Congress Chair
Professor Aubrey Mainza (University of Cape Town)
Honorary Congress Chairs
Professor Cyril O’Connor (University of Cape Town)
Mzila Mthenjane (Minerals Council South Africa) SAIMM President
Congress Deputy Co-Chairs
Professor Stephen Simukanga (Southern African Regional Universities Association)
Professor David Deglon (University of Cape Town)
Technical Committee Co-Chairs
Professor Megan Becker (University of Cape Town)
Professor Luís Marcelo Tavares (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Professor Sehliselo Ndlovu (University of Arizona, University of the Witwatersrand)
Isabel Geldenhuys (University of Stellenbosch)
Dr. Neville Plint (Mining3, University of Queensland, University of Cape Town)
Jenni Sweet (Mining3)
Congress Organization
Camielah Jardine (SAIMM Secretariat)

