Southern African Coal Processing Society
A forum for the exchange of ideas and to advance the use and processing of coal
Who we are and what we do
The Southern Africa Coal Processing Society started in 1967 with three companies, namely Trans-Natal with Stan Lynch as representative, Rand Mines with Morris Milner as representative and Anglo with Tony Walters as representative.
There are three types of membership available, namely corporate, individual and student members.
The past and present chairpersons of the Southern African Coal Processing Society can be viewed here
Call for Nominations are normally sent out for the prestigious SACPS annual award for Coal Person of the Year (CPOTY). The aim of the award is to recognise an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the coal industry in the area of coal preparation.
The Coal Person of the Year (CPOTY) for 2021 was Roy Roche. Read more
News on SACPS activities
A summary of current and past activities
General Meeting
The Society’s AGM was held on 31 March 2022 where the Chairperson, Refiloe Maila gave an overview of the activities of the Society over the past year and the Treasurer, Gerrit Lok, presented a review of the Society finances.
Technical Meetings
The 3rd Technical Meeting of the Southern African Coal Processing Society will be held at the Colliery Training College (CTC) Auditorium in Emalahleni on Thursday 26 May 2022 at 14h00.
For details on technical meetings view here
Media
Video Clips showcasing the Southern African Coal Processing Society and interviews broadcasted in the technical media
International conferences
The IEA Clean Coal Centre’s 10th International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies will take place in June 2022 in Pittsburgh, USA.
Running biennially since 2003, the CCT conference series is well established as a leading international forum for innovation in the coal sector. The event typically welcomes over 250 delegates from around 30 countries, bringing together stakeholders representing industry, academia and government for four days of talks, panel discussions, site visits, and valuable knowledge sharing. Delegates obtain the latest insight into the new technologies which can meaningfully reduce the environmental impact of coal, as well as hearing expert perspectives on regional energy policy developments and the outlook for the coal sector worldwide.
For more information please click here.
Biennial Conference
The SACPS Biennial Conference was held at Graceland Casino and Country Club, Secunda from 12 to 14 October 2021.
Annual Awards
The annual awards function and dinner dance for 2022 will take place on 29 July 2022 at Emperors Palace Centre Court. To view or download the invitation please use the link.
PUBLICATIONS
The special edition 50th year anniversary books are available at R500.00 excluding VAT.
For more information on ordering, click here
NEWSLETTER
SACPS Newsletter no 3 of 2021 is available for downloading here
Our Sponsors
The companies listed below support coal processing in South Africa and this website.
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