Participating at this year’s Mining Indaba, Mandela Mining Precinct’s (MMP) Research Programme Manager, Jean-Jacques Verhaeghe, encouraged attendees to apply design practices and thinking with the…
Media release 31 March 2022 For immediate release The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP), through the CSIR and Minerals Council South Africa, has signed a memorandum…
Media release 24 March 2022 For immediate release Mandela Mining Precinct showcases better rock drills for uptake by SA mines The Mandela Mining Precinct…
The Mandela Mining Precinct is pleased to announce a Call for Interest from Universities to establish a SAMERDI Research Centre for the Advanced Orebody Knowledge…
Introduction The SATCAP Skills Immersion Demo Workshop /Exhibit was held virtually, via Zoom on 12 January 2022. Immersion into the ‘Art of Possibility’ modern training…
The MMP and Huawei signed an MoU that allows the MCSA, through the Precinct and Huawei, to explore the possibilities of achieving underground communications in…
The RTIMS show-and-tell event was held virtually on 18 November 2021. It was attended by representatives of the Precinct’s funders, mining companies and partners. The…
The MMP is mandated to facilitate the development of skills, capacity and capability in mining RDI. As mining-related research in South Africa has declined, the…
The concept of a dedicated test mine for South African mining companies and suppliers surfaced in 2018. Suppliers have historically experienced difficulties in gaining access…