T he Miner als C ouncil supports and pr omot es the gr o wth and tr ansf orma tion of the South A frican mining indus try and serv es its members and pr omot es their int er es ts b y pr o viding s tr a t egic support and advisory servic es A k e y function of the or ganisa tion is t o f acilita t e int er action among mining c ompanies t o e x amine polic y is sues and other ma tt ers of mutual c onc ern and t o de v elop and r efne positions on k e y ma tt ers r ela t ed t o the indus try and the c ountry T hese ma tt ers fr equently need t o be tak en up a t go v ernment le v el the Miner als C ouncil is the indus try s primary adv ocac y body task ed with negotia ting c onsulting and lobb ying T he Miner als C ouncil also c ommunica t es with the public a t lar ge on these ma tt ers and about major policies endorsed b y its members A further vital function of the or ganisa tion is t o r epr esent c ertain sect ors in c ollectiv e bar gaining with or ganised labour R epositioning mining in South A frica T he Miner als C ouncil r ec ognising the indus try s legacies in South A frica has de v eloped a vision t o r eposition the mining sect or in the e y es of its s tak eholders and t o act as a primary participant cr ea ting an en vir onment tha t is c onduciv e t o shaping polic y and legisla tion in a w a y tha t will f acilita t e a signifcant incr ease in r eal in v es tment in the mining sect or b y 20 30 Such an out c ome w ould be a positiv e and gamechanging ca taly s t in helping the c ountry achie v e its ec onomic gr o wth de v elopment and tr ansf orma tion tar gets as articula t ed in the Na tional De v elopment Plan NDP Or ganisa tional o v ervie w and s tr a t egy ABOUT THE MINERALS C OUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA T he Miner als C ouncil South A frica Miner als C ouncil r epr esents 90 of South A frica s mining indus try b y pr oduction and is thus the indus try s primary adv ocac y and lobb ying or ganisa tion Member benefits R epr esenta tions t o go v ernment and other s tak eholders carry mor e w eight when e xpr es sed c ollectiv ely and thus the Miner als C ouncil c ons titut es a body of members mor e po w erful than the sum of its parts T he Miner als C ouncil participa t es in se v er al int erna tional bodies t o further s tr engthen social en vir onmental and ec onomic perf ormanc e in the South A frican mining indus try T he or ganisa tion is a member of the Int erna tional C ouncil on Mining and Metals ICMM and the Mining Indus try As socia tion of Southern A frica MIA S A and engages closely with the W orld Pla tinum In v es tment C ouncil T he Miner als C ouncil is s taf ed b y a gr oup of pr of es sionals who enjo y the c onfdenc e and r espect of the polic y making c ommunity and who activ ely engage and c onsult with the legisla tiv e and public adminis tr a tion mechanisms of Cape T o wn and Pr et oria and with all r ele v ant civil society or ganisa tions thr oughout South A frica and be y ond the c ountry s bor ders T he t eam oper a t es in ar eas tha t include mine health and saf ety sus tainable de v elopment skills de v elopment legal is sues legac y is sues en vir onmental management ec onomics emplo yment r ela tions c ommunity r ela tions and c ommunica tions V illage Main R eef K opanang P age 3 MINERALS C OUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA INTEGRA TED ANNU AL REVIEW 20 19