South32

Science, engineering and technology are vital to our business and industry, and we're proud to support and celebrate emerging ideas and innovation in those fields.   In South Africa, we have a long-term partnership with the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF), including sponsoring the NSTF-South32 Awards for the past nine years, and supporting the NSTF's Brilliants program, which recognises and supports first-year science, medicine and engineering students.   The awards recognise the hard work and dedication driving innovation and development in science, engineering and technology in South Africa, across various industries, including mining.   Our team attended the 2023-24 awards ceremony last month - celebrating the incredible accomplishments of many individuals, teams and organisations across South Africa.   Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners! #awards #science #technology #recognition #southafrica  

A key part of our purpose at South32 is to improve people’s lives now and for generations to come, and through our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) we seek to deliver on this commitment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.   Since the launch of our first Reflect RAP in 2018, we’ve achieved a great deal to be proud of: increasing our social investment aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; embedding reconciliation activities in our core business practices and decision-making; and nearly doubling procurement of goods and services from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.   Today we've launched our second Innovate RAP, building on the progress we've made toward Reconciliation in the places we operate in Australia and continuing to challenge ourselves by setting more ambitious targets and goals. Reconciliation Australia #reconciliation #mining #reconciliationactionplan

This morning we've announced that all conditions to the sale of Illawarra Metallurgical Coal to an entity owned by Golden Energy and Resources Pte Ltd and M Resources Pty Ltd have now been satisfied. Accordingly, the sale is now unconditional and is expected to complete on or around 2 September 2024.   The sale of IMC is a significant milestone in the transformation of our portfolio towards commodities critical to a low-carbon future. The transaction will simplify our business, strengthen our balance sheet and reduce our capital intensity, unlocking capital to invest in our high-quality development projects in copper and zinc.

During the June quarter we delivered improved operating performance – enabling us to capitalise on stronger commodity prices – and continued to advance our portfolio transformation. #mining #metals

Exploration drilling is an integral part of our industry, but it can be challenging work - and manual, repetitive rod handling in exploration drilling carries the risk of injury to hands, shoulders, back, wrists and elbows. Recently, our exploration team identified an opportunity to trial a new innovation to improve this process - with an automated, hands-free rod handling system, the Evolution Drill Rig. The prototype was rolled out at the Jessica and Cararra exploration projects in Australia's Northern Territory for a twelve-month trial, which showed that the system successfully improved safety performance while maintaining productivity. Our teams are now looking to deploy the system on other exploration projects and across our operations. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gM2jwGdV Encounter Resources Limited DDH1 Drilling #mining #exploration #safety

To mark NAIDOC Week, we’re showcasing how we’re proudly working together with the Traditional Owners of the land near Worsley Alumina in Western Australia’s South West to protect cultural values and biodiversity.    Through our participation in the South West Sustainability Partnership, we are supporting meaningful Aboriginal job opportunities – including environment and rehabilitation work at Worsley, as well as community projects, such as restoring the southern branches of the Collie River. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ggwNAC8G #NAIDOCweek #biodiversity #culturalheritage

A 227ft tall headframe, an 11-day non-stop concrete pour and one great team effort. Check out this impressive timelapse from Hermosa last month as they reached a key milestone in the development of the Taylor deposit. #construction #timelapse #mining South32 Hermosa

Safe drinking water is now readily available to more than 10,000 people in the King Cetshwayo District in South Africa, thanks to a partnership with our Hillside Aluminium operation. Previously, people in the area needed to travel long distances to collect safe drinking water for their households. Hillside invested R5.7m, supporting the construction of boreholes and the installation of infrastructure, including seven handpumps, 36 water storage tanks, 17 standpipes (taps) and more than 9,300 metres of water pipes.  Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gBs6gVT5 #mining #metals #partnerships #hillsidealuminium

We're proud to support Starlight Children's Foundation Australia's important work and their Livewire program, which allows young people to connect, socialise, have fun and express themselves creatively in a safe online environment.   The team at Starlight have recently launched a rebuild of Livewire with new and improved features - check it out and learn more at www.livewire.org.au

Wherever we operate, we are committed to building strong relationships with our suppliers locally, domestically and globally to seek innovative solutions with a focus on safety, quality and cost. Whether a new or existing supplier or contractor, or any business interested in working with us, we aim to support effective engagement with South32 to supply the goods and services we need around the world. We have launched a new external portal to support suppliers, which includes information on how we select and work with suppliers, an overview of our expectations and requirements, and guides for our existing suppliers and contractors. The new portal is now accessible at www.south32.net/suppliers #mining #suppliers #metals