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MPUMI ZIKALALA – KUMBA IRON ORE’S NEW CEO MINERALS COUNCIL
BACKS PARIS AGREEMENT’S NET ZERO GHG TARGET The Minerals Council South Africa has voiced its support of the Paris Climate Change Agreement ambition of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The council is developing a Net Zero 2050 Action Plan and pathway towards achieving the goal of net zero GHG emissions. Collaborative work with the National Business Initiative on a least-cost pathway is under way. This action plan for mining will include the central pillars of an increasing share of investment in renewable energy sources (green hydrogen, solar, wind, battery storage), research, development and innovation into new technologies, the ongoing adoption of 4IR technologies and modern mining methods, critical skills development, engaging the supplier base for collaborative programmes of GHG reductions and a realistic people-centred just energy transition.
THUNGELA RECEIVES
TOP HONOURS AT THE COALSAFE AWARDS Newly listed Thungela Resources, one of the largest pure-play producers and exporters of thermal coal in South Africa, recently received recognition at the annual COALSAFE Awards. In the 2020 Environmental Management category, Thungela took first and second place honours for the Isibonelo Colliery Wetland Rehabilitation project and Zibulo Colliery Gumboots Recycling project, respectively. The Sikhululiwe Clinic at the Mafube Colliery, a joint venture between Thungela and Exxaro, was the winner of the 2019 Community Development category. Other highlights for Thungela from the COALSAFE Awards include recognition for more than 10 000 fatality-free shifts at both Isibonelo Colliery and Mafube Colliery in both years, and third place in the 2019 Environmental Management category for an irrigation project in the Steve Tshwete Municipality. Hosted by the South African Colliery Manager’s Association, the COALSAFE Awards recognise the efforts of the coal mining industry to uphold safety standards. The awards have been in existence for more than 40 years.
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De Beers Group MD Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Zikalala is set to take up the position of CEO of Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore business in the new year. The process to identify Zikalala’s successor of De Beers Group Managed Operations MD is under way, the company says. Regarding the new role, Zikalala says: “Taking on the role of CEO for Kumba will be a great natural progression for me within Anglo American, giving me the opportunity to apply my skills in a different business, while continuing to work with many of the stakeholders with whom I have built valued relationships over the years.”
DRDGOLD’S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER WINS NACA AWARD
Gold miner DRDGOLD’s environmental manager Louis Kleynhans was recently awarded a Golden Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Cause for Clean Air from the Council of the National Association for Clean Air (NACA). He received the NACA award in recognition of his leadership role in addressing dust challenges at DRDGOLD’s active mine tailings reclamation sites, cleared sites and tailings storage facilities (TSFs). He has led the development of cost-effective procedures for the establishment and maintenance of indigenous vegetation on active reclamation sites, cleared sites and TSFs to reduce dust and improve air quality for surrounding communities.
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