Vogt, DBrink, VZDonovan, SFerreira, GHaarhoff, JHarper, GStewart, RVan Schoor, Michael2008-11-142008-11-142008-11Vogt, D., Brink V.Z., Donovan, S et al. 2008. Mining research for enhanced competitiveness. Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17 & 18 November 2008, pp 14978-0-7988-5573-0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2583Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17 & 18 November 2008Mining is very important to South Africa, contributing 7% of GDP directly, and 15% indirectly and employing more than 450 000 people. With the world’s largest resources of gold, platinum and ferrochrome, and major coal resources, mining will continue to be important to South Africa for decades to come. Mining is also facing significant challenges: Too many people are killed in our mines; an even larger number of people contract occupational diseases from working in mines; there is a shortage of human capital at all levels from labourers to professionals; and as costs rise, operations are threatenedenMiningCoal resourcesPlatinumFerrochromeGoldAziSAConference PresentationVogt, D., Brink, V., Donovan, S., Ferreira, G., Haarhoff, J., Harper, G., ... Van Schoor, A. M. (2008). Mining research for enhanced competitiveness. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2583Vogt, D, VZ Brink, S Donovan, G Ferreira, J Haarhoff, G Harper, R Stewart, and Abraham M Van Schoor. "Mining research for enhanced competitiveness." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2583Vogt D, Brink V, Donovan S, Ferreira G, Haarhoff J, Harper G, et al, Mining research for enhanced competitiveness; CSIR; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2583 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Vogt, D AU - Brink, VZ AU - Donovan, S AU - Ferreira, G AU - Haarhoff, J AU - Harper, G AU - Stewart, R AU - Van Schoor, Abraham M AB - Mining is very important to South Africa, contributing 7% of GDP directly, and 15% indirectly and employing more than 450 000 people. With the world’s largest resources of gold, platinum and ferrochrome, and major coal resources, mining will continue to be important to South Africa for decades to come. Mining is also facing significant challenges: Too many people are killed in our mines; an even larger number of people contract occupational diseases from working in mines; there is a shortage of human capital at all levels from labourers to professionals; and as costs rise, operations are threatened DA - 2008-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mining KW - Coal resources KW - Platinum KW - Ferrochrome KW - Gold KW - AziSA LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-0-7988-5573-0 T1 - Mining research for enhanced competitiveness TI - Mining research for enhanced competitiveness UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2583 ER -