Making Mining Accessible To All

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Exxaro is looking for solutions to enable people living with mobility, visual and hearing impairments to part take in the physical mining environment.

Application Deadline
June 19th, 2023
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Summary

Background

Exxaro Resources Limited (Exxaro) is among the top five coal producers in South Africa. The group is listed on JSE Limited (JSE) Top 40 Index and among the top 30 in the FTSE/JSE Socially Responsible Investment Index. Exxaro is more than a mining business: we strongly believe in making a positive impact in the world.

Our purpose: Powering Better Lives in Africa and Beyond. As one of the largest and foremost black-empowered mining companies in the country, Exxaro is an industry leader with regards to transformation and as such diversity and inclusion is a key principle in all Exxaro’s business strategies both within and outside the organisation.

Challenge

A major barrier to participation in mining and resources is the physical environment which cater more for abled bodied people.

Exxaro is looking to use technology and innovation to solve this challenge to enable people living with disabilities to work within the physical mining environment and not be bound to office related employment opportunities.

Exxaro is looking for solutions to enable people living with mobility, visual and hearing impairments to part take in the physical mining environment.

What's in it for you?

All respondents are requested to refrain from submitting any commercial, confidential and/or proprietary information relating to themselves and/or their business, in response to Exxaro’s request for information (“RFI”). All respondents are solely responsible for any loss or damages which they may suffer as a consequence of disclosing their commercial, confidential and/or proprietary information in response to this RFI and Exxaro shall not in any way be liable for any damages that any respondent may suffer, as a result of their non-compliance with the requirements of this section.

Depending on the maturity and business case of the solution pitched, the innovator could benefit in one or more of the following ways:

  • The opportunity to showcase and demonstrate the benefits of their solution to the biggest coal mine in South Africa
  • Collaborate with industry leaders and create the opportunity to grow/expand their knowledge base