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The Minerals to Metals initiative is an interdisciplinary research, education and engagement platform which aims to play a leading role in the global minerals industry.

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Working together to promote premier, multi-disciplinary research and development in the area of minerals beneficiation

Minerals and metals fundamentally underpin every aspect of modern society. However, the global mining industry is facing increasingly complex, multi-faceted internal and external challenges which require innovative, integrated and interdisciplinary approaches to address them. The Minerals to Metals (MtM) Initiative aims to do just that.

The Minerals to Metals initiative is an interdisciplinary research, education and engagement platform which aims to play a leading role in the global minerals industry. We aim to contribute to Africa’s sustainable development through minerals beneficiation research, nurturing the future leaders of the minerals industry as well as bridging the gap between academia and industry via partnerships and collaboration.

Two Rivers platinum mine near the town of Steelpoort in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa

Mining for the future

How can the mining industry continue to provide the materials that are essential to our lives while also becoming more people- and planet-centred? The Minerals to Metals Initiative at the University of Cape Town (UCT) aims to answer this question th

Mining Profile: Democratic Republic of Congo

Whilst many stories coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years have focussed on the political issues that country has faced, many are now seeing that the case for investing in the country is stronger than ever. The DRC contains

Mining Indaba Day 4: The Democratic Republic of Congo – poised for mining success?

As the 25th Mining Indaba comes to the end, it’s time for reflection on what has been a busy week of business, networking and engagement on mining issues across the borders. In the mining industry we know that different countries have differen

Putting the African Mining Vision into practice: UCT Takes the LEAD

The inaugural LEAD programme (Leaders in Extractives and African Development), spearheaded by UCT, promises to equip a new generation of African mining professionals with skills needed to become leaders in the responsible extraction of minerals in A

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Resilient Futures Community of Practice project (CoP)

The policy briefs and working paper outputs arising from the Resilient Futures Community of Practice project are now available on http://www.resilientfutures.uct.ac.za/CoP-outputs-list

This project explored the potential application of fibre-based plants (hemp, kenaf and bamboo) to simultaneously restore degraded mine land and stimulate post-mining economic development, and was conducted as a collaboration between Minerals to Metals, the Centre for Bioprocess Engineering, the Development Policy Research Unit and Mineral Law in Africa.