SANIRE Council hosted the Annual General Meeting on the 31st of August 2018, whereby numerous awards were handed over whilst interesting discussions around the education and the future of SANIRE was conducted.
| Award | Recipient |
| Lifetime Achievement Award: Honorary Life Fellow | DS Minney |
| Lifetime Achievement Award: Honorary Member | Trevor Clements |
| Salamon Award | Dr. Michael du Plessis & Prof. Francois Malan |
| Ortlepp Award | Paul Couto |
| Practitioner of the Year Award | Naomi Ayres |
| Rockstar of the Year Award | Edeshni Munsamy |
| Best Student Award (UP) | SC Khoza |
| Best Student Award (Wits) | Tabotabo Talane |
| Candidate Award - October 2017 Highest mark > SCO Theory (Metalliferous) |
Gustav Heuer |
| Candidate Award - October 2017 Highest mark > Paper 1 |
Prince Mulenga |
| Candidate Award - May 2018 Highest mark > Paper 1 |
Yolanda Chambati |
| Candidate Award - October 2017 Highest mark > Paper 2 |
Johan van Zyl |
| Candidate Award - May 2018 Highest mark > Paper 2 |
Thomas Ngwato |
| Candidate Award - May 2018 (Highest Mark > Paper 3.1 |
Junior Vezi |