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 nomination form for the Coal Person of the Year 2026 can be downloaded here.
The Coal Person of the Year (CPOTY) for 2025 was announced at the gala banquet on 16 May 2025. This award was presented to Jan Voges.
Annual General Meeting
The Society’s AGM will take place on 26 March 2026 at the CTC Auditorium, Stevenson Road, Emalahleni. More information to be communicated at a later date.
Technical Meetings
The 1st Technical Meeting of the Southern African Coal Processing Society for 2026 was held on 29 January 2026 at 13h00. The venue is the CTC Auditorium, cnr. Watermeyer & Stevenson Streets, Emalahleni. The first presenter was Pieter Bezuidenhout, Managing Director of MBE Minerals who presented on “Recovering Lost Value in Coal Preparation Plants”. The second presenter iwas Frikkie Enslin, Product Manager – Cyclones, Multotec International (Pty) Ltd who presented on “The era of ESG consciousness and its effects on coal handling and processing plants”.
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
For more information on international conferences please click here.
ICPC XXI Conference
The SACPS ICPC XXI conference was held at Sun City from 12 to 16 October 2025. To view the proceedings, please visit the ICPC XXI 2025 website.
Workshop
Details of the 2026 technical workshop will be communicated soon.
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