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Establishment of China-South Africa Joint Research Center for Mineral Resources

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•South AfricaSector•Industry, Mining, ConstructionFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
End (actual)
Sep 14, 2018

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Science & Technology

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • South African Department of Science and Technology
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Limpopo

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM)

State-owned companies

  • BGRIMM Technology Group
  • Mintek

Loan desecription

Establishment of China-South Africa Joint Research Center for Mineral Resources

Narrative

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Project narrative

In April 2017, officials from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the South African Department of Science and Technology signed an MoU for the construction of the China-South Africa Joint Research Center for Mineral Resources (中南矿产资源开发利用联合研究中心). On September 14, 2018, the opening ceremony of the research center was held. Xu Nanping, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Li Song, Chargé d’ affaires of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, Mjiwara, Director General of the Ministry of Science and Technology of South Africa, and Gen Ge, Director of the Asian and Australian Department of the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were invited to attend the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. The Chinese executive organization is Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (BGRIMM Technology Group), a state-owned company in China. The South African executive organizations include the Southern Science and Industry Research Council, Mintek, Limpopo University, and the University of Cape Town. Mintek is South Africa's national research and development organisation for all aspects of mineral processing, extractive metallurgy and related technology. The Center will be focused on strengthening academic exchanges between China and South Africa in fields such as mining, mineral processing, environmental protection.

Staff comments

Chinese and South African Ministries of Science and Technology appear to be the funding agencies, but this is not explicitly stated. Flow type is also unclear.