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NOTICE OF THE SANIRE FREEVAAL BRANCH YEAR END FUNCTION
Please take note of the SANIRE Freevaal Branch Year End Function:
Date: 19th November 2021
Time: 12:30 for 13:00
Venue: Sandriver Golf Club, Virginia
AGENDA
13:00 – 14:30 Meeting
Election of new SANIRE Freevaal Committee
14:30 – Year End Function
NB. Please RSVP for catering purposes and reply to Alida Kleinhans ( Alida.Kleinhans@harmony.co.za ) by the 15th November 2021 for attending the meeting.
J Le Roux
Chairman Freevaal Branch
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On behalf of the SANIRE President, Mrs. L. Prinsloo and Council we would like to thank all the sponsors for their generosity towards making the day possible.
Thank you to all the players who participated. We do hope to see you all again next year for another round golf.
Thank you for sharing your day with us at the SANIRE Golf Day.
SANIRE would like thank the following sponsors for their donation:
- Electro Hydro World
- MLB Consulting
- Middindi Consulting
- Groundwork
Wet Hole Sponsorships:
- Mine Support Products
- FST Mining & Engineering
- TWK Agri
- Spirotech Mining Services
- New Concept Mining
- Sebetsa Trading
- RSC Ekusasa Mining
- Elbroc Mining Products
- Rocbolt Technologies
- SMS Mining
- Altecrete
- M & J Mining
- Timrite
- Reutech Mining
- Minova Africa
- Concrete Lining Products
- Videx
- Groundwork Consulting
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Mr Tony Leach, former Section Head of rock mechanics at Western Deep Levels, Anglogold, former Director of Itasca Africa and more recently Director of Latona has unfortunately succumbed to cancer.
The South African mining industry has, since its infancy, provided an irresistible lure for adventurous and industrious young men from the British Isles. During the early 1980’s when the Anglo American Corporation, faced with the pressing need to expand their rock mechanics and rock engineering capabilities, embarked upon a drive to recruit, primarily from the UK, suitably qualified people to augment its already impressive skills in this discipline. Among those that responded and were attracted to the excitement of a challenging career on the southern tip of Africa was a young man from Compton Abbas in Dorset (quite close to Cornwall), a 23-year-old graduate of Imperial College and Leeds University, one Anthony Robert Leach. Tony thus joined the long history of enterprising men who travelled halfway around the world to make their mark on the richest mining industry in the world.
Tony, always a gentleman, was well known in the rock mechanics fraternity as an expert in advanced numerical modelling, whom other consultants would approach to assist with solving complex geotechnical challenges. He was one of the youngest rock engineers to be promoted to Section Head at Western Deep Levels’ South Shaft, which was at that stage the deepest mining complex in the world. Tony was always at the forefront of technology, even in the late 1980s running complex models to understand the impact of mining at depths below 3km. Through his and other’s pioneering work in using advanced inelastic numerical modelling, safe extraction of deep mine shaft pillars is now being done as a standard practice.
He was always willing to share his vast knowledge with those who sought his professional advice. No person who has worked with Tony on a project, has not said that they learnt a lot from him, even those more senior to him. Those who were lucky enough to work with Tony, will miss him tremendously. If not for Tony’s impact, the software programs such as UDEC, FLAC, PFC, 3DEC, FLAC3D, etc that are today commonplace in South Africa, would just be read about in textbooks.
But Tony was not all work and no play. For instance, he was perhaps more passionate about flying his microlight than he was about computer modelling. His prodigious mind, his generosity of spirit, and his infectious sense of humour will be sorely missed. Right to the end he never lost his sense of the ridiculous, and would even giggle at some of the aspects of his treatment.
He has left a gigantic chasm, from both a personal and a professional perspective, rather than just a gap that will be difficult to fill.
We as Sanire, wish his wife Sharon and his children and grandchildren, well through this sad time. Tony not only touched the lives of his immediate family and friends, but also the entire rock mechanics fraternity, for which we are all grateful.
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SANIRE welcomes the new WB branch committee who were elected on 24 October 2021 during the quarterly meeting. SANIRE is looking forward to the energy and commitment of this committee. SANIRE wishes to thank all of those who have served on the past committee and the contribution they have made towards the members of SANIRE.
As the newly elected Chairperson of the Western Bushveld Branch, Edeshni Munsamy would like to sincerely thank the previous branch committee under the sterling leadership of Willie Liebenberg for steering the ship in the right direction and creating a solid platform from which, we as the new committee, can build. The WBB branch has reached new heights and we commit to articulate and drive the vision for our members to completion.
From back left: Neil Kruger (Secretary), Peet Swart( Supplier representative), Stephan Nel (Supplier representative)
From Front Left: Edeshni Munsamy (Chairperson), Hlomani Mthombeni (Vice-Chairperson), Renard Pretorius (Young member/Technical visits Rep)
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21 January 1974 – 24 October 2021
John Molepolle, a Strata Control Officer at Sibanye Stillwater Bathopele mine passed away on the 24th of October 2021 at the age of 47.
John was born on the 21st of January 1974 in a village called Segwelane next to Brits in North West. He attended primary school at Segwelane primary school, middle school at Gotsube middle school and high school at Mogale high school.
He started working in 1995 at Sasko bakery in Phokeng Rustenburg. He then moved to mining and worked at Rasimone mine, Turfontein platinum and has been in Bathopele mine for the past 10 years.
John is survived by his wife Lebogang, 4 children and 1 grandchild.
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of heart and my portion forever”
Psalms 73:26
John will be missed dearly.
The funeral was held on 30th of October at Geelhout Park in Rustenburg.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Dear SANIRE Member,
Kindly contribute any articles towards the SANIRE November/December Newsletter due for publication.
Please forward a neatly formatted word document to Thovhedzo.Gcuda@Seritiza.com / info@sanire.co.za by the 17th November 2021.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and nomination for the next Rock Talk Issue.
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SANIRE AGM 2021 Presentation
Friday, 27 August 2021
11h00 - 14h00
WEBINAR VIDEO RECORDING
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Dear SANIRE Member,
You are hereby invited to the SANIRE: Education Workshop to be hosted at:
VENUE: Sibanye Stillwater Kloof Training Centre Auditorium
DATE: 19 October 2021
TIME: 10h30 – 14h00
A Workshop to obtain industry input in the strata control and rock engineering examinations guideline updates.
This invitation has been e-mailed to all members on our membership list
Event is limited to 50 persons.
Early acknowledgement of your acceptance will be appreciated to finalize catering arrangements.
Kindly advise Mbalenhle Buthelezi, e-mail:info@sanire.co.zaby no later than 8 October 2021 to confirm attendance
AGENDA
10:30 – 10:45 Welcoming
10:30 – 10:45 Feedback
11:15 – 11:45 Exam Governance
11:45 – 12:30 Tea Break
12:30 – 13:00 SCO Exam
13:00 – 13:30 RE Exam
13:30 – 13:45 General
13:45 – 14:00 Closure
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Springtime 2021 has sprung and the winter colours are already changing our South African landscape into bright new blossoms. This always gives me a spurt of energy in my personal life and at the workplace. This also remind us that there is only four months left of the year. Those tasks still luring at you, now needs a proper action plan to be completed, unless one wants to take it with you into 2022. As we enter the change of season, certain other things have not changed, like the fact that we are still have lockdown regulations in place and COVID is still very much part of our lives.
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A webinar was held for all candidates who are preparing to write P3.4 Surface mining.
Presenters: Peter Terbrugge & Des Mossop
Date: Tuesday 28 September 2021
Time: 13h00 – 14h30
RSVP: 24 September 2021
Below are the PDF slide presentations and the Webinar video.
VIDEO
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