Mining Mirror March 2019 | Page 28

Mining in focus Can SA take beneficiation to the next level? “Madiba would have asked, why is it that Africa produces what it does not consume and consumes what it does not produce?” This thought-provoking question was part of Kenyan Professor Patrick Lumumba’s speech at the 2018 Nelson Mandela memorial lecture, writes Dineo Phoshoko. There is a lot of potential to increase diamond beneficiation in South Africa. [28] MINING MIRROR MARCH 2019 www.miningmirror.co.za