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The President and a 21 member Council, includes the Northern Cape who are elected annually, administer the affairs of the Association. To ensure continuity, a Permanent Secretary oversees the administration of the Association from offices situated within, and provided by, the Chamber of Mines of South Africa. (See appointment of representatives to council and committees)
Johan has 21 years experience of the mining industry, beginning as a Learner Official with Anglo American Corporation and is currently General Manager at AngloGold Ashanti’s Moab Khotsong Mine. He obtained his B.Eng Degree at University of Pretoria in 1991 and has since received the Sangorm Gold Medal Prize for Rock Engineering and the Move-up Gold Medal Prize for Mine Design. He played a significant role in the creation and development of Hilti Electric Rock Drills.
Thabo holds a National Higher Diploma in Metal Mining from Witwatersrand Technikon. He obtained 17 years experience in both medium and deep level gold mining. He also has three years experience in Platinum mining at Northam. He spend year at the Corporate Office and also worked as a Technical Assistant at Tau Tona. He started as a General Manager at AngloGold Ashanti’s Tau Lekoa Mine in Orkney in 2008.
Tom holds a MBL degree, a degree in Mining Engineering, through the University of Johannesburg, and has a wealth of experience in the gold and platinum mining sectors, including mining at ultra deep levels, project planning for new operations and the recommissioning of a dormant mine. Tom has published a number of technical papers and is a Fellow of SAIMM. In 2002, Tom received both the AMMSA gold medal and Wits Technikon alumni award and blazer. He is currently General Manager of Khuseleka Mine Anglo Platinum, in his tenor the Mine has vastly improved its safety record, significantly improved its operating efficiencies’, and is busy completing a major capital project, to extend the mines life to 2027. Most recently he has chaired the NW RTN Tripartite forum, as well as launched the first Hard Rock Safety Day, in combined effort with AMMSA , SAIMM, NUM, UASA, Solidarity, and the DMR.
Nelson has a BTech Mining Engineering from the University of Johannesburg and an MBL. He started his mining career in the GoldFields group as a Learner Official (LOTC). As an LOTC, he worked at Libanon, Venterspost, Northam Platinum, East and West Driefontein Gold Mines. He was appointed a Shift Boss in 1992 and moved up the ranks from Shift Boss to Business Unit Manager. In 2002, Nelson was seconded to Tarkwa- Ghanaian operations for opencast operations experience. In 2003 he was transferred to Beatrix as Manager Operations. In 2005 Nelson joined Impala Platinum as Mine Manager and later promoted to senior Mine Manager in 2007. He is currently a General Manager for 6, 7, 7A, 8 shafts and the Open pit.
Nelson spent 16 years of his mining career in Gold Mines. He acquired deep level Gold mining at Driefontein and shallow mining experience at Beatrix. The past 4-5 years Nelson was exposed to Platinum mining. His HR background, various development courses have made him a balanced manager.
Christo hold a B.Sc. Mining Engineering Degree from Wits University and is also in the process of completing his dissertation for his MBL degree at Unisa. He is currently the Senior Manager Mining at Lonmin’s Saffy operation and served on AMMSA’s Council for the past 2 years managing the editorial committee (technical papers). He has extensive experience in deep level gold as well as platinum with some opencast exposure. Christo enjoys mining and its diverse community. He is passionate about South Africa, Leadership in general and the Country’s potential. He is a family man who enjoys doing triathlons with his wife Gerda.
Mathias holds an MBA degree N.W.University, B-tech Mining Engineering U.J. and has 18 years mining experience spanning from Gold, Base Metals and Platinum sectors. He is currently General Manager at Impala Platinum where he is also Chairman of the Transformation Committee.
Mathias is a father of two boys and together with wife Norah, enjoys ultra marathons.
William holds a degree in Mining Engineering, through the University of Johannesburg, and has a wealth of experience in the coal, gold and platinum mining sectors, and a variety of shallow, deep and ultra deep mining, conventional and mechanized mining. William started his career in 1986 with Rand Mines and worked on Durban Roodepoort Deep, ERPM, Durban Navigation Collieries and Harmony. William was appointed Technical Assistant in 1995 on ERPM and moved through the ranks in Rand Mines and left Harmony as Mine Manger H2 # and H3 #. He joined Anglo Platinum in 2001. He became General Manager of Union Mine in 2007. . During his tenor as General Manager on Union Mine the mine has seen significant improvements in efficiency through asset optimization through the capital /infrastructure optimization, mining cycle optimization and crew efficiency’s .The mine achieved an Industry Record at 7.8 million fatality free shift. He won the CE award for Anglo Plc and the MHSC Safety Flag during 2008. The mine won the hard rock industry best in class award for platinum and the mine received a significant industry achievement award during 2009. He was also recognized with an alumni blazer by the University of Johannesburg. William was moved to Corporate as Executive Safety Advisor Anglo Platinum in 2010.
Johan holds a National Higher Diploma from Witwatersrand Technikon. He has obtained valuable experience in deep level gold mining; both high and low grade operations. He is currently the General Manager at Xstrata Eastern chrome mines.
Zweli joined Anglo American Gold and Uranium division as Learner Mining Official in 1994. A year later Anglo promoted him to Management Trainee and he completed an NHD in Mining at Wits Technikon (now UJ) in 1998 and his Mine Manager’s Certificate in 2001. Zweli worked on various deep level Anglo mines in the Free State and Vaal Reefs area over the years as well as at a platinum mine. He was promoted to Production Manager position in 2006 and in 2009 was promoted to General Manager position on Bambanani Mine – Harmony Gold where he is currently in a rare and exciting position of leading a shaft pillar extraction project team.
Chris holds a Mine Manager Certificate form MAP Witwatersrand. He has obtained 26 years of gold mining and also an extensive knowledge in shaft pillar extraction. He is the Gold Fields SA operations manager at Kloof Gold Mine.
Velile holds a National Diploma and National Higher Diploma in Metalliferous Mining, as well as a B-Tech Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Johannesburg. During his career he has obtained a Blasting Certificate, Onsetter’s Certificate, Mine Overseer’s Certificate and Mine Manager’s Certificate and completed the Production Supervisor’s Promotion Course.
Velile embarking on his mining career as a Learner Official at Gold Fields’ Kloof Mine in 1995 and in 1998, he was seconded to Oryx Gold Mine where he acted in the position of Production Supervisor before subsequently being appointed in the position a year later. In 2002, he was promoted to Mine Overseer and later to Unit Manager in June 2004. At the start of 2005, Velile joined the Anglo Platinum team at Amandelbult as a Section Manager and by the end of the year he had been promoted to Production Manager. He also worked as an Assistant Mine Manager at Union Mine, before returning to Amandelbult to take up the position of Mine Manager in 2008. Currently the General Manager of Anglo Platinum’s Dishaba Mine.
Jaison is a graduate mining engineer from the University of the Witwatersrand with a post graduate qualification in mineral economics. He has worked in various mineral commodities including heavy minerals, diamonds and manganese. Jaison is an accredited Professional Engineer (20080142) and is a member of the SAIMM. He also has a Mine Manager’s certificate of competency issued by the DMR.
He is currently employed as a Manager at Hotazel Manganese Mines, a BHP Billiton operation. Prior to this he has worked in a variety of positions at Finsch Mine, DBCM as a Production Manager, Technical Services Lead and Mining Engineer Systems. During his role at Finsch he presented a number of papers for various conferences on automation within the mining industry.
Mark Roebert has a B-Tech (Mining) Qualification from the University of Johannesburg and is registered with ECSA as a Professional Certificated Engineer. He is proud member of the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa and has served three terms on Council for the Association.
Mark was employed by Anglo American in their Gold and Platinum division for 31 years in the Production, Mineral Resource Management and Project Fields. He is currently employed as a Senior Manager Operations by Gold Fields at the Kloof Driefontein Complex.
© 2007 AMMSA – Association of Mine Managers South Africa
| Recent events | |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Tau Tona - F Agenbag - Western District |
| 2 Feb | Beatrix South Mine - Free State District |
| Upcoming events | |
| 1 Mar | Harmony Gold Mine - Braam van Zyl - Western District |
| Lonmin - William Kgazi - Central District | |
| Tshepong Mine - Free State District | |
| 3 Mar | Bokoni Platinum Mine - Eastern District |
| 16 Mar | Annual General Meeting - All Districts |
| 4 Apr | Dilokong Mine - Eastern District |
Appointment of representatives to council and outside committees as at the council meeting of 16 May 2008.