Africa Mining Hall of Fame
The Africa Mining Hall of Fame (AMHOF) was conceptualized in 2013 to recognize, honour, and celebrate accomplishments in the mining industry of the African continent.
Establishment
Headquartered in Ghana and registered under the company's Act, Act 992 of 2019, the Africa Mining Hall of Fame[1] (AMHOF) was formally established in 2021. The administration of AMHOF is entrusted currently to a 21-member International Board of Trustees from 21 countries in Africa who review nominations received.[2]
The AMHOF Museum
The School of Mines and Built Environment[3] at the Kenyasi Campus of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, is to host the Mining Hall of Fame Museum when completed.[4] The museum is to preserve and display three major significant specimens for posterity:
- plaques and portraits of inductees with descriptions of their achievements,
- different minerals from different parts of the African continent, and
- the Africa Mining Hall of Fame Tome, The AMHOF Tome, which is a magazine publication of the inductees that is updated after every Induction Ceremony.
Nomination guidelines
The candidate or the Business Entity must have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements within the mineral development value chain in one or more categories of achievements, that benefited an African Community. Nominations of individuals may be made by individuals, firms or organizations across the African continent.
2022 Nominees slated for induction, include
- Mansa Musa of Mali posthumously
- Royal Bafokeng Holdings[5] and the Visionary King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation of South Africa
- Nere Emiko Teriba [6] of Kian Smith Refinery,[7] Nigeria
- Brenda Joyce, Diaspora Category
References
- ↑ "Newmont's Enviable Footprints In Ghana: 1800 Jobs In The Offing". accramining.net. 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "AMHOF Country Representatives". amhof.africa. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "University of Energy and Natural Resources". uenr.edu.gh. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "UENR Establishes Scholarship Scheme for Women In Mining". uenr.edu.gh. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "Royal Bafokeng Holdings". bafokengholdings.com. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "Meet the speakers at Gold West Africa". kiansmithrefinery.com. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "Kian Smith to complete Nigeria's first gold refinery in 2019". nairametrics.com. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
This article "Africa Mining Hall of Fame" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Africa Mining Hall of Fame. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
