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We value your input and we are calling on our members to contribute content to the SANIRE Newsletter. This is an open invitation call for articles. If you are interested in submitting content for the next issue of Rock Talk, please send us an email at info@sanire.co.za with your proposal along with a commitment date.
Submission Categories:
- Industry related articles
- Academic papers
- Case studies
Submit an article and stand a chance of winning SANIRE Memorabilia.
For further enquiries or to submit your proposal, please send an email to: info@sanire.co.za
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Dear SANIRE Member,
Nominations are being called for the following three ISRM Awards for 2022. Kindly note submission deadline is 16 April 2022.
Young Rock Engineer Award:
More information on the Award can be found HERE:
John Hudson:
More information on the Award can be found HERE:
9th ISRM Müller Award:
More information on the Award can be found HERE:
DOWNLOAD THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
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As we It is with great excitement that I write the last Presidents corner for 2021. This time of year is generally a time where we can reflect on the accomplishments achieved during the year. I will not waste this opportunity to reflect on some of the highlights of this institute in 2021, but regrettably, before I can share the highlights of SANIRE, I need to remind us that the South African mining industry have had a less fortunate year with 60 fatalities in total of which 32% of them are related to rockfall and rockburst. One cannot help to feel saddened by the losses of life and disappointed by the poor performance in comparison to previous years.
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SANIRE welcomes the new Gauteng Branch committee who were elected on 24 November 2021. SANIRE is looking forward to the energy and commitment of this committee. SANIRE wishes to thank all of those who have served on the past committee and the contribution they have made towards the members of SANIRE.
From left to right:
Vice Chair Ohveshlan Pillay
Education and examinations Yolanda Chambati
Supporting role Katinka Cartes
Secretary Phumza Banjwa
Supplier representative Vernon Baptiste
Chair person Ross van Heerden
Technical Events administrator Thato Mathole
Not present in the main photo
Treasurer Tafadzwa Chindedza (left)
Technical Events coordinator Adelaide Moganedi (right)
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Dear SANIRE Gauteng Branch Member,
You are cordially invited to attend the year end meeting and election of new Gauteng Branch Committee.
02 DECEMBER 2021
TIME: 08:00 for 09:00
VENUE: MIDDLEBURG COUNTRY CLUB
The SANIRE Coalfields Branch Committee would like to extend an invitation to all its members for the Coalfields Year End Meeting.
Please contact Melusi Shongwe if you are interested to sponsor or present at the event.
Strict COVID Rules Apply
Due to the restrictions on gatherings under adjusted Lock Down Level 2, please RSVP on or before 30th November 2021 to ensure your attendance is reserved.
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24 NOVEMBER 2021
GAUTENG BRANCH MEETING
Dear Gauteng Branch Meeting member
You are cordially invited to attend the year end meeting and election of new Gauteng Branch Committee.
TIME: 15h00-18h00
VENUE: WITS UNIVERSITY
CHAMBER OF MINES BUILDING (SEMINAR ROOM CM236)
Dear SANIRE Member,
Kindly note that the SANIRE Gauteng Branch Year End Function and election of new Gauteng Branch Committee for your attention.
We are looking for more sponsors and presentations, please contact Mbale if you are interested to sponsor or present at the event.
Strict COVID Rules Apply
Due to the restrictions on gatherings under adjusted Lock Down Level 2, please RSVP on or before 19th November 2021 to ensure your attendance is reserved.
Please contact mbalenhleb@mpas.org.za for any further arrangements.
Dear SANIRE Member,
Please find attached the SANIRE Gauteng Branch Year End Function Agenda for your attention.
We are looking for more sponsors, please contact Mbale if you are interested to sponsor the event.
Strict COVID Rules Apply-
Due to the restrictions on gatherings under adjusted Lock Down Level 2, please RSVP to ensure your attendance is reserved.
Please contact mbalenhleb@mpas.org.za for any further arrangements.
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NOTICE OF THE SANIRE FREEVAAL BRANCH YEAR END FUNCTION
Please take note of the SANIRE Freevaal Branch Year End Function:
Date: 19th November 2021
Time: 12:30 for 13:00
Venue: Sandriver Golf Club, Virginia
AGENDA
13:00 – 14:30 Meeting
Election of new SANIRE Freevaal Committee
14:30 – Year End Function
NB. Please RSVP for catering purposes and reply to Alida Kleinhans ( Alida.Kleinhans@harmony.co.za ) by the 15th November 2021 for attending the meeting.
J Le Roux
Chairman Freevaal Branch
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On behalf of the SANIRE President, Mrs. L. Prinsloo and Council we would like to thank all the sponsors for their generosity towards making the day possible.
Thank you to all the players who participated. We do hope to see you all again next year for another round golf.
Thank you for sharing your day with us at the SANIRE Golf Day.
SANIRE would like thank the following sponsors for their donation:
- Electro Hydro World
- MLB Consulting
- Middindi Consulting
- Groundwork
Wet Hole Sponsorships:
- Mine Support Products
- FST Mining & Engineering
- TWK Agri
- Spirotech Mining Services
- New Concept Mining
- Sebetsa Trading
- RSC Ekusasa Mining
- Elbroc Mining Products
- Rocbolt Technologies
- SMS Mining
- Altecrete
- M & J Mining
- Timrite
- Reutech Mining
- Minova Africa
- Concrete Lining Products
- Videx
- Groundwork Consulting
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Mr Tony Leach, former Section Head of rock mechanics at Western Deep Levels, Anglogold, former Director of Itasca Africa and more recently Director of Latona has unfortunately succumbed to cancer.
The South African mining industry has, since its infancy, provided an irresistible lure for adventurous and industrious young men from the British Isles. During the early 1980’s when the Anglo American Corporation, faced with the pressing need to expand their rock mechanics and rock engineering capabilities, embarked upon a drive to recruit, primarily from the UK, suitably qualified people to augment its already impressive skills in this discipline. Among those that responded and were attracted to the excitement of a challenging career on the southern tip of Africa was a young man from Compton Abbas in Dorset (quite close to Cornwall), a 23-year-old graduate of Imperial College and Leeds University, one Anthony Robert Leach. Tony thus joined the long history of enterprising men who travelled halfway around the world to make their mark on the richest mining industry in the world.
Tony, always a gentleman, was well known in the rock mechanics fraternity as an expert in advanced numerical modelling, whom other consultants would approach to assist with solving complex geotechnical challenges. He was one of the youngest rock engineers to be promoted to Section Head at Western Deep Levels’ South Shaft, which was at that stage the deepest mining complex in the world. Tony was always at the forefront of technology, even in the late 1980s running complex models to understand the impact of mining at depths below 3km. Through his and other’s pioneering work in using advanced inelastic numerical modelling, safe extraction of deep mine shaft pillars is now being done as a standard practice.
He was always willing to share his vast knowledge with those who sought his professional advice. No person who has worked with Tony on a project, has not said that they learnt a lot from him, even those more senior to him. Those who were lucky enough to work with Tony, will miss him tremendously. If not for Tony’s impact, the software programs such as UDEC, FLAC, PFC, 3DEC, FLAC3D, etc that are today commonplace in South Africa, would just be read about in textbooks.
But Tony was not all work and no play. For instance, he was perhaps more passionate about flying his microlight than he was about computer modelling. His prodigious mind, his generosity of spirit, and his infectious sense of humour will be sorely missed. Right to the end he never lost his sense of the ridiculous, and would even giggle at some of the aspects of his treatment.
He has left a gigantic chasm, from both a personal and a professional perspective, rather than just a gap that will be difficult to fill.
We as Sanire, wish his wife Sharon and his children and grandchildren, well through this sad time. Tony not only touched the lives of his immediate family and friends, but also the entire rock mechanics fraternity, for which we are all grateful.
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SANIRE welcomes the new WB branch committee who were elected on 24 October 2021 during the quarterly meeting. SANIRE is looking forward to the energy and commitment of this committee. SANIRE wishes to thank all of those who have served on the past committee and the contribution they have made towards the members of SANIRE.
As the newly elected Chairperson of the Western Bushveld Branch, Edeshni Munsamy would like to sincerely thank the previous branch committee under the sterling leadership of Willie Liebenberg for steering the ship in the right direction and creating a solid platform from which, we as the new committee, can build. The WBB branch has reached new heights and we commit to articulate and drive the vision for our members to completion.
From back left: Neil Kruger (Secretary), Peet Swart( Supplier representative), Stephan Nel (Supplier representative)
From Front Left: Edeshni Munsamy (Chairperson), Hlomani Mthombeni (Vice-Chairperson), Renard Pretorius (Young member/Technical visits Rep)
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21 January 1974 – 24 October 2021
John Molepolle, a Strata Control Officer at Sibanye Stillwater Bathopele mine passed away on the 24th of October 2021 at the age of 47.
John was born on the 21st of January 1974 in a village called Segwelane next to Brits in North West. He attended primary school at Segwelane primary school, middle school at Gotsube middle school and high school at Mogale high school.
He started working in 1995 at Sasko bakery in Phokeng Rustenburg. He then moved to mining and worked at Rasimone mine, Turfontein platinum and has been in Bathopele mine for the past 10 years.
John is survived by his wife Lebogang, 4 children and 1 grandchild.
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of heart and my portion forever”
Psalms 73:26
John will be missed dearly.
The funeral was held on 30th of October at Geelhout Park in Rustenburg.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Dear SANIRE Member,
Kindly contribute any articles towards the SANIRE November/December Newsletter due for publication.
Please forward a neatly formatted word document to Thovhedzo.Gcuda@Seritiza.com / info@sanire.co.za by the 17th November 2021.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and nomination for the next Rock Talk Issue.
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SANIRE AGM 2021 Presentation
Friday, 27 August 2021
11h00 - 14h00
WEBINAR VIDEO RECORDING
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Dear SANIRE Member,
You are hereby invited to the SANIRE: Education Workshop to be hosted at:
VENUE: Sibanye Stillwater Kloof Training Centre Auditorium
DATE: 19 October 2021
TIME: 10h30 – 14h00
A Workshop to obtain industry input in the strata control and rock engineering examinations guideline updates.
This invitation has been e-mailed to all members on our membership list
Event is limited to 50 persons.
Early acknowledgement of your acceptance will be appreciated to finalize catering arrangements.
Kindly advise Mbalenhle Buthelezi, e-mail:info@sanire.co.zaby no later than 8 October 2021 to confirm attendance
AGENDA
10:30 – 10:45 Welcoming
10:30 – 10:45 Feedback
11:15 – 11:45 Exam Governance
11:45 – 12:30 Tea Break
12:30 – 13:00 SCO Exam
13:00 – 13:30 RE Exam
13:30 – 13:45 General
13:45 – 14:00 Closure
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Springtime 2021 has sprung and the winter colours are already changing our South African landscape into bright new blossoms. This always gives me a spurt of energy in my personal life and at the workplace. This also remind us that there is only four months left of the year. Those tasks still luring at you, now needs a proper action plan to be completed, unless one wants to take it with you into 2022. As we enter the change of season, certain other things have not changed, like the fact that we are still have lockdown regulations in place and COVID is still very much part of our lives.
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A webinar was held for all candidates who are preparing to write P3.4 Surface mining.
Presenters: Peter Terbrugge & Des Mossop
Date: Tuesday 28 September 2021
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
RSVP: 24 September 2021
Below are the PDF slide presentations and the Webinar video.
VIDEO
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Candidates who are writing exams were invited to join the Exam writing tips webinar.
Presenters: Peter Terbrugge & Des Mossop
Date: Tuesday 28 September 2021
Time: 15h00 – 16h00
RSVP: 24 September 2021
HERE IS THE VIDEO OF THE WEBINAR
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Dear SANIRE Member,
The SANIRE President and Council would like to invite you to join them for the SANIRE, Golf Day , 14 October 2021 at the MagaliesPark Golf Club.
Please find attached SANIRE Golf invitation and the Booking form. We look forward to your participation and meeting you at the golf day.
SANIRE Golf Day_14 October 2021.pdf
SANIRE Golf Day_14October2021_Booking Form.pdf
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Lelanie Van Zyl Prinsloo, a pioneer for woman in mining, passed away on 10/08/2021 at the age of 54.
Lelanie was born on 14 December 1966 in Kwazulu-Natal. She spent her childhood moving often and growing up in various towns (including Greenside Village), as her father was in the mining industry. She attended Clewer Primary School in Witbank. She matriculated from Secunda High School in Mpumalanga in 1984. She started working at Sasol Mining Twistdraai East Shaft as a Geological Assistant in the Geology Department in September 1997. She enrolled at UNISA and completed her BSc in Archeology, receiving the prize as best student from the university upon her graduation. After completing her initial degree there was no stopping this young and ambitious woman. She was to become one of the best female Rock Engineers in the country.
She completed the following qualifications during her career, it is important to mention that all her qualifications were completed part time while working:
- Blasting ticket (Coal)
- Mine Managers Certificate (Coal)
- Strata Control Officer Certificate (Coal)
- Rock Engineering Certificate
- GDE from Wits
- MSc Engineering (Rock Engineering)
During her career she was appointed in different roles at the following companies:
- Mining Rock Engineer (Sasol Mining) – 15 years
- Rock Engineering Manager (Optimum Colliery) – 3 years
- Rock Engineer (Shanduka Coal) – 1 year
- Principal Rock Engineer, Eskom Tied Mines (Anglo American Coal) – 5 years
- Principal Rock Engineer (Seriti Resources) – 3 years
She served on the SANIRE coal branch committee as well as moderator for both Paper 3.2 and the Rock Engineering Certificate practical examination.
Lelanie is survived by her children, Rosseau (36) and Lanriëlle Prinsloo (35), grandchildren, Conin Schoeman (9) Elrin (7) and Renelle Prinsloo (4), Son-in-law Pieter Schoeman (37) and Daughter-in-law Elmarie Prinsloo (34).
“A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. “ (Ecclesiastes 7:1)
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future” (Proverbs 31:25)
She will be missed dearly.
May her soul rest in peace.
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