Ms May Hermanus-Chief Inspector of Mines, distinguished guests, CSIR mining technology staff. Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning and for taking the time to share this special celebration with us. The mining industry in South Africa is unique. It has its own set of ever-growing challenges that make it a tough, extremely competitive, and yet very exciting place to be. Amidst all the highs (such as the gold price), the lows (the rand/dollar exchange rate), and the mergers and takeovers (some welcomed, some not ...), it is reassuring for us at CSIR Mining Technology to be able to pause for a moment and reflect on something that has remained constant, unchanging, for the past 100 years, something which we have helped to create and sustain for a century in South African mining. I refer to the event today that celebrates 100 years of ensuring safe mine hoisting, through the statutory testing of steel wire rope.
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