Proceedings, 114th Annual General Meeting, 2011

The 114th Annual General Meeting of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held at The Country Club, Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park on Thursday, 11 August 2011. Welcome The President extended a special welcome to the guests and representatives of our sister institutes and other associations, and also to recipients of awards, senior members of industry, Honorary Life Fellows, past-presidents, our members and other guests, among them the following: F. Cawood, President, Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa C. Roode, President, Mine Metallurgical Managers' Association of South Africa M. Cresswell, Chairman, South African Coal Processing Society A. Hay, Immediate Past President, South African Institute of Electrical Engineers L. Gardner, President, South African National Institute of Rock Engineers J. Krynauw, President, The Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)