Southern Africa’s leading quarrying and mining industry representative association Aspasa, is rebranding to reflect a growing and diverse membership base. It has taken a decision to retain the Aspasa acronym only and will no longer be known as the Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa.
The association’s work in representing the industry in creating a safe, sustainable, fair and level playing field for its members has led to organisations outside of the quarrying industry requesting assistance and membership. As a result, Aspasa has decided to act broadly in the entire opencast and related mining industries, and wherever similar operations face the same challenges.
Aspasa director Nico Pienaar said: “As a result, we have adopted the sand and dimension stone mining industries as well as incorporating the Coal Ash Association into our care. We are also open to any other opencast mining operations applying for membership and which agree to uphold our strict standards in terms of being legally compliant with current legislation.”
