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22 July 2025
Bridging the Valley of Death – A Commercialisation Framework for Mining Innovation
CLIENT: Mandela Mining Precinct; Longevity of Current Mines (LoCM) CONSULTING PARTNER: RIIS The challenge South Africa’s mining sector faces mounting pressure to modernise while addressing economic constraints, regulatory...
14 July 2025
Proactive preparedness: How RIIS used Earth observation to simulate tailings dams risk in South Africa
Tailings dams — the vast engineered structures that store the waste produced during mining operations — are both essential to modern mining and one of...
2 July 2025
The convergence of ESG, circular economies and digitalisation in South Africa’s mining sector
A recent study conducted by RIIS on behalf of the Mandela Mining Precinct’s Real-Time Information Management System (RTIMS) Programme, has explored how the convergence of ESG, digitalisation...