No future for conventional mining methods in South Africa – Amplats

To remain relevant in the South African mining industry, mines will have to substantially change how they operate and Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) mining head Frik Fourie does not see any future for conventional mining methods in South Africa. “Conventional mining methods are no longer a profitable manner to operate mines in South Africa, which is exacerbated by current low commodity prices,” he told delegates at the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy’s Mining for the Future conference, held at the Electra Mining Africa 2016 trade show in Johannesburg.