Celebrating its 80th year of existence this year, the CSIR has a track record of serving the mining industry with research and innovation, products and services to ensure zero harm, legal compliance and optimal operations. At the 2025 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, from 3 to 5 February, the CSIR will be part of a proudly South African pavilion hosted by the Department of Minerals and Energy to showcase a selection of current capabilities based on eight decades of investment and innovation. Presented under the theme "Future-Proofing African Mining, Today!", the event is an opportunity to reveal advances in mine modernisation driven by fourth industrial revolution (4IR) tools such as digital twinning of mobile machines, a rock engineering assistant, virtual reality training for underground emergencies, laser-based refurbishment of high-value components, systems for integrated mine operations control rooms, defences against cyber threats, green energy usage and metallurgical treatment technology that prolongs the useful life of machinery. Below, we highlight some of the technologies and expertise that will be on display:

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