25 years of evolution: a view from the Minerals Council

摘要

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), is synonymous with the industry itself. Although its founding came 27 years after the discovery of diamonds, it was just eight years after the discovery of gold. At the time, South Africa may have earned its reputation as the world's newest mining frontier, but it was still finding its way in terms of how this industry would be governed. The first Johannesburg Exchange was only six years old, and the second Chamber of Mines (the first had floundered and had to be re-established) was still in its infancy.