About the Mandela Mining Precinct
The Mandela Mining Precinct is a public-private collaboration between the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Minerals Council of South Africa. It is an initiative aimed at revitalising mining research, development and innovation in South Africa to ensure the sustainability of the industry.
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My first experiences in an underground mine - Katlego Matlou
I looked around and smiled underneath my mask: Everything I have been taught in university, all those sketches and diagrams I looked at and had to study, all the structure, the reef, and the meticulous contacts between the rocks are all real and within reach. It was quite incredible.
Local mining equipment OEMs receive a boost with central, online equipment and technology database
TARA is an online portal of locally manufactured mining equipment designed to assist the industry in achieving increased local content and manufacturing. It also allows OEMs to demonstrate their current commercially available technologies.
Investigating novel rock-breaking techniques in pursuit of zero harm
The Mandela Mining Precinct is committed to the industry-wide goal of zero harm, and is investigating the feasibility of thermal spalling as a promising technology to increase the efficiency, health and safety of mining by enabling 24/7 production and the reduction of toxic gases and dust.
Our programmes
The Mandela Mining Precinct has been established to provide a community of researchers with an opportunity to work together in one space.The Mandela Mining Precinct initiative is implemented through six research-based programmes, all of which are aimed at improving the safety on mines and introducing innovative technologies to the industry.
