Purpose and vision

The Minerals Council is a mining industry employers' organisation that supports and promotes the South African mining industry. We serve our members and promote their interests through strategic support and advisory input.

We promote voluntary consultation, collaboration, learning and support between members. We take care never to encroach on the autonomy of members or to breach confidentiality and competition regulations.

The Minerals Council acts as the principal advocate for mining in South Africa in engagements with government, communicating major policies endorsed by its members.

Vision

To ensure mining matters for South Africa.

To reposition the mining industry as South Africa's foremost industrial sector. The Minerals Council seeks to create, in partnership with key stakeholders, a conducive policy, legislative and operating environment that facilitates investment and growth to enable a thriving mining industry.

Mission

To lead in enabling the South African mining industry to shift from potential to performance through investment, growth, transformation and development in a socially and environmentally responsible manner: we put South Africa first.

Values

Members are obliged to conduct their business according to the Minerals Council Membership Compact, which requires that we: