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In order to ensure that the SAIMM continues to berecognized by the South African Council for ProfessionalEngineers (SACPE), a clause was included in the amend-ed Constitution to the effect that only corporate memberswho are registered or registrable with SAC PE as Profes-sional Engineers will be entitled to vote on matters deem-ed by the Council of the SAIMM to relate to the affairsof Professional Engineers. SACPE has officially inform-ed the SAIMM that the changes to the Constitution areacceptable to the Council of SAC PE and do not affectthe status of the SAIMM as a Professional EngineeringSociety.

Annual Report and AccountsFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1987

PREFACEDuring the past year, considerable effort was devoted

to the implementation of the strategic plan that wasadopted by the SAIMM in 1986. Good progress was madein a number of areas, while in others the foundation waslaid for future progress.

Key Objective of the InstituteThe key objective of the SAIMM is as follows:

To identify the needs of its members and to initiate andgive effect to the means whereby the requirements fortechnology and scientific knowledge of the minerals andmetals section of the South African economy are satisfied;and to represent and promote the interests of its members.

Organizational StructureThe organizational and operational structure of the In-

stitute was changed to facilitate the implementation ofthe strategic plan. Accordingly, the various activities ofthe SAIMM were grouped under seven main headings,and each Office Bearer was allocated one of those areasas his portfolio. This organizational change has strength-ened the long-term planning aspects of the SAl MM andhas allowed for better coordination of activities. A directconsequence of the changed management approach is thatlong-term plans have been established for the more im-portant activities. In line with this, a Finance Commit-tee was established to address the financial needs of theSAIMM.

In accordance with the changed management policy,this report on the activities of the SAIMM is presentedunder the following main headings:

Interests of Individual Members,Technical Meetings,Regional Development,Publications,Special Projects,International Liaison, andCo-ordination, Management, and Administration.

Changes in Membership RequirementsAt a Special General Meeting, which preceded the

Annual General Meeting of the Institute on 20th August,1986, far-reaching amendments to the Constitution wereapproved. These make it possible for non-graduates tobecome corporate members of the SAIMM on the basisof their experience, their position in industry, and thelevel of responsibility of their work. Accordingly, the re-quirements for the various membership categories werere-defined, and membership grades of Associate Memberand Graduate were abolished in terms of the amendmentsto the Constitution. The membership status of membersin the categories Graduate, Associate, and AssociateMember were assessed by the Membership Committeeand the necessary transfers initiated. In addition, a majordrive to recruit new members from the spectrum of themineral industry that did not previously qualify for cor-porate membership was launched.

Regional DevelopmentEfforts by the Council of the SAIMM to encourage

the formation of branches have been successful, and threenew branches have been established in the Vaal Triangle,the Western Cape, and the Western Transvaal. Of par-ticular significance is the formation of the Western CapeBranch, which is situated in an area where there is nosignificant mineral industry but where there are two veryactive universities. This development can only strengthenthe industry, which is in continuous search of highlyqualified personnel.

Engineering and Scientific SocietiesThe rising costs experienced by most engineering and

scientific societies on the one hand, and on the other thedisunity among the various bodies representing engineer-ing in South Africa, have led to some alarming develop-ments that have potentially serious long-term consequen-ces for the SAIMM. Among these, is the severance ofties with Kelvin House by several of the large engineer-ing institutions, which have set up their own offices. Notonly has this increased the cost pressure being experienc-ed by the societies remaining in Kelvin House, but it hasaccentuated the disunity among the engineering bodies.Council and Office Bearers of the SAIMM viewed thesedevelopments with great concern, and much time and ef-fort were spent in trying to halt a development that theengineering professions and the country can ill afford.Accordingly, the SAIMM played an active role in the for-mation of a strategic plan for the Associated Scientificand Technical Societies of South Africa, and participatedin discussions of the Interim Council for the SouthAfrican Engineering Association. Despite these efforts,progress was slow and many basic questions remainedunresolved.

In recognition of the fact that the South African mineralindustry is multi-disciplinary in nature and unique interms of its size and engineering requirements, the SAIMMhas increased its efforts to further relationships with allbodies that serve the mineral industry. These efforts aresupported by the belief that the industry cannot affordthe degree of disunity that exists in other areas, and thatthe resources in terms of manpower and expertise arelimited and need to be husbanded carefully. The positive

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response received from all the bodies that were approach-ed was most encouraging.

Co-operation with Other BodiesA most welcome feature of recent years is the close col-

laboration that has developed between the SAIMM andother bodies serving the mineral industry. This has madeit possible to embark on projects that would be beyondthe scope of the individual bodies. Remarkable examplesof this are the GOLD 100 conference, which was organiz-ed jointly with Mintek, the Chamber of Mines, and theUnisa School of Business Leadership; and the BackfillSymposium, which was a joint venture with the Associa-tion of Mine Managers of South Africa. The publicationof technical books for the mineral industry is another areain which great benefits can be gained from collaborationwith other bodies. In this field, the SAIMM is establishinga good reputation as a book publisher.

Co-operation with Electra MiningAgreement has been reached with Specialised Exhibi-

tions, the organizers of the Electra Mining Exhibition,to raise the Electra Mining week to the technical andsocial high point of the South African mining calendarby holding a 3 Y2-daysymposium in conjunction with theexhibition and by arranging the SAIMM's banquet duringthe Electra Mining week. In addition, an internationalmining symposium is planned to be held every four yearsto enhance the international status of the South Africanmineral industry and to promote both the exhibition andthe SAIMM.

In considering close collaboration between the SAl MMand Specialised Exhibitions, Council concluded that suchcollaboration would enhance the image of the mineral in-dustry, that it would enable the SAIMM to better pro-mote its objectives regarding the dissemination of tech-nical information, and that it would generate income forspecial projects in the publication and education areas.

Delfos and Atlas Copco Travel GrantThe SAIMM once again administered the 1987 Delfos

and Atlas Copco Travel Grant, which entitles the reci-pients to an all-expenses-paid trip abroad for a periodof about one month. This year's winners will travel toAustralia and South Korea in September to visit miningand industrial projects.

The following are the winners for 1987:

Kenneth Steenkamp, Underground Manager, KloofGold Mine

Gideon van Niekerk, Chief Mining Engineer, IscorThabazimbi Mine

Albert de Villiers, Underground Manager, Sasol Coal,Secunda Collieries.

FinancesThe high cost of publishing a technical journal and the

increase in the cost of services provided by Kelvin Househave continued to strain the financial resources of theSAIMM. A finance committee was estaolished to addressthe short- and long-term needs, and a number of stepswere taken to control costs. Despite these efforts, anoperating loss of some R81 381 was encountered. How-ever, a changed investment policy has resulted in sub-

stantial increases in the value of the SAIMM's invest-ments.

Council for 1986/87President

Dr H. Wagner

President-ElectRC. Alberts

Seniorc.E. Fivaz

Vice PresidentsJuniorDr O.K.H. Steffen

Immediate Past PresidentH.E. James

Honorary TreasurerProf. D.G. Krige

Members of CouncilDr J. LurieR.B. MacGillivrayV.J. MooreH.G. MosenthalRc. Oberholzer*B.E. ProtheroeR.A. SnodgrassP.c. van Aswegen

R.D. BeckProf. S. BudavariJ .A. CruiseProf. R.J. DippenaarJ .S. FreerJ.P. HoffmanR.W.O. KerstenA. Killat

Branch ChairmenWitbank/Middelburg Branch RR. RohrmannOrange Free State Branch P.H. RadcliffeWestern Cape Branch Prof. C. T. O'ConnorVaal Triangle Branch D. RiimelinWestern Transvaal N.J. Devine

Past Presidents Serving on CouncilJ .D. Austin Prof. R.P. PlewmanProf. A.N. Brown Dr R.E. RobinsonDr P.R. Jochens P.W.J. van RensburgProf. R.P. King P.A. von WiellighG.Y. Nisbet

*Resigned in February 1987 owing to work commitments.

1. THE INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Portfolio Holder: C.E. FivazKey Performance Areas

To achieve its objectives regarding the interests of in-dividual members, the SAIMM

. undertakes to assess the qualifications, experience,and level of responsibility of applicants for member-ship, and allocates a membership certificate in an ap-propriate grade as a means of granting appropriateprofessional and technical status to individuals whopractise in the minerals and metals sector;

. undertakes to prepare and publish career-guidancebrochures, bursary handbooks, audio-visual andvideo programmes, optional school-curricula material,etc., and participates in the activities of the PhoenixNational Committee to stimulate scholars and stu-dents to select careers in the minerals and metals sec-tor of the South African economy;. guards the professional interests of engineers, scien-tists, technologists, and technicians by providing acorporate voice and by representing their interests on

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bodies such as the South African Council for Profes-sional Engineers (SACPE), the Federation of Societiesof Professional Engineers (FSPE), the South AfricanCouncil of Natural Scientists (SACNAS), and theJoint Council of Scientific Societies (lCSS);

. through representationon bodies such as SACPE,assists with the evaluation of curricula at universitiesand technikons with a view to improving the level ofeducation of graduates and diplomates and to ensur-ing that the courses are relevant to the needs of theminerals and metals sector;

. makes awards, in the form of medals, prizes, and cer-tificates, in order to recognize technical excellence,to stimulate a sense of pride in high standards of per-formance, and to encourage individuals involved inthe minerals and metals sector to share the results oftheir work through publication; the following areeligible for SAl MM awards: individuals for the veryhighest achievements in the South African mining andmetallurgical industry, SAIMM members and non-members for papers of the highest standard publish-ed in the Journal or other SAIMM publications, andstudents from universities and technikons for excep-tional academic performance;. arranges technical excursions, banquets, and othersocial events to create opportunities for professionalassociation and fellowship for its members.

1.1. Membership CommitteeC.E. Fivaz, Chairman

B.C. Alberts Dr J. LurieJ.D. Austin H.G. MosenthalProf. A.N. Brown G.Y. NisbetProf. S. Budavari Prof. R.P. PlewmanJ .S. Freer B.E. ProtheroeH.E. James Dr R.E. RobinsonDr P.R. Jochens Dr O.K.H. SteffenR.W.O. Kersten P.W.J. van RensburgProf. R.P. King P.A. von WiellighProf. D.G. Krige Dr H. Wagner

Following the strategic-planning exercise carried outby the Council of the SAIMM during 1985/86, certainamendments to the constitution were approved at aSpecial General Meeting held in August 1986. The majorimpact of these amendments on the interests of memberswas that it is now possible for non-graduates working inthe industry to become corporate members on the basisof their experience and the position they hold in industry.

Apart from the normal activities, as outlined in the KeyPerformance Areas, the main emphasis during the pastyear has been on a 'membership drive'. Active measureswere taken to increase the number of members by send-ing personal letters from the President and the Chairmanof the Membership Committee to the top managements of(i) mining companies, requesting them to bring the

changes in the Constitution to the attention of mem-bers of their staff who might be interested in joiningthe SAIMM;

(ii) mining and industrial companies, pointing out thebenefits of Company Affiliate membership and in-viting them to apply for such membership.

Contact with non-members who attended colloquia and

schools arranged by the SAIMM continued with a viewto increasing membership and, finally, articles highlight-ing the changes in the constitution and inviting interestedpersons to join were published in a number of technicaljournals.

Ten ordinary meetings and one special meeting wereheld during 1986/87, at which detailed attention was paidto the Committee's routine task, viz membership grading,and to the membership drive. Table I compares member-ship information with that of the previous year to pro-vide a basis for the assessment of growth and for the iden-tification of trends. It is too early to draw conclusionson the outcome of the membership drive, which got underway during the year and is an ongoing activity. However,a gratifying increase in the number of Company Affiliatesis already evident. The large increase in the number ofAssociates is due to the elimination of the grades ofAssociate Member and Graduate.

1.1.1. New MembersFellowsR. Baschwitz, P.E. Bryant, F.W. de Vries, A.R. Dykes,J.A Gibbon, W.F. Heinz,J.H. Kritzinger,A McCracken,J.L Nel, D.A. Spencer, T.C.A. Wadeson

MembersP.H. Botha, P.S. Buddery, S.J. Godden, S.M. Gray,A.L Hannaford, R. Harveson, LM. Jacobs, K.B.K.Jones, N.A Kock, H.F. Kolbe, G.F. Marx, S.B. McGimp-sey,e.H. McLaren, C.G. Pinero, P.S. Piper, P.S. Rorke,C.F. Spillings, R.G. Wadley, R.P.H. Willis

AssociatesM.D. Adams, N.J. Bell, D.R. Brox, S. Chapman, P.S.Colvin, V.A Annis (nee Coutts-Trotter), LW. Davidson,S. Darby, R.A Heins, C.R. Jones, KJ. Knott-Craig,J.P. Leader, D.C.P. Lindemann, LB. McGeorge, R.D.Mortimer, G.J. Mostert, A.M. Muir, P.J.C. Myburgh,D.C. Nel, S.S. Ntshali Ntshali, M.L Ntshanga, D.W.Ogilvie,K.J. Smale, N. Snow, O. Soykan, AC.F. Squas-sabia, R.J. Thompson, J. Viljoen

GraduatesG.M. Cox

StudentsE. Baleta, AJ. Benson, KT. Bladwell,H.R. Bogenhofer,J.J. Booyse, A.W. Botha, J.M. Botha, P. Botha, T.LBotha, J.S. Bothma, T. Botoulas, T.e.W. Brink, B.G.Cockburn, S.T. Coetzer, D.S. Cowie, D.S. Demmer,H.L de Villiers, H.C. de Wet, A. du Plessis, J.P. duPlessis, P.D. du Plessis, S.H. du Plooy, T.A du Toit,T. Eksteen, D.e. Fokker, LG. Fouche, P.AP. Fouche,B.J. Fourie, B.C. Gerrell, e.M. Goodall, C.L Griffith,M. Greyling, N.G. Haikney, E. Hakkinen, A.W. Hart-mann, B.H.J. Havenga, A.M. Herbst, J.G. Heyneke,G.P. Hindmarch, J.C. Jansen, M. Jooste, R. Karstel,T.D. Knight, P. Language, D.S.R. Lawrence, A. Maas,S.M. MacDougal, C.D. Malagan, N.G. MacPhail, D.J.Markus, S.M. Meiring, LD. Meyer, F. Minnaar, AF.M.Monteiro, N.J. Muller, J. Oosthuizen, P.C. Pistorius,J .S.D. Potgieter, M. Preece, A. Prinsloo, C. Pretorius,T. Purvis, G.M. Reitsma, M. Richardson, G.C. Roets,RH. Schmidt, P.A. Schoeman, A.J. Schutte, P.J.Schutte, R.J. Sheldon, J .C. Stapelberg, J. Stapelberg,

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1986/87

MembersMembers

Membership June New Transfers Transfers Reinstate- Struck Resigna- June Gain +

grade 1986 members in out ments off tions Deceased 1987 Loss-

Honorary Life Fellow 28 129 + 1

Honorary Fellow 88 -

Life Fellow 671 3 63 - 4

Fellow 416 11 15 15 1 5 8 1 414 - 2

Retired Fellow 180 14 1 5 2 186 + 6

Life Member 11 -

Member 691 19 71 7 12 12 3 747 + 56

Retired Member 28 7 1 1 33 + 5

Associate Member 67 67 - - 67

Retired AssociateMember - 2 2 - -

Graduate 172 1 4 176 1 2 - - 172

Associate 322 28 368 5 33 12 668 + 346

Retired Associate 30 2 1 1 2 28 - 2

Student 427 87 211 3 9 5 1 291 - 136

Company Affiliate 98 18 1 2 113 + 15

Total 2535 164 484 484 5 61 49 13 2581 + 46

TABLE I

SUMMARYOF NEW APPLICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP MOVEMENTSFOR 1986/87 AND COMPARISON OF MEMBERSHIP INDIFFERENT GRADES AND TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 1985/86 AND 1986/87

B.e. Stotter, G.I. Strong, C.H.P. Swanepoel, F.A Uys,H. van Dyk, C.D. van der Linde, A.J. van der Merwe,J.L. van der Merwe, Ae. van Niekerk, G.I. van Niekerk,J.H. van Velze, W.J.S. van Zyl, J.W. Venter, T.J. Vic-tor, B. Waldron

Company AffiliatesBalderson E.W. Inc., Baldwins Steel, Barlows TractorCo., B.C.L. Mine Site (Admin), Dresser S.A. (Pty) Ltd,Eclipse Holdings Limited, Elandsrand Gold Mining Co.Ltd, Geo Expert SPA, Klockner-Moller (Pty) Ltd,Mannesman Demag, McKinnon Chain S.A. (pty) Ltd,Mega Plastic Industries, Plasserail, Rossing Uranium Ltd,Scaw Metals Ltd, Skega (Pty) Ltd, Wirtgen GmbH(S.A.), Yskor Beperk

1.1.2. Members Transferred to Higher GradesTransferred to Honorary Life FellowProfessor D.G. Krige

Transferred to FellowR.F. Bourne, B.R. Broekman, R.M. Cunningham, J.D.Gow, D.A.J. Ross-Watt, Dr O.K.H. Steffen

Transferred to MemberJ.P. Botha, J.R. Brinkmann, M.L. Coetzee, J.D. Lewins,A. LlorentedeSousa, J.J.lourens, P.G. Naude, D.M.O'Connor, C.A. Pretorius, S.A. Shepherd, W. Uys, O.J.van der Schyff, J. de B. van Niekerk, J.A van Tonder,J .M.P. Viviers

Transferred to AssociateP.G. Albert, C.P. Aspeling, J.C.G. Ba1-:er,D.W. Bester,P. Brandsma, M.M. Brown, Q.P. Campbell, T.G. Coet-lee, N.L. Dent, A.W. deVilliers, P.R. Ferreira, K.D.E.Fischer, M.M. Fischer, N.A. Fortmann, N.D. Gelden-huis, T.A. Grant, E.K. Harvey, E.e. Johnson, G.A.J.Jordaan, A. Killat, E.R. Klue, K.H. Kruger, KW. Legg,

I.M. Lombard, J.D.Q. Loureiro, A Lubbe, A McAdam,A McQ. Croll, J.D. Reinecke, D.B. Steyn, W.e. Ver-geer, G.H. von Oppen

Transferred to GraduateA.E. Coetzee, A.J. van der Merwe, P.H. van Vuuren,J.L Wyeth

1.1.3. Automatic Transfers of Membership Grades

From Associate Member to FellowJ.A.D. Britz, I.D. Brumby, J.R. Garbutt, G.I. Gossman,R.M. Green, F.A. Mare, V.J. Solomon, S.V. Stander,L van Tonder

From Associate Member to MemberR. Allison, AW. Bagnall, J.M. Black, AC. Botha, J.W.Briedenhann, D.R. Brodrick, A. Buncombe, D.F. Brad-shaw, P.F. Cilliers, C.M. de Beer, S.M. Dyk, P.W. Eblin,O.A Ehrensberger, P.e. Engelbrecht, S.R. Farinha, J.E.Forbes, M.A. Foreman, J .H. Fourie, A.D. Germond,LS. Gibbs, G.O. Harris, AT. Harrison, C.E. Harrison,T.N. Hawthorne, H.C. Iversen, M.L Jones, F.W.Kluckow, G.A. Koen, C. Kolver, P. Kraus, J.J. Less-ing, K. Levin, R.A. Macaulay, T.G. McCarthy, N.McDonald, KH.O. Meyer, W. Muir, P.D. Munro, R.H.Murray, P.K. Nel, P.W. Overbeek, C.J. Philips, B.F.Finder, J. Prater, J.H. Roux, D. Rowe, J.E. Shackley,J.P. Smit, G.J. Steyn, R.N.M. Taylor, C.M.B. Thomas,P.S. van der Merwe, J.M.O. van Sittert, A.A. Wagner,C.T. Warburton, J. Weir

From Graduate to AssociateJ.B. Armstrong, J.A. Atkins, M.W. Atkinson, K.L.P.Baart, C.D. Barlow, M.J. Bathman, G.R.C. Bennett,D.J. Bester, C.A. Boothroyd, J.J. Bornman, C.K.Boucher, LM. Bredell, E.A. Brinkmann, A.J. Carter,J.J.L Cilliers, A.E. Coetzee, O.J. Coetzee, R.E. Col-liDs,E.J. Conradie, M.J. Cook, G.M. Cox, J.W. Crous,

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S.J. Dale, F. Danninger, G.A. Davis, M.D. de Kiewiet,H.J. de Klerk, P.L de Rooy, J.R. de Villiers, H.M.W.Delport, D.S.S. Denton, A. Dippenaar, M.G. Downing,J. du Plessis, M.B. Ebell, J. Engelbrecht, P.A. Escor-cio, K.W. Falconer, G.E. Farmer, G.H. Feldtmann,A.M.P. Ferreira, R.S. Fickling, LJ.H. Fourie, C.D.R.Galpin, P. Gaskell, R.D. Gordon, R.P. Gould, C.M.C.Gouveia, R.M. Gowans, A.c. Graham, R.E. Green, D.Hall, M.P. Hallewell, B.G. Harding, K.R. Hengstmann,D.A. Henman, D.P.C. Heugh, D.J. Hill, R.J. Hoare,R.C. Hochreiter, C.G. Hutson, J.A. James, A. Jamie-son, M. Johnson, G.J. Jonck, K.M. Keil, J.N. Ken-worthy, T.J. King, R.W. Kloot, E.T. Knight, C. Kruger,F.C. Kruger, M.W. Kruger, G. Kruyswijk, B.J. Lavin,J.A Lindsay, L. Lorenzen, S.M. Madeyski, T.G. Maier,D.E. Marsden, J.O. Marsden, D.P. Martin, LL Mat-kowskyj, LM. Matthews, P.D. McLatchie, H.N.McCreadie, W.F.A.T. Meihack, W.N. Meijer, G.B.Mercer, D.M. Minnaar, D.J. Morris, N.P. Mosenthal,R.J. Mostert, D. Nel, J.D. Nel, LR. Nelson, P.J. Nofal,B.M. O'Hearn, G.J. Oosthuizen, J .S. avian, G. Pano-poulos, R.J. Pilkington, C.J. Polmear, M.J. Fouls, M.S.Powell, B.R. Pryor, S.A.R. Purkiss, P. Rankine, D.J.Rooker, A.M. Saayman, C.R.W. Seymour, J.H. Smit,S.S. Smit, A.G. Smith, D.D. Smith, G.L Smith, M.H.Solomon, R.G. Stapleford, P.J. Stark, A.W. Stasi-kowski, J. Steele, C.E. Stevenson, J.C. Strydom, J.P.Strydom, A.M. Sugden, W.D. Symes, P.A. Taljaard,A.P. Theart, J.D. Thornton, W.Y. Timmerman, R.J.C.Tincknell, J.H. Truter, R.W. Turner, J.C. van den Berg,A.J. van der Merwe, G. van der Wath, P.R.S. vanDorssen, C. van Loggerenberg, W.H. van Niekerk,R.A.H.M. van Nieuwenhoven, P.H. van Vuuren, H.J.van Walsem, M.J.V.T. van Wijngaarden, A.A vanWyk, P.E. Venter, J.H. Visser, E.S. Vorster, G.C.V.Wade, A. Walker, B.I. Walker, J.N. Wallington, B.Ward, D.P. Washingsky, M.F. Wells, M. Welthagen, M.Withers, C.J. Wright, J.L Wyeth, T.P.C. Young

From Student to AssociateG. Adendorff, J.G. AlIen, R.J. Anderson, R.A.L. Atkin-son, V.A. Barton, K.R.E. Beard, S.G. Becker, R. Bene-ke, J. Bester, P.M. Bester, F.M. Bethune, H. Bezemer,J.J. Booyse, J.M. Boshoff, D.J. Botha, P.R. Botha, R.F.Bridson, C.W. Brown, I. Buchel, P.J. Charter, G.A.Cochran, B.G. Cockburn, J.J. Coetzee, G.J.H. Com-brinck, D.A Cooke, T.S. Crompton, S.L Currin, J.M.de Beer, J.I.N. de Beer, P.S. de Bruyn, J.C. de Wet, P.J.de Wet, G. Dellas, P. Dempsey, A.I. Dennis, A.D.Dodds, J.W.D. Dowsley, F.G. du Plessis, D.G. du Toit,V.G. Duke, P.J.O. Ebell, D.B. Fourie, E.J. Fox, E.A.FrommoIt, H.H. Geach, L Germishuys, B.D. Good-child, M.l. Gouws, K. Gradidge, C.K. Grassman, J .D.Gregory, W.C. Greyling, H.J. Grobler, P.J. Grobler,F.P. Guilherme, F.A Hathorn, D. Hendricks, E.F.Heymann, D. Hope, R.D. Horne, A Jacobs, H.J. Jager,J.A. Janse van Rensburg, M.S. Janssen, D.H. Jeffrey,O.V. Jevon, G.A Jones, E.P. Jonker, J.P. Jordaan, G.Joubert, AJ. King, V. Korzynski, D.A. Kruger, P.Language, J.G.A. Las, D.S.R. Lawrence, H.S.C. leRoux, D.L. Leih, K.J. Lennon, M.J. Lensly, M.P.Lotriet, J.J. Louw, A.E. Lovell, S.J. Maartens, LF.MacCourt, C.D. Maclagan, C. Marais, W.J. Marais,D.C.S. Maree, D.J. Markus, C. Marx, N.J. McGeorge,

J.B. McGrath, AJ. Meyer, J.N. Meyer, LD. Meyer, F.Mienie, B.W. Miles, P. Millan, P.C. Mulroney, A.J.Murdoch-Eaton, R. Monteith, N.F. Nicolau, J .A. Nor-ton, A.P. Oberholzer, M.P. O'Hare, F.T. Olivier, A.K.Oosthuizen, P.A Osborne, F.T. Pantke, H.G. Papen-fug, P.J. Pienaar, H.P. Potgieter, P.L Potgieter, R.K.Prentice, C.S. Pretorius, M.J. Pretorius, G.P. Prinsloo,T. Qabaka, M. Ralephata, P.M.D. Rangwetsi, M.D.Ras, I.R. Reid, G.M. Reitsma, A.J. Reinecke, R.P.Retief, N.R. Rhodes, B.C. Rip, J.F.A. Robberts, D.Roets, K.R.C. Rogers, Q. Roux, J.A. Saunders, P.A.Schoeman, J.F.O. Scholtz, P.Z. Schultz, P.B.B. Schutte,R.J. Sheldon, P.E. Skeat, M.H.E. Spitze, K.M. Steen-kamp, R.C. Steinhaus, J. Steyl, A.H. Swart, G.J. Taylor,A.J. Thatcher, E.H.W. Theron, 1.1. Theron, B.R. Tin-niswood, L:D. Tuvey, E. DIvan, A.C. Valentine, H. vanden Berg, P. M. van den Heever, M.W .H. van der Merwe,T. van der Wait, W.G. van der Westhuizen, F.G. vanDyk, Ac. van Niekerk, J. van Niekerk, H.J. van Rooy-en, A.J.J. van Wyk, P.R. van Wyk, S.A. Venter, R.E.Verburgt, J.B. Vermeulen,AL Viljoen, D. Vogel,W.Lvon Maltitz, L Vutsas, LA. Ward, B. Watson, M.M.Wellsted, S.M. Wenhold, M.F. Whitter, M.G.K. Wig-gill, C.A. Wright, K.J. Zoller

1.1.4. Members Who Were Reinstated

Reinstated as FellowG.F. Balderson

Reinstated as GraduateG.H. Feldtmann

Reinstated as StudentN.C. Hellman, J.c. Jollands, H.P. potgieter

1.1.5. Members Who ResignedE.L Atkinson, D.P. Ayliff, R.D.H. Bebb, P.R.L.

Bester, D.K. Biddle, C.F. Bonney, P.A. Bosher, F.Botha, P.C. Bothma, R. Creasy, P.A. Combrinck, E.LDay, A. Ellis, LF. Engle, W.M. Fitzpatrick, M. Forster,P.G. Gibson, J.G. Harrington, J.M. Holloway, R.AKirkham, AF. Leger, K.L. Lilje, J. Lorenzen, B. Marais,D.A. Moore, B. Nowacki, D.R. Opperman, AL. Payne,C. Polmear, K.S. Rae, J.R. Ratledge, J.S. Redpath, T.LReid, A.N. Robinson, K. Ross, W.V.H. Sachse, D.A.Sanford, R.A Sesink-Clee, A.M. Sugden, S. Thomas,R.J. Turner, R.W. Turner, T.P. van der Walt, V.F. VealeAJ. Vorster, I.M. Wolf, T.S. Wilmot

Company AffiliatesMarievale Consolidated Mines Ltd, Mitchell Cotts Pro-jects S.A. (Pty) Ltd

1.1.6. Subscription Waived for Military ServiceD.A Cooke, W.W. de Graaf, J.H. de Lange, N.A Fort-mann, R.D. Mortimer, N.M. Schwab, C.E. Stevenson,H. van den Berg

1.1.7. Retired Members

Dr T. Beeton, G. Burrow, D.D. Deacon, E.F. Dennis,LK. Jooste, A.J. Freemantle, D.E. King, G. Langton,W.R. Lawrie, W.M. Mackay, P.O. Malpage, W.D.Morgan, M.C.W. Morris, E.I. Muller, R.T. Naude, DrH.J. Nel, P.H. Pienaar, J.D. Pollard, Dr N.c. Poper,

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46 48 53 + 541 43 47 + 441 43 47 + 4

7 8 9 + 17 8 9 + 1

300 300 330 +30

D.N. Stuart, J. van Heerden, J.R Wise, J.W. van denMunckhof

1.1.8 Persons Struck off the Role as at 30th June, 1987,and Published in Terms of Clause 7.6.1 of the

Constitution

FellowR.W. Banghart, M.S. Cross, T.M. Morris-White, M.I.Pochon, I.G. Thomas

MemberP.E. Alton, G.K.I. Blendulf, M. Cole, c.F. Engelbrecht,J.H. F~>urie,J.A Johnson, P.M. Kennedy, P.M. Major,A. Nelshlos, J.J. Peisl, R.D. pye, R.G.B. Skirving

Retired AssociateW.H.I. Grunfeld

AssociateD.A Abdinor, J.G. Allan, J.B. Armstrong, G.R.C. Ben-nett, G. Beldon, J. Bester, G.G.M. Blignaut, J.J. Born-man, D.W. Brown, P.J. Charter, M.J. Cook, S.J. Dale,P.J. de Kock, A.J. Edwards, A.c. Graham, D. Hall, M.J ohnson, D.A Kruger, J .G.A. Las, J .0. Marsden, S.Morris, J.N. Meyer, J.A Norton, H.G. Papenfus, RR.Pryor, P.M.D. Rangwetsi, K.R.C. Rogers, AP. Sinden,E. Ulvan, M.W.H. van der Merwe, J.H. Vermaak, W.L.von Maltitz, L. Vutsas

StudentRD. Botes, S.L. Carney, F.J.A. Kruger, P.J. Louw, P.Potgiet~r, W.D. Pretorius, P.W. Steenkamp, L.J. Steyn,J .C. Vlsagie

Company AffiliateRanger Uranium Mines

1.1.9. FeesEntrance and subscription fees for the different grades

of membership are listed in Table 11.

TABLE 11ENTRANCE AND SUBSCRIPTION FEES

Description 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 Increase

Entrance fees (R)FellowMemberAssociateStudentCompany Affiliate

252520

252525

252525

Subscripion fees (R)*FellowMemberAssociateStudentRetiredCompany Affiliate

*All subscriptions include a R9 fee to AS&TS

1.2. Training, Career Guidance, and EducationCommittee

Prof. R.P. King, ChairmanProf. S. Budavari Dr J. Lurie

Prof. A.N. BrownM.G. DemmerProf. R.J. DippenaarA. Killat

H.G. MosenthalJ.L. NelRE. Protheroe

The Training, Career Guidance, and Education Com-mittee has been active during the year, primarily in thefield of career guidance and recruitment. The lack ofqualified metallurgical and mining engineers in SouthAfrica is well recognized and is a serious cause for con-cern. The future well-being of the mining and metallur-gical industries depends on an adequate supply of well-educated and qualified engineers, technologists, and tech-nicians. It is possible to train this manpower resource onlyif sufficient young South African schoolleavers can beencouraged to join these industries directly or to under-take courses at the technikons or universities.

The most significant undertaking during the year wasthe introduction of 'Project Seed' in the Department ofMetallurgy and Materials Engineering at the Universityof the Witwatersrand during the December school holi-days. Four scholars were invited to spend three weeksassisting with research projects in the Department andso getting to know something of the excitement of re-search work in metallurgy and materials science. The pro-ject was very successful, with all the scholars doing usefuland interesting work and reporting that they had foundthe experience rewarding. The scheme will be extendedto other university departments in the future.

The SAIMM supported the development of an optionaltopic in the extraction and application of copper. Thisproject, under the leadership of Mr Marc Demmer of theManpower and Education Department of the Chamberof Mines, has been prepared to be used as curriculummaterial in South African high schools.

The Training, Career Guidance, and Education Com-mittee maintains a close liaison with the Education Com-mittee of FSPE to ensure a common approach in mattersof mutual concern.

1.3. Awards and Adjudication Committees

A wards Committee-MiningProf. D.G. Krige, Chairman

Rc. Alberts R.W.O. KerstenProf. A.N. Brown R.R MacGillivrayProf. S. Budavari Dr O.K.H. Steffen

A wards Committee-Extractive MetallurgyProf. R.P. King, Chairman

R.D. Beck R.A. SnodgrassC.E. Fivaz

A wards Committee-Physical MetallurgyDr P. R. J ochens, Chairman

Prof. R.J. Dippenaar RE. ProtheroeJ.P. Hoffman

Adjudication Committee-Mining

R.R MacGillivray, ChairmanB.C. Alberts R.W.O. KerstenJ .A. Cruise Dr O.K.H. Steffen

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Adjudication Committee-Extractive Metallurgy

J .S. Freer, ChairmanR.D. Beck RA. SnodgrassV.J. Moore P.C. van Aswegen

Adjudication Committee-Physical Metallurgy

Dr P.R. Jochens, ChairmanB.E. Protheroe J.P. Hoffman

1.3.1. Brigadier Stokes Memorial AwardThe Brigadier Stokes Memorial A ward, which takes

the form of a platinum medal and a cash award, is award-ed to an individual for the very highest achievement inthe South African mining and metallurgical industry, andis not necessarily based on technical expertise.

The Award was established in 1980, and the previousrecipients have been as follows:

1980 Mr H.F. Oppenheimer1981 Dr W. Bleloch1982 Dr F.G. Hill1983 Dr A. W. Whillier (posthumously)1984 Prof. D.G. Krige1985 Dr R.E. Robinson1986 Prof. M.D.G. Salamon

The Award for 1987 is to be made to Dr T.F. Mullerfor his technical and entrepreneurial leadership, whichhas resulted in far-reaching contributions to the SouthAfrican mining industry.

1.3.2. Gold and Silver MedalsPapers published in the Journal from March 1986 to

February 1987 by members of the SAIMM were consider-ed for these medals. Papers presented at the GOLD 100Conference will be considered during 1987/88. The fol-lowing authors are to receive these awards.

Gold Medals Dr LA. Vermeulen and Prof. D.D.Howat for their paper entitled 'Abrasiveand impactive wear of grinding balls inrotary mills', which was published in theApril 1986 issue of the Journal.

Dr N.A. Barcza for his paper entitled'The development of large-scale thermal-plasma systems', which was published inthe August 1986 issue of the Journal.

Prof. S. Budavari for his paper entitled'The protection of vertical shafts bypillars in shallow and moderately deephard-rock mines', which was publishedin the June 1986 issue of the Journal.

Dr C.J. Fauconnier and M.J.R. Meyerfor the paper entitled 'Conceptual mathe-matical models for the injection of nitro-gen into sealed colliery fires', which waspublished in the March 1986 issue of theJournal. M.J.R Meyer, co-author of thepaper and not a member of the SAIMM,will receive a certificate.

M.J.V.T. van Wijngaarden and Prof.R.J. Dippenaar for their paper entitled

Silver Medals

'The use of zirconia-based solid electro-lytes for the rapid determination of ironoxide activities in iron- and steel-makingslags', which was published in the Novem-ber 1986 issue of the Journal.

1.3.3. Student PrizesPrizes were awarded to the following students for the

best project reports prepared in part fulfilment of theB.Sc (Eng.) degree:

MiningD. Roets 'Powergel vs Anfex op StV niversity of Pretoria Helena Goudmyn

Extractive MetallurgyP.M. van den HeeverV niversity of Pretoria

'Evaluering van elektrochemiesesuurstofsensors vir toepassingin die staalvervaardigingsbedryf

Other prizes, made to students at the Vniversities ofthe Witwatersrand and Pretoria, were presented at facultyprize-giving ceremonies held at the respective universities.The prize winners were as follows:

University of the WitwatersrandPrestige Prize Mining

MetallurgyMiningMetallurgy

Book Prize

G.A. CochranNo awardF. MacD. BethuneP.J.O. Ebell

University of PretoriaPrestige Prize Mining

MetallurgyH.C. de WetF.G. du PlessisF.T. PantkeS.G. BeckerNo award

Book Prize MiningMetallurgy

Prestige Prizes for TechnikonsNo award

1.4. Excursion Banquet Committee

H.G. Mosenthal, ChairmanR.A. Snodgrass Dr O.K.H. SteffenB.C. Oberholzer

A two-day excursion on 25th and 26th September,1986, to Thabazimbi and Rooiberg was attended by 27members and 12 non-members, and proved most interest-ing, informative, and enjoyable. The SAIMM is gratefulto Iscor Thabazimbi and Rooiberg Tin for their warmhospitality in hosting this event.

The annual SAIMM banquet was held at the CarltonHotel on Saturday, 7th March, 1987, and was attendedby some 600 guests. As Master of Ceremonies, Dr Stef-fen ensured the smooth running of the evening, and theguests were addressed by Edward J. Perkins, V.S. Am-bassador to South Africa.

The success of the banquet was due to the sponsors,who made the event possible.

1.5. Constitution, Rules, and PolicyH.E. James, Chairman

B.C. Alberts G.Y. NisbetJ.D. Austin Prof. R.P. Plewman

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Prof. A.N. Brown RE. ProtheroeProf. S. Budavari Dr R.E. RobinsonC.E. Fivaz Dr O.K.H. SteffenDr P.R. Jochens P.W.J. van RensburgProf. R.P. King Dr H. WagnerProf. D.G. Krige P.A. von Wielligh

Although the full Committee did not meet during theyear, several of its members were involved in updatingthe SAIMM Constitution to incorporate the changesmade during the past few years. The updated version ofthe Constitution is to be published in both officiallanguages during the second half of 1987.

2. TECHNICAL MEETINGS

Portfolio Holder: D.C. AlbertsKey Performance Areas

To achieve its objectives regarding the disseminationof technical information via technical meetings, theSAIMM

. organizes congresses, symposia, colloquia, schools,discussion groups, etc., to promote the transfer of cur-rent and new technology, and to satisfy the needs ofits members for continuing education by the exchangeof technical information, the communication of ideas,and the identification of technological problem areas.

Meetings took place between the responsible Chairmenof the Technical Programme Committees, namely MessrsB.C. Alberts and R.D. Beck and Professor R.J. Dippe-naar to ensure a systematic and co-ordinated approachto all the activities in this portfolio.

Guidelines were developed, and acceptance and under-standing were obtained on a standard approach regard-ing budgets and registration fees for the various categoriesof members.

Discussions proved that it is imperative to plan the pro-gramme for the technical events at least two years in ad-vance, the main reason being that colloquia normally takeplace during September/October and ApriVJune, andthose in September/October result from the work of theprevious year's committees. If these facts are taken intoconsideration, it is evident that planning should be donewell in advance (2 years) and that there should he con-tinuity among the members serving on these committees.

To attain these objectives the Technical ProgrammeCommittees set the following specific targets for the year:

. to finalize the programmes for technical meetings andschools for 2 years ahead of the dates, thereby en-suring continuity of symposia, colloquia, and schoolsand allowing for timeous planning and action;

. to give specific consideration to all aspects of bud-geting to ensure sound financial management of allthe events that are to be organized;

. to communicate between the Technical ProgrammeCommittees for mining, extractive metallurgy, andphysical metallurgy, thereby ensuring co-ordinationof all the activities.

Further streamlining of the organization took place inthat the functions of the Schools Committees have beenadded to those of the Technical Programme Committees.A sound foundation as far as the handling of these mat-ters has now been established and will be developed fur-

ther in the years to come.

2.1. Technical Programme Committee-MiningR C. Alberts, Chairman

Prof. S. Budavari RB. MacGillivrayJ .A. Cruise H.G. MosenthalR.W.O. Kersten Dr O.K.H. SteffenB.C. Oberholzer*

*Resigned during the course of the year.

The Committee, jointly with the South African Asso-ciation of Mine Managers, was actively involved in theorganization of a symposium entitled 'Backfill in GoldMines', which was held from 5th to 7th November, 1986,at Mintek. This Symposium was a great success, anddisseminated the latest knowledge in the area of backfill-ing. The Symposium was attended by 350 persons.

A very successful colloquium on 'Equipment Alter-natives in Surface Mining' took place at the WitbankCivic Centre on 11th February, 1987. It was organizedby Mr R.B. MacGillivray, very ably supported by Mr RRohrmann, Chairman of the Witbank Branch, and MrT. Adlard, of Premier Equipment. The Colloquium wasattended by 340 people.

Attention was given to organizing the following eventsfor the new financial year:

. Miningand MetallurgicalInnovationsfor the 90's:9th to 10th September, 1987. Technical Computing in Mine Management:12th to 16th October, 1987

. RiskEngineering:March 1988

. ManagementTechniques:June 1988.

2.2. Technical Programme Committee-ExtractiveMetallurgy

R.D. Beck, ChairmanR.A. Snodgrass Dr I. BarkerA. Killat Prof. R.P. KingV.J. Moore P.C. van Aswegen

A third school on 'The Design and Operation of Plantsfor the Recovery of Gold Using Activated Carbon' washeld during 12th to 16th September, 1986, the weekpreceding the GOLD 100 conference. A total of 163delegates attended, 29 of whom were from overseas andZimbabwe. This School followed the successful formulaof previous schools in which a wide spectrum of metal-lurgists benefited from lively discussion and well-presented lectures.

The Committee also arranged a one-day 'Colloquiumon Milling' on 9th June, 1987. This was a very stimulatingmeeting, and 270 delegates attended.

A one-day colloquium-'On-stream Analysis'-hasbeen arranged for 10th November, 1987. Nine papershave been received, which represent a wide spectrum ofthis topic.

A school on 'Measurement, Process Control and Op-timization in the Mineral Industry' is to be held from 13thto 16th October, 1987, in conjunction with APCOM 87.The planning of this School (which includes an overseaslecturer, Prof. Dr- Ing. J. Heidepriem of the Universityof Wupperthal) has taken up much of the Committee'stime this year.

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Together with the Technical Committee Mining, assist-ance was given to the Orange Free State Branch in theselection of papers for their colloquium entitled 'Miningand Metallurgical Innovations for the 90's', which is tobe held during September 1987.

2.3. Technical Programme Committee-PhysicalMetallurgy

Prof. R.J. Dippenaar, ChairmanJ.P. Hoffman Dr G. GafnerR. Andrew B.E. ProtheroeDr A. Harding DrP.R. Jochens

Three joint evening meetings were held with the In-stitute of Metals at which guest speakers presented paperson topics of general physical-metallurgical interest. Theties that were formed with the Institute a few years agowere thus strengthened by maintaining close professionalcontact during the past year.

A competition of short metallurgical presentations wasorganized. This was a very successful event and attracteda great deal of attention. A large audience attended.

A great deal of effort was spent during the year on theplanning and preparation for two schools:

. MaterialsSelectionin the MiningIndustry-duringSeptember 1987, and

. ContinuousCasting-during March 1988.Other events that received attention are

. a Colloquium on Aspects of Quality Assurance Ap-plied to Materials Engineering-June 1988, and. an International Conference on Chromium, which isin the planning stage.

2.4. International Conferences2.4.1 GOLD 100

GOLD 100, the most comprehensive international con-ference on gold ever held anywhere in the world, tookplace in Johannesburg from 14th to 18th September,1986. The Conference was followed by a series of one-day visits and an extended technical tour.

The Conference was organized jointly by the SAIMM,the Council for Mineral Technology (Mintek), the Cham-ber of Mines of South Africa, and the School of BusinessLeadership of the University of South Africa.

GOLD 100 was unique in that it covered both technicaland marketing aspects, thus attracting not only miningengineers, metallurgists, mine managers, industrial usersof gold, and economists, but also gold dealers, invest-ment advisers, bankers, stockbrokers, government of-ficials, and members of the financial and technical press.

The total registrations amounted to 699 delegates and78 affiliates. Altogether, 165 of the delegates were fromoutside the Republic of South Africa, representing thefollowing 20 countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil,Botswana, Canada, Chile, France, Greece, Hong Kong,Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Peru, Switzerland,the United Kingdom, the United States of America,Venezuela, West Germany, and Zimbabwe.

The comprehensive nature of GOLD 100, and thequality and diversity of the programme, made it a majorsuccess as a forum at which all who were associated withthe gold industry could interchange ideas. At the same

time, it turned out to be a showcase for South Africa,and will no doubt prove to be a milestone in the historyof the South African gold-mining industry.

(The reader is referred to the December 1986 issue ofthe SAIMM Journal, which contained a comprehensivereport on GOLD 100 in the form of a Spotlight on theConference.)

2.4.2. APCOM 87Planning for the 20th International APCOM Sympo-

sium continued throughout the year. This event, scheduledfor the week of 19th to 23rd October, 1987, promises tobe very successful, with some one-hundred quality papers,of which about half will be from overseas. A number ofworkshop courses will be held in the week before the Sym-posium, and there will be local visits to mines and plantson the Wednesday, and two post-Symposium tours. Thesupport from the co-sponsors, particularly Mintek, hasproved invaluable.

3. PUBLICATIONS

Portfolio Holder: J .D. AustinKey Performance Areas

To achieve its objectives regarding the transfer oftechnology by means of publications, the SAIMM

. publishes a monthly journal with a balanced contentand of high technical standard as a means of pro-moting technology transfer in all areas of interest toits members, and as a communication medium to keepits members informed on matters relating to their pro-fessional interests;

. publishes monographs, the proceedingsof inter-national symposia and conferences, and other pub-lications of a high technical standard on topics relatedto fields such as underground mining, surface mining,extractive metallurgy, physical metallurgy, andmaterials science as a means of promoting technologytransfer within South Africa and as a mechanism forthe display of South African skills to an internationalaudience; and enters into reciprocal internationalagreements for the advertising and marketing of pub-lications to the financial advantagf'- of its members.

This important area of the SAIMM's activities can besub-divided into two: the Journal and book publications.As the Journal is sent to each member every month, itremains the most important means of contact betweenthe SAIMM and its members.

Books to be published by the SAIMM have to beselected on a wider basis. Although the subjects are ofinterest to members and to the South African mining in-dustry, they cannot be completely parochial since thelimited size of the South African market makes thepublication of technical books an expensive exercise.Therefore, in most instances the books are designed tomeet the needs of an international audience.

An area of considerable concern is that the costs ofpublishing have been escalating faster than the rate ofinflation, the cost of paper being the contributing fac-tor. Sustained efforts were made during the year to con-trol or reduce costs. As far as the Journal is concerned,it has been difficult to make significant financial im-provements, and it continues to be a major net user of

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SAl MM funds. Unfortunately, until the income fromadvertising and external sponsorship can be improvedsubstantially, it will be impossible to increase the amountof material published, which in turn makes it difficultto fully implement the results of the readership survey,which was conducted in 1986.

The situation is much happier with book publications.The changes made in production methods and staffinghave resulting in significant cost savings. With more titlesbeing published annually, and therefore with more booksbeing sold, it is hoped that further reductions in unit costswill be achieved.

3.2. Journal CommitteeR.A. Snodgrass, Chairman

J .D. Austin V.J. MooreProf. S. Budavari H.G. MosenthalJ .A. Cruise B.E. ProtheroeProf. R.J. Dippenaar P.C. van AswegenR.W.O. Kersten Dr H. Wagner

Mining:

PAR Members

R.A. Snodgrass, ChairmanH.G. Mosenthal,Prof. R.P. PlewmanDr P.R. Jochens,J .S. FreerDr P.T. Wedepohl

Extractive Metallurgy:

Physical Metallurgy:

During the year, the Programme Advisory Board(P AB) revised the categories into which technical paperscan be divided and, with assistance from the TechnicalProgramme Committees, updated the list of referees.This, along with other measures, has contributed toreducing the time taken for the refereeing of papers.

Much time was devoted to improving the finances ofthe Journal. Efforts were made to reduce or maintaincosts and increase revenue. Recruitment advertising isnow being carried in the Journal, and it is intended toprint separate job sheets, which will be posted to allmembers. The SAIMM sees this as an important serviceto its members and to the industry in general. Advertisingis being actively promoted and could develop into an im-portant source of revenue.

The Metal Review Series produced only one paperduring the year, with a further four being due in thesecond half of 1987. Suitable minerals were selected forthe Series, and authors have been identified. A schedulehas been produced for the publication of 5 of the 14papers.

A good spread of papers was published during the year,which covered the three main disciplines. Spotlights, bookreviews, and diaries were published regularly.

A major effort was made during the year to publishthe Journal on schedule. Largely through the efforts ofthe Production Secretary, this was achieved.

The valuable contributions of the Programme AdvisoryBoard, the panels of referees, Dr H. Glen (Editor), MrF. Roberts (Proofreader), and Miss P Binstead (Produc-tion Secretary) are gratefully acknowledged.

3.3. Book Publications CommitteeJ .D. Austin, Chairman

Prof. S. Budavari Prof. D.G. Krige

Prof. R.J. DippenaarR.W.O. Kersten

V.J. MooreDr H. Wagner

In the report for 1985/86, mention was made of newpublications and developments that would take place thisyear. The SAIMM published a record number of titles.In the Monograph Series, in partnership with the Cham-ber of Mines of South Africa, the publication on 'Assayand Analytical Practice in the South African Mining In-dustry' by W.C. Lenahan and R. de L. Murray-Smithwas published. In the Symposium Series, the publicationof the proceedings of the conference on 'The Planningand Operation of Open Pit and Strip Mines', held in part-nership with the Mining Alumni Society of the U niversi-ty of Pretoria, was completed. The Proceedings of GOLD100, comprising about 1200 pages published in threevolumes covering mining, extractive metallurgy, and theindustrial uses of gold, were published on behalf of theOrganizing Committee. Investigations are being carriedout into the most economical method of publishing thepapers on 'Economics and Marketing of Gold', whichcould be Volume 4 of the Proceedings. Finally, in part-nership with the Association of Mine Resident Engineers,the proceedings of the 'Underground Transport Sym-posium' were published, and a third impression of 'RockMechanics in Mining Practice' was printed.

It is significant that the GOLD 100 proceedings werepublished and distributed to the delegates on registration.The 1200 pages were produced to an extremely tightschedule from camera-ready copy provided by theauthors. Some standardization of appearance was achiev-ed with limited typesetting, and costs were contained byreducing sizes of diagrams and making up the pages ac-cordingly. It would not have been possible to producethe books on time and at acceptable cost levels by anyother production method. This is the first time that theSAIMM has followed this procedure.

The successful publication of so many titles was dueto several factors, but the most important were the part-nership arrangements with other organizations and theemployment of professionals on a part-time basis. Im-portant contributions were made by the Secretariat of theMines Professional Associations, with their specializedequipment providing the input for Scientific and Tech-nical Typesetting.

New titles have been in preparation during the year.The planned publication date for 'The Extractive Metal-lurgy of Gold in South Africa' is September 1987. Thisimportant two-volume work, edited by Dr G.G. Stanley,is being produced in partnership with the Chamber ofMines of South Africa.

Work on the proceedings of APCOM 87 have beenmoving fast, with the planned publication date allowingdistribution to delegates on registration. The methodsbeing used are the same as for GOLD 100.

Work is going ahead with the proceedings of the Back-fill Symposium. This will be published in partnership withthe Association of Mine Managers, and will be the secondtitle in the Special Publications Series.

Overall, the implementation of the partnership, the useof professional part-time staff, and changes in methodsof production have resulted in significant savings in costs,time, and frustration.

The other major area of publishing is marketing.

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Although there has been important progress during theyear, much work remains to be done. A three-tier pricingsystem has been introduced (retai~ members', and studentmembers' prices). Advertising booklets were producedgiving short descriptions of all the titles. These haveproved to be effective, and an updated edition was sentto members in May. Sales levels have been satisfactoryfor the new titles published earlier in the year, and therehave been significant sales of some of the older titles.

4. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Portfolio Holder: Dr O.K.H. SteffenKey Performance Areas

In order to achieve its objectives with regard totechnology transfer and the promotion of the interestsof its members based in regional areas, the SAl MM

. supports the establishment of branches to satisfy thelocal needs of its members for professional associa-tion and the exchange of technical information; and

. co-operates with other member societies of AS&TSand with associations and interest groups that haveclose ties with operating mines and metallurgicalplants by holding joint technical meetings and col-laborating in the field of publication.

4.1. Regional Development CommitteeDr O.K.H. Steffen, Chairman

R.D. Beck P. RadcliffeN.J. Devine B. RohrmannG.Y. Nisbet P.W.J. van RensburgB.C. Oberholzer*

*Resigned during the year.

A Regional Development Committee was establishedto address problems common to the branches of theSAIMM. A concerted effort was launched during the yearto establish more branches in different regions. This hasled to the formation of three new branches: the WesternCape Branch, the Vaal Triangle Branch, and the WesternTransvaal Branch. Council have also approved the estab-lishment of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Branches,and the inaugural meetings of these Branches are due tobe held in the near future.

The activities of the Surface Mining Interest Grouphave continued as planned. A new committee was electedand two evening functions were arranged during the year.

Discussions were initiated with other bodies active inthe mining industry with a view to coordinating effortsand resources. These include the Association of MineManagers, Mine Metallurgical Managers' Association,Geological Society, Association of Mine Resident Engin-eers, Mine Ventilation Society, South African Instituteof Assayers and Analysts, the Coal Processing Society,and the South African National Group on Rock Mechan-ics. These initial contacts have been well received by all,and a good co-operative spirit has been established.

4.2. SAIMM BranchesThe establishment of new branches and branch ac-

tivities are strongly encouraged by the Council since thebranches are seen as the decentralized power base of theInstitute.

4.2.1. Witbank/Middelburg Branch

B.R. Rohrman, ChairmanA. Botha T.E. Jones*A. Burrow T. SchmollC. Goodale T. van Biljon

*Resigned in March 1987.

The Annual General Meeting on 6th August, 1986, washeld at the Recreation Club of the South African CoalEstates, and was attended by 7 Fellows, 3 Members, 2Associates, H.E. J ames, President of SAIMM, and DrH. Wagner, Incoming President of the SAl MM. MrJ ames was the guest speaker at this function and deliveredan address entitled 'Maintaining South Africa's Com-petitive Edge in World Mineral Markets'. Mr B.R.Rohrmann was elected Chairman of the Branch for the1986/87 year.

A technical visit to Palabora Mining Company was ar-ranged on 14th August, 1986, with 12 delegates from theBranch participating.

On 22nd October, 1986, a General Meeting was heldat the Recreation Club of Greenside Colliery, which wasattended by 3 Fellows, 1 Member, 2 Associates, 2Graduates, and 20 guests. Mr S. Turnbull, Head of theColliery Training Centre, was the main speaker and gavean overview of the historical development of coal pro-cessing in South Africa, and Dr H. Wagner, Presidentof the SAIMM, gave a resume of the objectives of theSAIMM.

Together with the Technical Programme Committee-Mining, a colloquium on 'Equipment Alternatives in Sur-face Mining' was arranged for 11th February, 1987, atthe Cultural Centre in Witbank. This highly successfulcolloquium was attended by 340 delegates.

A technical visit to Kloof Gold Mine was postponedtwice and had eventually to be cancelled owing to lackof interest.

The last General Meeting was held on 26th May, 1987,at the Middelburg Country Club and was attended by 2Fellows, 14 Members, 4 Associates, 1 Graduate, and 69guests. Mr J. Gommersal~ Managing Director of Middel-burg Steel & Alloys, was the main speaker.

The Branch, through its Chairman, was well represent-ed at Council meetings of the SAIMM and participatedactively in meetings of the Regional Development Com-mittee. A document detailing the objectives and key per-formance areas for branches was submitted to Councilfor consideration.

The poor attendance at functions organized by theBranch was a matter of great concern to the Branch Com-mittee, and an action plan to revive interest in theBranch's activities has been drawn up.

4.2.2. Orange Free State BranchP. Radcliffe, Chairman

R.M.B. Egerton F.C. HarveyK.F.W. Eick J. McCallumH.M.W. Eschenburg Dr M.A. OrridgeB. Fleetwood C.P. SmitW.J.N. Gelderblom K.A. van Gessel

During the year, Mr B. Fleetwood and Mr K.F. W. Eickresigned owing to pressure of work. Mr C.P. Smit and

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Mr W.J.N. Gelderblom were co-opted in their places.Mr F.M.G. Egerton will be Chairman for 1987/88, and

Mr J .G. McCallum will be Vice-Chairman.The Chairman attended three Regional Development

meetings in Johannesburg but was unable to attend Coun-cil meetings owing to other commitments. The Vice-chairman was able to attend occasional Council meetings.

At the Annual General Meeting, held on 30th July,1986, at the Freegold North canteen, the Chairman, MrVan Gessel, delivered his annual report and introducedthe incoming chairman, Mr Radcliffe. The President ofthe SAIMM, Mr Henry James, then addressed the seventy-three members, guests, and visitors on 'The Beneficia-tion of South Africa's Minerals'. Certain SAIMM mat-ters, particularly the changed entry requirements, werealso discussed.

The first General Meeting of the year, on 15th October,1986, was attended by 101 members and guests. After adinner, kindly hosted by President Steyn Mine, Mr C.L.Sunter, a Director of the Anglo American Corporation,presented an address entitled 'The Effect of PossibleWorld Scenarios on the South African Situation'. Hisstimulating and wide-ranging coverage concluded with the'high road' or 'low road' choice facing South Africa aspublished in his recent book.

The second General Meeting was hosted by St HelenaMine at the Unicorn Club on 11th February, 1987. Pro-fessor J.J .P. van Wyk, Professor of Ecology at theUniversity of Potchefstroom, spoke on 'New Strategiesfor Mine Spoil Vegetation'. He used a vast collection ofslides to show that carefully selected indigenous speciescan be used to re-vegetate areas that have been disturbedby mining activities.

The next annual General Meeting is scheduled for 29thJuly, 1987, where the President of SAIMM, Dr H.Wagner, will address the audience on the topic of'Technological Challenges of Deep-level Mining'.

Mine managements in the district kindly made two lightaircraft available, and sixteen members were able to takepart in the visit of the Branch to Consolidated DiamondMines (CDM). This visit took place on 7th and 8th May,1987, and was a great success. Senior officials of CDMtook a great deal of time and effort to put together a com-prehensive technical review of activities at the Mine.

During the year, planning for the colloquium 'Miningand Metallurgical Innovations for the 90' s', which is tobe held on 9th and 10th September, 1987, in Welkom,was completed.

A meeting was held on 17th November, 1986, withrepresentatives of other technical associations active onthe Goldfields. It was decided that the associations wouldinvite one another to any meetings that they consideredwould benefit a wider audience. As far as the SAl MMwas concerned, this arrangement worked well at theFebruary meeting, at which other technical associationswere well represented.

4.2.3. Western Transvaal BranchN.J. Devine, Chairman

A. Buncombe P.D.K. RobinsonD. Hamilton R.G. TarrP. Kinver J. TaylorK. Noble T. TwidleB.C. Oberholzer

Until 1986, Klerksdorp and the OFS formed a jointBranch, but a large majority of the Klerksdorp/Orkney/Stilfontein members of the SAIMM elected to form anindependent branch in the western Transvaal.

A questionnaire was sent to all the SAIMM membersin the Klerksdorp and Carletonville areas to obtain theirviews concerning the formation of an independent branchfor the Klerksdorp/Carletonville areas. Following sup-port for this concept, an inaugural meeting was held on6th February, 1987. At that meeting, it was decided that,with a potential membership of 200, there was consider-able merit in forming a Western Transvaal Branch, whichwould cover both mining districts.

An Interim Committee of 10 members was electedunder the Chairmanship of Mr N.J. Devine. Rules forbranches were drawn up and submitted to the SAIMMCouncil for ratification.

The main objectives of the Branch will be to promotethe interests of mining and metallurgy in the westernTransvaal by the organization of seminars, technicalmeetings, and visits. The Branch will also endeavour toencourage and welcome as members all those involvedwith any aspects of mining and metallurgy, with specialemphasis on junior members.

4.2.4. Western Cape BranchProf. eT. O'Connor, Chairman

F .L.D. Cloete Prof. J .S.J. van DeventerDr J-P. Franzidis Dr P.J. van der Wait

The Western Cape Branch of the SAIMM was inaugu-rated at a meeting on 13th November, 1986, which washeld in the Department of Chemical Engineering at theUniversity of Cape Town. A total of 26 members andprospective members were present at the meeting; 29apologies were received.

In proposing the motion to establish a Western CapeBranch of the SAl MM, MrF.L.D. Cloete, of the Univer-sity of Stellenbosch, outlined the development of interestin mineral processing in the Western Cape in recent years,highlighting the activities within the Department ofChemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town,and the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Ex-tractive Metallurgy at the University of Stellenbosch.

The main purpose in establishing a local branch wasto create a greater awareness of the mineral industry inthe region, particularly among young job-seekers. Thiswould be achieved by technical meetings, field trips, andsocial functions,and by contact with schools to promotecareer opportunities in mining, mineral processing, andphysical and extractive metallurgy.

The motion was carried unanimously, and the abovecommittee members were nominated and elected un-opposed.

The first technical meeting of the branch was held on29th April, and was addressed by Mr David Horsfall,Consulting Metallurgist of AnicoaL His subject was 'Coalin South Africa-Past, Present, and Future'. Some 20members attended the meeting.

On 21st May, about 30 members visited the JohnThompson Africa works in Bellville South. The companymanufactures steam plant and pressure vessels, and hasmade pressure-leaching reactors for the mining industry.Dr John de Kock, the Technical Director, gave a lively

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presentation of his company's products, and describedhow their design was influenced by the nature and pecu-liarities of one of South Africa's chief mining products-coal, which fuels the boilers. The talk was followed bya tour of the works.

Two school days were held in May to promote careersin the mining and metallurgical industry. Letters were sentto schools in the region inviting interested pupils and theirscience teachers to attend. About 45 pupils from 15schools attended the day at the University of Stellenbosch,which was organized in association with the Departmentsof Metallurgical Engineering and Geology. About 30pupils from 9 schools attended the day at the Universityof Cape Town, organized in association with the Depart-ment of Chemical Engineering. Pupils were given talkson the type of work involved, career opportunities, thecurricula followed, and entrance requirements to thevarious study courses, and were then shown around thebuildings.

The annual Minerals Processing Symposium, which isthe chief event on the local Branch calendar, is to be heldat the University of Cape Town this year, on 7th August.Last year for the first time, the Symposium was spon-sored by graduate students in the Department of Chemi-cal Engineering at the University of Cape Town and theDepartments of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineeringat the University of Stellenbosch to report on the pro-gress of their projects. In the past, this event was or-ganized by the two Universities, but will now be heldunder the aegis of the SAIMM.

The Annual Dinner of the local Branch has been or-ganized for the night before the Minerals Processin~ Sym-posium. It will follow the Annual General Meetmg.

4.2.5. Vaal Triangle Branch

D. Riimelin, ChairmanA MeyerJ. SmitDr B. StrohmeierProf. J. van der ColfD. Wilson

F. AbbottW. BarrettK. BeardR. BurgerProf. O. CelliersN.A Kock

The Vaal Triangle Branch was inaugurated on the 20thNovember, 1986. An article about this event appearedin the May 1987 issue of the Journal.

The Branch Committee set out the following objectives:

. to organize seminars and colloquia addressing rele-vant metallurgical aspects;

. to arrange technicalvisitsto mining,metallurgical,and research organizations of interest;

. to arrange social functions, with guest speakers on in-teresting current topics;

. to recruit suitable candidates as members of theSAIMM.

Five meetings were held during the period of office.The main activities of the branch members during theperiod were as follows:

. to make the existence of the branch known to the localindustry by means of a letter spelling out the advan-tages of membership and the planned activities; as aresult of this, Baldwins Steel became a Company

Affiliate;. to recruit members through personal contact; a net

gain of 15 members is expected as a result of this.

A one-day seminar on the Mossel Bay project wasplanned. However, owing to the sensitivity of this pro-ject, the seminar did not materialize. A technical me~tingis planned for an evening in September. The tOpIC ofdiscussion will deal with the latest technology as incor-porated in the Iscor continuous slab caster for arc-furnacesteel.

A social evening, hosted by the Mayor of Vereeniging,is scheduled for August 1987. Prominent members of thelocal industry will be invited to this function.

The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 14thAugust, 1987.

4.3. Establishment and Development of SpecialInterest Groups

4.3.1. Special Interest Group on Surface Mining

Prof. AN. Brown, ChairmanE.E. Eichenberger A.D. OchseDr C.M. Lownds P.A Rossouw

This new specialist group, which was formed inFebruary 1986, is becoming firmly established. The ad-dress list contains 150 names, and the turnout at themeetings has improved considerably. Three meet~gs wereheld during the year. The Annual General Meetmg tookplace in the Department of Mining Engineering at theUniversity of the Witwatersrand in September 1986, andthe above committee was elected. Seventy-three personsattended, and it was decided to hold three meetings peryear in future at the following centres: Johannesburg,Witbank, and Pretoria. A technical talk was given by MrN. de Wet on 'Continuous Mining and ContinuousTransportation in Surface Mining'. A variety of tradebrochures were made available from firms supplying suchequipment in South Africa.

Members of the Special Interest Group attended theWitbank Colloquium, which was h:ld during Febr~ary1987, as delegates. The theme 'EqUIpment AlternatIvesin Surface Mining', arranged by the Witbank Branch,gave rise to a range of interesting papers. A good atten-dance of members was recorded.

In June 1987 an afternoon meeting was held at theUniversity of P~etoria to debate the topic 'S~pervisoryPersonnel in Mining Operations at Surface Mmes-AreThey Sufficiently Qualified and Properly Trained?' Anumber of members of the South African Branch of theQuarrying Institute attended this meeting and p~rticipatedactively in the discussion that followed two brIef presen-tations from the large open-pit operators and quarryoperators.

5. SAIMM CONTRmUTION TO THE GENERAL ADVANCE-MENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

ENGINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA

Portfolio Holder: H.E. James5.1. SAIMM Contribution to the Advancement of

Science and Technology in South AfricaKey Performance Area

In order to achieve its objectives, the SAIMM

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. participates in the work of AS&TS (The AssociatedScientific and Technical Societies of South Africa) inorder to play its part in making a meaningful con-tribution to the general advancement of science andtechnology in South Africa.

SA/MM Representatives on AS&TS

Committee Representative AlternateControlling Dr H. Wagner RE. James

Executive B.C. Alberts J.D. AustinKelvin Manage-

mentScience and

Technology Prof. A.N. Brown Dr H. Wagner

During the year under review, the SAIMM stressed theimportance of co-operation among the entire scientificand engineering community as a prerequisite for themeaningful advancement of science and technology inSouth Africa. The growing tendency by some of themajor engineering institutes to sever ties with KelvinHouse is seen as a major threat to the long-term viabilityof Kelvin House and AS&TS. The SAIMM welcomed re-cent developments by office bearers of AS&TS and themanagement of Kelvin House to investigate ways andmeans of containing the escalation of costs, whichthreatens the financial position of many societies usingthe facilities of Kelvin House.

The establishment of a strategic plan for AS&TS hasreceived the full support of the SAIMM, and significantcontributions towards improving the initial plan havebeen made by the SAIMM. The latest draft of the stra-tegic plan was approved recently, and will form the basisfor the next programme and budget of AS&TS.

Efforts by the President of AS&TS to secure screen-ing time for educational programmes on SABCS- TVhave been given the full support of the SAIMM. Similar-ly, efforts made by the AS&TS to increase its member-ship were welcomed by the SAIMM.

J.D. Austin

5.2. SAIMM Contribution to the Advancement ofEngineering in South Africa

Key Performance AreaIn order to achieve its objectives, the SAIMM

. participates in the work of SACPE (the South AfricanCouncil. for Professional Engineers), FSPE (theFederatIon of Societies of Professional Engineers),and .AS~ET (Affiliation of Societies RepresentingEngl.neermg Technicians) in order to play its part inmakIng a meaningful contribution to the generaladvancement of the engineering profession in SouthAfrica.

5.2.1. SA/MM Contribution to the Work of SACPEPersons Nominated by SA/MM to serve on SACPE

CommitteesSACPE CouncilMetallurgy MiningH.E. lames G.C. Thompson

P.N. HarrisProf. R.P. Plewman

RepresentativeAlternates

Professional Advisory CommitteesPAC Metallurgy

H.E. James R.D. BeckProf. G.T. van Rooyen Dr R.F. SandenberghDr J.P. Hugo Dr A.K. HainesDr P.R. Jochens C.E. FivazDr B.K. Loveday N. Sutherland

PAC MiningProf. D.G. KrigeP.N. HarrisD.J. van NiekerkProf. AN. BrownDr O.K.H. Steffen

G. C. ThompsonG.P. BadenhorstH.G. MosenthalProf. R. P. PlewmanJ.A. Cruise

During the year under review, the PAC Metallurgy andPAC Mining Committees of SAC PE continued their im-portant work in screening the qualifications and ex-perience of applicants for registration as professionalengineers. Assistance was also provided by SAIMMnominees in the accreditation of courses offered by theDepartments of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy atthe University of Pretoria.

5.2.2. SA/MM Contribution to the Work of FSPESA/MM Representatives on FSPE Committees

Executive CommitteeRepresentative Prof. R.P. PlewmanAlternate c.E. Fivaz

FSPE BoardProf. R.P. Plewman H.G. MosenthalC.E. Fivaz

Other CommitteesPublicity Committee M.G. DemmerEducation Committee M.G. Demmer

During the year under review, FSPE operated at a fair-ly low key because of the uncertainties regarding thefuture structure of the engineering profession.

However, FSPE continued to promote the professionat school level and with national servicemen. It dealt with1060 engineers during the year. It also manned exhibi-tions at schools and at Rotary, and supplied material tomany other organizations. A shortage of manpower pre-vented further participation. A professional firm wascommissioned to prepare a script for an audio-visual pro-gramme, which will be available to schools and to FSPErepresentatives who attend careers exhibitions, etc.Twenty-five girls were sponsored to attend winter schools,as were sixteen young Blacks identified by Protec.

SAIMM, through Mr M.G. Demmer, played an activerole on the publicity and education committees of FSPE.

Prof. A.N. Brown, a Past President of the SAIMM,was elected President of FSPE for the 1987/88 year.

5.3. SAIMM Contribution to the Work of the InterimCouncil for the South African Engineering Association

Representative H.E. James

The role of the SAIMM on the Interim Council for theSouth African Engineering Association has been largelythat of a critical observer. Progress in establishing theengineering association has been slow owing to certain

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basic difficulties concerning the position of the Engineers'Association of South Africa (EASA) and the vocationalgroup of professional engineers.

During the year under review, some progress was madein defining the general principles along which the pro-posed engineering association should operate. However,details of the constitution for the association and detailsof the proposed activities and the cost of operating theassociation have to be finalized before the SAIMM canseriously consider its position with regard to joining theassociation.

5.4. SAIMM Representation of ASRET and SAARETRepresentative Dr J. Lurie

ASRETTwo matters that particularly concerned the Executive

Committee of the Affiliation of Societies representingengineering technicians during the year were, firstly, theslow pace of registration (this is particularly so in the case0 f mining and metallurgy) and, secondly, the general lackof sponsors (employers) to enable students to completethe mandatory practical training component of program-mes. This is ascribable to the economic situation, and hasnot affected mining or extraction metallurgy but has af-fected physical metallurgy, with a resulting drop instudent numbers.

SAARETThe South African Association of Registrable Engin-

eering Technicians is concerned at the paucity of in-service training opportunities since it is envisaged that,in future, the bulk of engineering technologists will passthrough a stage of registration as engineering technicians.Curricula at technikons for the Diploma in Technology(now Master in Technology) were carefully scrutinized.Great interest was aroused at the proposed S.A. Engineer-ing Association and its possible constitution.

5.5. SAIMM Support of ProtecRepresentative Prof. R.P. PlewmanAlternate Prof. R.P. King

Protec's development over past years has been phenom-enal. Eight branches are now operating or in the processof development, and others are being planned or con-sidered. The annual budget is now approaching two mil-lion rands.

There has been a change in the structure of Protec, andthe SAIMM, in common with the other institutes, willno longer have a seat on the Board of Protec. Instead,FSPE (or its successor) and AS&TS will each have a seaton the Board to represent the interests of engineers andscientists, and in addition there will be a seat for FounderMembers, of which the SAIMM is one. The election ofthis representative is being organized by the SAIMM.

5.6. SAIMM Support of the Phoenix ProgrammeMr C.T. Fenton took over as Chairman of the Phoenix

National Committee for the 1986/87 year, and Mr M.G.Demmer, of the Manpower and Education Departmentof the Chamber of Mines, is responsible for Phoenix ac-tivities and promoting the awareness of engineering and

technical careers in the mineral industry to teachers andscholars.

One of the fundamental aims of the Phoenix Pro-gramme is to make the South African school-going popu-lation more aware of the importance of the mineral in-dustry to South Africa and the technical careers that areavailable to schoolleavers. In its aims to achieve this,Phoenix liaises with other organizations (local and inter-national) and education departments to improve com-munications between education officials and the mineralindustry. The continued support from founder membersand outside sponsors has allowed Phoenix staff to con-tinue offering a variety of activities to teachers, scholars,and schools, and to assist industry in promoting careersin engineering, science, and technology at school level.

Despite the annual efforts of the Phoenix Programmeand recruitment in the mining houses, the low numbersof students entering certain mineral-related disciplines re-mains an area of great concern to the industry. PhoenixProgramme staff are of the opinion that substantiallymore financial and manpower resources should be direct-ed at encouraging the local youth to take up careers inmining engineering, metallurgy, and geology. Far moreattention should be given to the development of program-mes for young graduate engineers to make their careerpaths more stimulating and challenging in the early yearsof their careers. In order to attract suitable candidatesof quality and quantity, the mineral industry needs to em-bark, project, and maintain an image of high technology,offering career-development and research opportunitiesto take the industry into the 21st century.

The Chamber of Mines continues to receive a con-tinuous flow of requests from teachers and scholars forinformation about the mineral industry, and continuousefforts and negotiations are undertaken to include moremining and mineral-processing sections in the school cur-riculum. Although this is a long-term strategy, progressis being made.

5.7. SAIMM Support of SANCOTSouth African Committee on Tunnelling

Representative R.W.O. KerstenAlternate Dr O.K.H. Steffen

The aims and objectives of SANCOT, which is a co-operative body representing government departments,municipalities, professional institutes, and industry, areto promote tunnelling in South Africa and to representSouth African tunnelling interests at the InternationalTunnelling Association. These aims are achieved by thepublication of a tunnelling journal, the organization ofan annual seminar, and the activities of working groupson specific problems.

The SAIMM participated in the activities of SANCOTby being represented at quarterly meetings, and bydistributing SANCOT information to members of theSAIMM.

5.8. SAIMM Support of EPPICKey Performance Area

In order to achieve its objectives, the SAIMM,

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. through representation on bodies such as the Environ-mental Planning Professions Interdisciplinary Com-mittee (EPPlq, and by organizing colloquia, en-courages all those who practise in the minerals andmetals sector to be fully aware of the social and en-vironmental implications of their work and to takesteps to avoid the need for restrictive legislation.

Environmental Planning Professions InterdisciplinaryCommittee

Representative J .S. FreerAlternate C. Roper

The Environmental Planning Professions Interdisci-plinary Committee consists of representatives of thoseprofessional institutes whose members, by the very natureof their jobs, are bound to affect the environment.Among these institutes is the SAl MM.

The SAIMM, through its representation on EPPIC,maintained close contacts with recent developments in thearea of the protection of the environment. Comments oncertain aspects of environmental protection as far as theminerals industry is concerned were submitted to theChairman of EPPIC. In separate documents, EPPIC andthe SAIMM have submitted comments to the DirectorGeneral of the Department of the Environment concern-ing the Environmental Conservation Bill, which is dueto go to Parliament next year.

EPPIC pursued several of the recommendations aris-ing from its meeting with the presidents of its constituentinstitutes last year. Among other activities, EPPIC hasendeavoured to become more visible by participating inradio and TV programmes, by publishing articles in in-stitutes' journals, and by presenting papers at institutes'symposia.

EPPIC, in collaboration with FSPE, arranged a suc-cessful symposium on 5th June, 1987, on World Environ-ment Day. One of the papers presented at the Symposiumdealt with the environmental aspects of opencast coalmining and the efforts made by the industry to minimizethe environmental impact of large-scale mining opera-tions. This paper was one of the highlights of the Sym-posium.

6. INTERNATIONAL LIAISON

Portfolio Holder: J.D. AustinKey Performance Area

To achieve its objectives, the SAIMM,

. participates in and represents South Africa on bodiessuch as World Mining Congress and the Council ofMining and Metallurgical Institutions (CMMI), ap-points Corresponding Members in areas such as theUnited Kingdom, Australasia, Canada, the UnitedStates of America, Japan, and South America, andinteracts with sister institutes in other countries to pro-mote the international exchange of scientific andtechnical information.

RepresentativeAlternates

6.1. CMMIJ .D. AustinDr M.G. Atmore,Prof. D. Buchanan

Arising from meetings held at the last CMMI Congress,in Singapore in May 1986, a new Constitution was ap-proved on 21st October, 1986. The most importantchange to the Constitution was the formation of anExecutive Committee that will meet at least once a year.The members of the Executive Committee are the Officersof the Council and the nominee of each of the fiverepresentatives of the original founder countries. Theserepresentatives are as follows:

The Australasian Institute of Mining and MetallurgyThe Canadian Institute of Mining and MetallurgyThe Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (for the

United Kingdom)The Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of

IndiaThe South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

The SAIMM nominee for the Executive Committee isMr J.D. Austin, with Dr M.G. Atmore and Prof. D.Buchanan as alternates.

The inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee on23rd February, 1987, was attended by Mr Austin. At thatmeeting, the application for membership of the Councilby the Society of Mining Engineers (SME) was approved.The following decisions were taken:

the second CMMI lecture will be held in July 1988 atthe Annual Meeting of the Australasian Institute ofMining and Metallurgy, and

Mr M. West was appointed Chairman of the Organiz-ing Committee for the 14th CMMI Congress, whichis to be held in the United Kingdom in 1990.

6.2. World Mining CongressRepresentative Dr H. Wagner

The 13th World Mining Congress was held in Stock-holm, Sweden, from 31st May to 5th June, 1987. Dif-ficulties in obtaining visas severely restricted participa-tion by South African delegates. For the same reason,no formal papers were submitted from South Africa.

6.3. Co-operation between the SAIMM and theSWA/Namibia Section of the IMM

Close contact with the SWAI Namibia Section of theInstitute of Mining and Metallurgy was maintainedduring the year, and participation in IMM activities by.SAIMM members in SWAI Namibia was actively en-.couraged.

6.4. Corresponding Members of CouncilUnited Kingdom: Dr M.G. Atmore, Prof. c.T.

ShawG.A. Mackay, R.H. SwanProf. B.W. MackenzieProf. H.M. Wells, Dr J.-M.M.

Rendu, Prof. M.D. SalamonJapan Dr G. RossiChile Dr E.J. MagriEurope D.A. Viljoen

The SAIMM Corresponding Members in other coun-tries were asked to propose ideas for promoting theinternational exchange of scientific and technical infor-

A ustralasiaCanadaU.S.A.

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mation. Several worth-while suggestions were made, andthese will be pursued during the course of the next twelvemonths.

7. CO-ORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION

Portfolio Holder: Or H. Wagner

7.1. ManagementThe allocation of portfolios to the individual office

bearers had very beneficial effects on the managementof the affairs of the SAIMM and has greatly strengthen-ed the various activities.

The appointment of Mrs J. Nel as Manager of KelvinHouse has introduced a new management style, whichis welcomed by the SAIMM.

7.2. SAIMM SecretariatAt the time of writing, the SAIMM Secretariat is as

follows:

Celeste Mackintosh Institute SecretaryPam Binstead Publications SecretaryPat Jacobs Conference SecretaryTrish Haddock Membership Secretary

The appointment of Mrs Celeste Mackintosh as the In-stitute's Secretary has been a very successful step. Underher leadership, the secretaries managed to cope with theever-increasing demands. The computerization of the af-fairs of the Institute had to be deferred because of thefinancial implications.

7.3. FinanceProf. D.G. Krige, Chairman

B.c. Alberts P.W.J. van RensburgJ.D. Austin Dr H. Wagner

Ground control in miningThe Seventh International Conference on Ground Con-

trol in Mining will be held in Morgantown, West Virginia,from 3rd to 5th August, 1988.

This conference series, begun in 1981, is becomingwidely acknowledged as a forum for the exchange of in-formation among researchers, consultants, manufac-turers, and operators in the mining industry and profes-sion all over the world.

Papers are invited in the field of ground/strata/roofcontrol, including applied, theoretical, problem-solving,and case studies.. Abstracts due: 2nd January, 1988

The Institute showed a loss for the year on general ac-count of R78 355. This does not take account of the valueof the stocks of books and medals, which are valued con-servatively at some R45 000 but, on the insistence of theauditors, are shown in the accounts at a nominal valueof R2.

The losses for the past two years arose mainly as aresult of very substantial increases in administrative andprinting costs, lower revenues from schools and colloquia,and the fact that increases in membership fees were keptat unrealistically low levels.

In addressing this problem, the Council had no optionbut to increase the membership fees substantially-butto levels that are not out of line with other institutes-and to plan for increased activities in the 1987/88 yearon schools and colloquia. On that basis, the preliminarybudget for 1987/88 shows the SAIMM's financial posi-tion to be back on a sound footing.

Martin & Company continued to act as the SAIMM'sinvestment advisors, and the SAIMM has recently sign-ed an agreement to allow this firm to handle all its in-vestments and liquid funds on a managed portfolio basis.At the year-end, the market value of the investments ex-ceeded costs by some R250 000, compared with an ex-cess of R60 000 the previous year.

The Education, McArthur-Forrest, and BrigadierStokes Memorial funds stand at a satisfactory total levelof some R327 000.

Thanks are due to the investment advisors, secretarialstaff, accountant, and auditors for excellent servicesrendered during a difficult financial year.

. Notification of acceptance: 29th February, 1988

. Final papers due: 20th May, 1988.

Send abstracts and inquiries to

Dr S.S. PengDepartment of Mining EngineeringCollege of Mineral and Energy ResourcesWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 6070Morgantown, WV 26506-6070U.S.A.Telephone: (304) 293-5695.

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1987 1986

141260 208858(81381) (67598)

59 879 141260

175584 1536548461 47481286 28278

185331 186680

220 150 22262344 275 4462462 323 59 048

R571 958 R654235

2679590 142

116937

182207740139

13686

39785

6780303495

310275

114232972139

2343837972

1111

4550

348801

2870763

18350305429

2

1

1

1R654235

Balance Sheet at 30 J one 1987

ACCUMULATEDFUNDSBalanceat 30 June 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excess of expenditure over income for the year ended 30 June 1987 .

CURRENT LIABILITIESCreditors ......................Subscriptionsreceivedin advance . . . . . . . . . . .Registrationfeesfor forthcomingschools. . . . . . . . . . .

AMOUNTS DUE TO:EducationFund .................MacArthur-Forrest Memorial Fund. . . . . . . . . .Brigadier Stokes Memorial Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CURRENT ASSETSCash-at bank ......................-at call.......................

Debtors-Debtors for sales of journals and publications, less provision. . . . .Advertisers in journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Witbank/Middelburg Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sundry .............

Stock-Cufflinks at nominal value. . . . . . . . . .Ties at nominal value ..................Journalsatnominalvalue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Publications at nominal value (see note 1) . . . . . . . .

Deposits.................

INVESTMENTSListed shares and debentures (market value R646 450; 1986-R347 144) . .Unlisted shares ....................Loansand unlisteddebentures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MEDALS AND PLAQUESAtnominalvalue....................

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENTAtnominalvalue....................

DIESAtnominalvalue....................

BANNERAtnominalvalue....................

EDUCATION FUNDFund Account-Balance at 30 June 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Income-Interest and dividends received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notes to the Financial Statements-30 June 19871. Stock-Publications

Monograph publications have a replacement value of ap-proximately R53000 (l986-R46 000).

4550

157 276

396 3243

18 350414677

1R571 958

222623

16 115

238738

2

211027

28 643

239670

2. Listed Preference Shares and DebenturesListed preference shares and debentures are held for themedium and long term, and are reflected at cost and arenot written down to market value.

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Balance Sheet at 30 June 1987 (continued)1987

rt4O88l~

18588R220 150

Expenses ......................Donations to Phoenix Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amount due from generalfund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MACARTHUR-FORREST MEMORIAL FUNDFund account-Balanceat 30 June 1986 . . . . . . . . . . .Interestreceived ....................

Awards and expenses . . . . . . . . .Amount due from general fund . . . . . . . . . . . .

BRIGADIER STOKES MEMORIAL FUNDFund account-Balance at 30 June 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interestreceived . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Awards .....Amount due from the general fund. . . . . . . . . . .

1986

I9O47l~

17 047

R222623

44 6243230

47 8543479

R44 275

405105494

46 0041380

R44 624

59 0484275

63 3231000

R62 323

53 1567218

603741326

R59048

Mine planningThe International Symposium on Mine Planning and

Equipment Selection will be held in Calgary, Alberta, on3rd and 4th November, 1988. The Symposium is beingorganized by The Faculty of Continuing Education, TheUniversity of Calgary, and The Surface Mining Labora-tory, Canada Centre for Mineral & Energy Technology(CANMET), Devon, Alberta, in association with theInternational Journal of Surface Mining.

Although the emphasis of the Symposium will be onsurface mining, underground mining will also be con-sidered. The organizing committee invites the submissionof abstracts of proposed papers particularly in the follow-ing areas:

Design of Surface Mines. Economic evaluation. Mine planning. Production scheduling. Geotechnical engineering

Surface and Underground Mining Methods

Surface Mining Equipment. Design, utilization, and maintenance. Application of belt conveyors, portable

feeder breakers, etc.. Selective miners

crushers,

Continuous Mining Systems. Bucket-wheel conveyors/spreaders, cross-pit con-

veyors, etc.

Computer and Microprocessor Technology. Equipment performance monitoring. Automation. Robotics. New technology

Off-highway Trucks. Design. Trolley assist. Truck-dispatch systems

Drilling and Blasting.

Abstracts should be submitted by 30th January, 1988,to

Dr Raj Singhal, Symposium Chairman1 Oil Patch Drivep.a. Box 1280Devon, AlbertaCanada TOC 1EOTelephone: (403) 987-8283. Fax: (403) 987-5280.

Selected papers will be preprinted in volume form byA.A. Balkema and will be required by 1st July, 1988.

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32 780 28 9753195 2813

20 00016 043 28318

10 48024 496 68 65780 611 7140921 955 14729

115 647 29 8291063

115647 30 892

19912 55968480 6342

60764 1324

89 156 13 262

26 491 17 630

R225 571 R243 011

161 807 145577

127 304 9648412 726 12580

140030 109 064

30 755 1811029 137 23 168

6200 4853

66092 46131--

73 938 62 93316473 4548619531 23 64919 561 17 141

10 920 9933493 808300 250250 300

--11 963 11 291

1267 23821 300 1150

10001 112

306 952 310 609225 571 243 011

R(81 381) R(67598)

Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 19871987 1986

INCOMECompany affiliates subscriptions.Entrance fees. .Grant. . . .Interest and dividends receivedProfit on sale of investmentsSchools.SubscriptionsSymposia and colloquiaSpecial Publication series-Sales (see note 3.2)-Department of National Education

Less expenditure

-Expenses.-Cost of production-Refund of underwriting contributions to Chamber of Mines.

TOTAL INCOME

EXPENDITURESecretarial fee and overhead charge-Associated Scientific and Technical Societies of South AfricaInstitute journal

- Expenses.-Secretarial fee

Bad debts written offAudit feeDonations-South African Federation of University Engineering StudentsLoss on sale of investments

TOTAL EXPENDITURE.TOTAL INCOME (page 5)

EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME transferred to accumulatedfunds.

Deduct

-Advertising. .-Sales. . . .-Subvention-Department of National Education.

General expenses.Stationery and printing.Postages, telex, and telephoneContributions-Federation of Societies of Professional Engineers-Environmental Planning Professions Inter-disciplinary Committee.-South African National Committee on Tunnelling-Affiliation of Societies Representing Engineering Technicians

3. Income and Expenditure Account3.1 Underwriting contributions are taken to income in the

year in which they are received.3.2 Sales include a profit on exchange of R17 513.

To the membersThe South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

We have examined the financial statements set out on pages 368 to 370. In our opinion, they fairly present the financial positionof the Institute at 30 June 1987 and its income and expenditure for the year ended on that date.

AIKEN & CARTERChartered Accountants (S.A.), Auditors.

3.3 Voluntary contributions by members amounting to R55(l986-Rl 054) were collected and paid over by the In-stitute to the AS&TS Trust, and are not included inthe income statement.

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