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The Chamber of Mines of South Africa, in partnership with the National Union of Mineworkers and the Ministry of Mineral Resources, is initiating an annual platform for strategic conversation among the key stakeholders in the mining sector, also known as the Mining Lekgotla. The Mining Lekgotla is distinct in that it will build the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values for a sustainable industry while at the same time maximising return on investment across the mining value chain in the medium and long term.

Participants at this Lekgotla will include representatives of mining houses, labor unions, government, young executives and thought leaders from various stakeholder groupings that operate in and around the mining sector.It will be launched at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, on the 5th and 6th of June 2012.

Eighteen months ago, a simple question sparked the imagination of the South Western Improvement District (SWID) board, "Why isn't there any street furniture in the SWID that speaks to mining in the present?" With that the wheels were set in motion to source a piece of mining equipment that could become part of the SWID's mining theme. The result has been a massive donation by Anglo American and The Chamber of Mines of the 125 ton workhorse, known as a Unit Rig Mark 36 payload haul truck, recently gone into retirement after 20 years of faithful service at Kumba's flagship operation, Sishen Mine.

This Mark 36 125 ton payload haul truck stands at the entrance of the SWID, courtesy of Kumba Iron Ore, as a testament to man's mechanical genius and to the glorious abundance of minerals found throughout South Africa.