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Simphiwe Nanise
By: Martin Creamer 8th May 2015 Simphiwe Nanise is COO of the Mineworkers Investment Trust, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year as a provider of benefits for members of the National Union of Mineworkers and their dependants. →
Arne Frandsen
By: Martin Creamer 1st May 2015 Pallinghurst CEO Arne Frandsen, who is also executive deputy chairperson of Sedibelo Platinum Mines and a director of KellTech and Faberge, has assets under his control worth R40-billion. Pallinghurst employs some 5 000 people in underlying companies, of which 2 500 are in South Africa →
George Roach
By: Martin Creamer 17th April 2015 Executive chairperson and CEO of Premier African Minerals, which listed on Aim in London in December 2012; it began as the largely privately funded G&B African Resources in 2007 →
Keith Scott
By: Martin Creamer 10th April 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Geology, mining and environmental consulting Date and Place of Birth: December, 18, 1972, Windhoek, Namibia Education: Honours Degree in Geology, University of the Witwatersrand First Job: Late night pharmacy sales assistant Size of First Pay Packet: R800 a month... →
Darren Townsend
By: Martin Creamer 3rd April 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Development of Ngualla Rare Earth Project, Tanzania Date and Place of Birth: Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, March 7, 1969 Education: Eng (Hons)- Mining Engineering, EMBA First Job: Rio Tinto Size of First Pay Packet: AU$42 000 a year →
Justin Colling
By: Martin Creamer 27th March 2015 Main activity of the company: Opencast mining and related activities Date and place of birth: July 1, 1972, Maritzburg, South Africa Education: Diploma civil engineering (cum laude), Technikon Natal First job: Tally clerk, Moolmans Size of first pay packet: R900 a month Value of assets under your... →
Gerhard Hendriksz
By: Mariaan Webb 20th March 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Operations and Maintenance Date and Place of Birth: July 25, 1965, Krugersdorp Education: National Higher Diploma in Extraction Metallurgy First Job: Learner official Anglo American Size of First Pay Packet: R914 cost to company Value of Assets under Your Control:... →
Tom Albanese
By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Globally diversified mining company Date and Place of Birth: September 9, 1957, New Jersey, Ohio, US Education: Bachelor’s degree in mineral economics; master’s degree in mining engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Career Path: 1981 to 1983, junior engineer... →
Ronny Webber-Youngman
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2015 Main Activity relating to the University: Teaching and learning related to Mining Engineering education, including research activities related to the mining industry as well as management and leadership activities within the Department of Mining Engineering Date and Place of Birth: Welkom, Free... →
Adrian Gale
By: Anine Kilian 27th February 2015 Position: GM Orapa Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines, Debswana Main Activity of the Company: Diamond Mining Date and Place of Birth: December 19, 1950, Devon, England Education: BSc (Hons), Ph.D Kings College, University of London First Job: Roan Consolidated Mines, Zambia 1976 Size of First Pay... →
Neale Goddard
By: Martin Creamer 20th February 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Mining consulting and mining EPCM projects Date and Place of Birth: December 6, 1970, Zimbabwe Education: BSc Mechanical Engineering (Wits), Pr.Eng, GCC, PMP First Job: Apprentice fitter and turner Size of First Pay Packet: R700 a month Value Of Assets Under Your... →
Allen Butcher
By: Martin Creamer 13th February 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Coal mining and marketing Date and Place of Birth: April 18, 1969, Luton, England Education: Sunward Park High, Boksburg, matric 1986; BSc Mech Eng, Witwatersrand University, 1991; Registered Professional Engineer 1996; Government Certificate of Competency, 1997; BA,... →
Anthony Bruce
By: Martin Creamer 6th February 2015 Main activity of the company: Supplier of surface and underground mining equipment simulators to mitigate risk Date and place of birth: June 18, 1965, Bedfordview, Gauteng Education: Parktown Boys High, Grade 12, 1983; marketing and business management part-time through IMM Graduate School of... →
Rembu Matodzi
By: Martin Creamer 30th January 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Ferrochrome production Date and Place of Birth: May 25, 1979, Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa Education: Tshidumbi Higher Primary School, Limpopo, 1991; Dimani Agricultural High School, Limpopo, matric, 1996; National Diploma Chemical Engineering, Durban... →
Sarel Daantjie
By: Martin Creamer 23rd January 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Mining contracting company Date and Place of Birth: April 25, 1985, George Stegman Hospital, Saulspoort Village, north of Rustenburg, North West Province Education: Grade 9, St Dominic’s Convent School, Rustenburg First Job: Sub contractor to Anglo American Size of... →
Andre van Zyl
By: Martin Creamer 16th January 2015 Main Activity of the Company: Ferrochrome production Date and Place of Birth: June 14, 1970, Pretoria Education: Laerskool Paul Kruger, Alberton; Hoërskool Delmas, matric 1988; Artillery School, Potchefstroom; BSc; BSc Hons; BSc Masters; PhD Chemistry, 1997, North West University, Potchefstroom;... →
Leon Furstenburg
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2014 Main Activity of the Company: People management Date and Place of Birth: November 1957, Johannesburg Education: MSc in water engineering, BSc Civil First Job: Engineer in training in the design branch of the then Johannesburg City Council Size of First Pay Packet: Can't remember, about R400... →
Deshnee Naidoo
By: Chantelle Kotze 5th December 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Mining, processing, refining and selling zinc concentrate/metal and associated by-products Date and Place of Birth: February 27, 1976, Durban, South Africa Education: BSc Chemical Engineering First Job: Learner official metallurgist, Precious Metals Refiners,... →
Bonani Siko
By: Martin Creamer 28th November 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Coal mining operations Date and Place of Birth: July 15, 1977, Venterstad, Eastern Cape Education: Sofunda Secondary School, Middelburg, matric, 1995;National Diploma, coal mining, Technikon Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1999; National Higher Diploma, coal mining,... →
Declan Vogt
By: Martin Creamer 21st November 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Courses, research, development and consulting to support mechanisation in mines Date and Place of Birth: October 15, 1968, Salisbury, Rhodesia, (now Harare, Zimbabwe) Education: BSc Eng and MSc Eng in electrical engineering at Wits, PhD in electronics at the... →
Anaki Karigeni 
By: Martin Creamer 14th November 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Pan African is an Africa-focused precious metals producer, currently producing more than 200 000 oz of gold and platinum a year. The company invests in long-life, high-grade operations with low cash cost profiles and attractive margins Date and Place of Birth:... →
Phillip Barton
By: Martin Creamer 7th November 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Diamond Mining and Trading Date and Place of Birth: 19 April 1962 Cape Town Education: B Comm, AGA, MBA First Job: Finance Clerk – Department of Post and Telecommunications Size of First Monthly Pay Packet: R325 Value of Assets Under Your Control: R15billion... →
Markus Hannemann
By: Martin Creamer 31st October 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Niche steel manufacture including grinding media, rolled products, cast products, wire-rod products, scrap processing Date and Place of Birth: May 10, 1967, Johannesburg Education: Marais Viljoen High School, Alberton, matric 1985; National Higher Diploma -... →
Jan du Plessis
By: Martin Creamer 24th October 2014 Main Activity of Company: Finding, mining and processing mineral resources →
Paul Dunne
By: Martin Creamer 17th October 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Mining platinum group metals Date and Place of Birth: August 6, 1963, Warrington, England Education: BSc Hons, MBA First Job: Junior engineer Size of First Pay Packet: R2 000 a month Value Of Assets Under Your Control: R18-billion market capitalisation →
Paul Thomson
By: Martin Creamer 10th October 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Engineering and projects management services in the mining industry →
Ufikile Khumalo
By: Martin Creamer 3rd October 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Niche steel manufacture including grinding media, rolled products, cast products, wire-rod products, scrap processing Date and Place of Birth: February 5, 1966, Pretoria →
Ernie Blom
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Diamond polishing and trading Date and Place of Birth: May 13, 1947, Johannesburg →
Shaun Newberry
By: Martin Creamer 19th September 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Gold Mining Date and Place of Birth: March 10, 1972, Blyvooruitzicht, Gauteng Education: BSc Mining Engineering, Wits University; EDP, Kellog Institute, North Western University, Chicago First Job: Learner Official Mining, Anglo American Corporation →
Mike de Wit
By: Martin Creamer 12th September 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Exploring for base metals and diamonds in Botswana and for kimberlites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) →
Graham Kerr
By: Martin Creamer 5th September 2014 Full Name: Graham Kerr Position: CEO-elect of South32, the global diversified metals and mining company being demerged out of BHP Billiton →
Stephen Miller
By: Martin Creamer 29th August 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Development of the Waterberg Coal project in South Africa’s Limpopo province Date and Place of Birth: March 20, 1960, in Merredin, Western Australia Education: Marist Brothers, Perth, matric 1977; Edith Cowan University, Perth, 1980 First Job: Chartered Accountant,... →
Themba Mkhwanazi
By: Martin Creamer 22nd August 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Coal mining Date and Place of Birth: January 8, 1970, Mbabane, Swaziland Education: Golden Hillock and Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, Birmingham, UK, 1981 to 1988; BEng (Hon) Chem Eng, University of Teesside, Cleveland, UK, 1993 First Job: Assistant process... →
Graham Herbert
By: Martin Creamer 15th August 2014 Main Activity of Company: Serving mines and mineworkers in the gold and platinum sectors →
Brian Beamish
By: Martin Creamer 8th August 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Mining Date and Place of Birth: December 28, 1956 Education: B.Sc (Mech Eng) First Job: Engineer in Training Size of First Pay Packet: R550 pm Value Of Assets Under Your Control: £1.4-billion market capitalisation →
Louw Smith
By: Martin Creamer 1st August 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Nordgold is a pure-play emerging-markets gold producer established in 2007. In 2013, Nordgold’s nine mines, located in the Commonwealth of Independent States and West Africa, produced 924 400 oz of gold Date and Place of Birth: August 22, 1966, Paarl, South Africa... →
David Noko
By: Martin Creamer 25th July 2014 Position: Executive VP Social and Sustainable Development, AngloGold Ashanti, since June 2012; Non-Executive Director of Royal Bafokeng Platinum Main Activity of Company: Gold mining and exploration Date and Place of Birth: June 1957, Sabie, Mpumalanga →
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