Transformation, Tebello Chabana,
who presented an update on South Africa’s
mining industry.
Targets, takeaways and trends
Many of those attending the conference
have been doing so for years, and see it as
an excellent opportunity to catch up and
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Gabriel Gomes’s presentation looked at the impact of drilling and
blasting on crushing performance.
reconnect with people they seldom – if
ever – see outside of the annual event.
One such person is CDE regional manager
for sub-Saharan Africa Nicolan Govender.
He explains that while the most valuable
outcome of the conference for CDE was solid
enquiries from new and existing customers,
which have led to CDE visiting customer
operations and putting together proposals
for them on wet processing solutions, the
networking is also important.
“It is always good to catch up with
some of the industry’s leading equipment
suppliers and aggregate producers at these
conferences to get a feel for the market.
This year, there was still some quiet
confidence that markets will pick up in
the latter part of the year,” says Govender.
When it comes to the conference sessions,
Govender identified Selvan Subroyen’s
presentation on environmental legislation
as being especially relevant, particularly
the information he provided on water usage
licences. As far as the biggest trends in
the South African quarrying industry over
the next few years, Govender highlights
the beneficiation or upscaling of certain
aggregates being produced in quarries.
BLT director Ken Mouritz is another
returning exhibitor who sees the event
as primarily providing an opportunity
to network with the various industry
operators. Like many delegates, Mouritz
sees environmental legislation as one of the
key areas to keep an eye on in future.
JD Singleton, general manager of Weir
Minerals’ Trio and Enduron product ranges,
attended the IQSA conference for the first
time this year, although the company
has been attending since it launched its
products into the sector. While Singleton’s
primary aim in attending the conference
was to establish Weir Minerals as a credible,
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
of crushers, feeders, screens and material
handling solutions for the sand and