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Pics to from bottom: topdevelopingMESU isforaLimpopostrategyProvince supporting forclusteringindustrialof industries. supplierSustainable TheDevelopmentcontinued(SD) unitwithDME’stheDevelopment“SustainableMining”throughprogramme.andWithenergywaterincreasinglybecomingonlyscarce,in SouthnotacrossAfrica butAfricanthethese continent,prove majorcouldconstraintsminingto newinvestments.programmeThe SDundertook alsoa studyto thetourto engageEUwithmineralsthe EUcommunity, and metalsincludingEuropeantheCommission.technology equipment and services solutions to miningcustomers around the globe.• Encouraging the lateral migration of technology from theminerals sector to elsewhere in the economy.products, RBSD brings a perspective of opportunitiesfor industrial, technological, and trade development“upstream” and “side-stream” to the mining industry.MESU is developing a strategy for Limpopo Province forsupporting industrial clustering of supplier industries. Theclient in this project needs to develop a set of responses andincentives to create sustainable industries in some of its miningnodes to ensure that a manufacturing industrial cluster can beestablished that is able to outlive the mining sector. The projectadvice to industry and government on strategies to maximiseeconomic linkages and growth.Economics SupportMESU conducted various empirical analytical studies of miningcommodities, and tracked and evaluated commodity prices cycles.A diagnostic approach was used to identify key challenges facing thesector and design appropriate responses. Models that predict and explainthe current commodities booms were developed. MESU was representedat the G20 Energy and Resources Meeting in Banff, Canada.Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development through Mining programmeThe Sustainable Development (SD) unit continued with the DME’s“Sustainable Development through Mining” programme. One of the majorprojects completed was the development of an auditable checklist forprogramming into the Site Inspection Assistance tool being developed for DMEfor sustainable development in mining, and the development of guidelines forvarious aspects of the environmental impacts of mining operations.The SD unit is actively pursuing links with various local and internationalprocessing. The Unit started preliminary work on a project funded by the DST thatinvestigates new technology mixes to conserve water during mining and processing.becoming increasingly scarce, not only in South Africa but across the African continent,these could prove major constraints to new mining investments.annual report 2007 38