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Water Risk Uncertainty Necessitates Predictions, but Also Flexibility

Simon Lorentz, Philippa Burmeister - June 2021

Publication - Article

Managing water risks exacerbated by climate change makes predictive modelling vital, but at the same time more difficult – Africa’s response therefore needs to embrace flexible solutions through more sustainable engineering design.

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Lower Emissions Now a Sustainability and Cost Imperative

Visvanathan Reddy - September 2023

Publication - Article

The enforcement of South Africa’s carbon tax is adding to the focus by mines and industry on greenhouse gas emissions, raising the interest in the potential for converting methane into energy.

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Collaboration Needed To Address Challengers

Tamaryn Hale - October 2024

Publication - Article

Industrial companies in KwaZulu-Natal are increasingly recognising the importance of water resilience and collaborative efforts to address shared water challenges, especially amid ongoing challenges in the province, owing to ageing water infrastructure and poor maintenance.

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Mining will be Vital in a Low Carbon Future

Andrew van Zyl - February 2021

Publication - Article

The fact that mining will be vital in a low-carbon future, was confirmed by the topics prioritised at the recent Investing in African Mining Indaba’s virtual conference last week.

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Probable Maximum Precipitation Assessment Under Climate Change Using NEX-GDDP-CMIP6

 Event - Vienna, Austria

This presentation investigates the impact of a changing climate on Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) estimation.

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Implementing Multi-Century-Hourly Stochastic Precipitation Using CMIP6 - A Trade-off Approach

Victor Muñoz, Mehmetcan Ozkadioglu - August 2023

Publication - Presentation, Published Paper

This paper addresses the challenges of designing mine closure landforms resilient to long-term storm effects by proposing a trade-off approach that utilizes climate change projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Assessment Report 6 (CMIP6).

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Are Things Looking Up for the Mining Industry?

Andrew van Zyl, Marcin Wertz, Joseph Mainama - October 2019

Publication - Article

South Africa's mining sector is inching painfully towards better times, progressing beyond the Mining Charter furore to other key areas such as climate change, energy sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG).

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Session 3: International Co-operation in the Development of Critical Raw Materials Supply Chains

 Event - Astana, Kazakhstan

The global transition to renewables fosters collaboration in critical materials. Kazakhstan's expanding partnerships with major players aim to establish robust supply chains for green tech.

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Session 7: Best Sustainability Practices in Action

 Event - Astana, Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan’s mining sector, adopting international Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards is vital for both competitiveness and sustainable growth.

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Q&A: SRK Consulting Celebrates 50 Years in 2024

Visvanathan Reddy - September 2024

Publication - Article

Regulations are evolving rapidly across Africa, driven by increasing awareness of ESG issues and the need for greater transparency and accountability in business practices.

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