South Africa spending less than its peers on mining research and development

While South Africa had increased its investment in mining research and development (R&D) since 2014, the country’s investment was still below that of its peers, delegates heard during a panel discussion on ‘Technological Innovation and Advancements in the Mining Industry’ at the Joburg Indaba earlier this month. Despite R100-million having been set aside for mining R&D for 2018 – a marked improvement from R5-million in 2014 – other developing mining countries spend between R4-billion and ...