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The Crucible - Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

The Crucible - Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

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 Welcome to The Crucible, where the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy gives you a front row seat to conversations with specialists in the Minerals and Metals sector. SAIMM has well over 100 years’ experience in, and commitment to, protecting the professional standards of our industry. Join us as we discuss key issues, and global initiatives, to give you the relevant information needed to make informed decisions, to influence policy that directly affects our sector, and to help our industry grow in an uncertain future.Solid Gold Podcasts and Audiobooks Economics Politics & Government
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  • Tailings - how do we ensure we're doing it right?

    Tailings - how do we ensure we're doing it right?
    Oct 23 2025
    In this episode of The Crucible, Dr Kym Morton leads a powerful discussion on the evolving science, technology, and governance of tailings management. She is joined by Justin Walls (SRK Consulting), Simone Maharaj (Impala Platinum), and Alistair Bovim (Insight Terra), who share insights into how mining houses and consultants are improving the safety, efficiency, and accountability of tailings storage facilities (TSFs). Visit the SAIMM Website
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    44 mins
  • Beyond Compliance | Re-imagining the SAIMM Diversity and Inclusion Committee

    Beyond Compliance | Re-imagining the SAIMM Diversity and Inclusion Committee
    Sep 3 2025
    This episode of The Crucible unpacks the relaunch of the SAIMM Diversity & Inclusion Committee with Zohreh Fakhraei, Mark Munroe, Selma Matshego, Maria Combrink, and Annah Kgaswane. They share their journeys in the mining industry, what diversity and inclusion mean to them, and the shifts they want to see - from inclusive leadership and flexible work policies to treating Diversity and Inclusion with the same urgency as safety and production in the minerals sector.

    This conversation highlights how the committee aims to move beyond tick-box compliance toward meaningful action that creates a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable mining sector. Visit the SAIMM Website
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    36 mins
  • The Influence of the GISTM on South African Tailings Management and the SANS 10286

    The Influence of the GISTM on South African Tailings Management and the SANS 10286
    Jul 11 2025
    In this episode of The Crucible, host Adelle Coetzee speaks with renowned tailings expert Andrew Copeland about the critical alignment of South Africa’s SANS 10286 standard with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).

    This episode provides deep insights into the historical context, the urgent need for reform following past dam failures, and the multi-stakeholder drafting process behind the revised standard. Visit the SAIMM Website
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    18 mins
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