South African mining industry must modernise – Chamber of Mines

The South African mining industry has to modernise as a matter of urgency in order to halt job cuts in the industry, as well as to create more jobs, says Chamber of Mines modernisation and safety head Sietse van der Woude. Delivering a keynote address at diversified engineering solutions company Siemens’ Mining Technology Day, on Wednesday, he outlined a “dismal” future for the domestic mining industry if it does not implement new technology or invest in modernisation and mechanisation.