Modern Quarrying October-November 2017

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Sampling award for Wits stalwart Professor Dick Minnitt, JCI Professor of Mineral Resources and Reserves at Wits University’s School of Mining Engineering, has received the Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal at the Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending 2017 in Perth, Australia. The award was sponsored by Australia’s government research agency CSIRO and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). The award – given in recognition of excellence in the teaching and application of the theory of sampling – cele- brates the contribution of Paris-born chemist and statistician Pierre Maurice Gy, who had made huge strides in sampling theory since the mid-1900s. His work was driven initially by the need to be more exact in the sampling and valuation of minerals – to ensure the fairness of financial transactions in mined products. Professor Minnitt teaches sampling theory at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at theWits University School of Mining Engineering, and is busy writing a book on the subject – with Dr Pitard – which will be published by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, (SAIMM).

Professor Dick Minnitt (third from left), JCI Professor of Mineral Resources and Reserves at Wits University’s School of Mining Engineering, received the Pierre M Gy Sampling Gold Medal at the Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending 2017 in Perth, Australia. The award was sponsored by Australia’s government research agency CSIRO and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Photographed with Professor Minnitt are previous award winners: Professor Pentti Minkkinen (far left) from Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland; Dr Francis Pitard (second left) of Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants in the US; Professor Kim Esbensen (third right) of KHE Consulting in Denmark; Dr Dominique Francois-Bongarçon (second right), President of AGORATEK International Consultants in Canada; and Dr Ralph Holmes (far right), Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Mineral Resources Australia.

About the Wits School of Mining Engineering – www.wits.ac.za/miningeng/ The School of Mining Engineering, within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, is recognised as one of the top mining engineering schools and departments throughout the world. It is the only mining school in South Africa which appears in the top 50 of the Engineering – Mineral & Mining segment of the QS World University Rankings, where it is ranked 22 nd .

Metso global award for Pilot Crushtec Pilot Crushtec International – the Southern Africa distributor for Metso aggre- gate and mobile products – has been recognised by its principal for deliv- ering exceptional levels of customer service and support at the company’s September global conference in Tampere, Finland. The Jet Park-based crush- ing and screening specialist received the accolade for ‘Best New Services Distributor’, a performance VP Distribution AGG Business Line, Adrian Wood, describes as an achievement of note. www.pilotcrushtec.com

Comprehensive analysis of amended Charter In light of the temporary suspension of theMining Charter and the dialogue that needs to continue, Deloitte has published a comprehensive analysis of the amended Charter which unpacks key stra- tegic implications of the changes and suggests concrete steps the industry can take in response to them. The report also flags the high level of mis- trust stemming from all stakeholders in the min- ing ecosystem, cautioning that this remains an unfortunate barrier to true and meaningful trans- formation, a reference to the Chamber of Mines’ urgent application to interdict the Minister, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and its officials from implementing the changes. For the link to the report, please visit: https://www2.de- loitte.com/za/en/pages/energy-and-resources/articles/ the-amended-mining-charter.html?id=za:2el:3pr:a- wa_AMC:AMC_pr

Sandro Scherf, CEO Pilot Crushtec International; Adrian Wood, VP Distribution AGG business; and Grant Gehrung, national sales manager,

Pilot Crushtec International.

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MODERN QUARRYING October - November 2017