Venmyn Rand

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Venmyn Deloitte is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte. [1] The company provides consulting services to the global minerals industry, bridging the disciplines of mining and finance, and emphasises Deloitte's commitment to the global mining industry. [2] [3] It is headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Venmyn Deloitte
IndustryMinerals
Founded1988 (as Venmyn), 2012 (as Venmyn Deloitte)
HeadquartersSandon, Johannesburg, South Africa
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andy Clay
MD

Neil McKenna
Director
ProductsTransaction-oriented Techno-economic Valuation Reports
Number of employees
24
Website http://www.venmyndeloitte.com

History

Company Milestones

Venmyn Rand was established in 1988 by Andy Clay and Dr Willo Stear, with the financial assistance of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). It was absorbed into RMB Resources but later purchased back by the original founders. [4] It has gone through several shareholder changes since then, with the most recent being the acquisition of Venmyn by professional services firm Deloitte. [5] [6]

1988–1997

Clay and Stear established Venmyn in 1988, with funding from RMB. Venmyn Rand, which gets the second part of its name from this prior association, remained part of RMB for the next 9 years.

1997–2005

In 1997, Clay and Stear led a management buyout of Venmyn. The founders increased their shareholding to 50% each.

2005 (September) – 2012 (October)

The shareholding structure changed several times after September 2005, when co-founder Stear sold his share of the company. At this point, several minority shareholders were introduced. Minority shareholders and their stakes in the company changed periodically thereafter. Clay’s shareholding was also periodically readjusted.

2012 (November) - present

Professional services firm Deloitte purchased Venmyn establishing Venmyn Deloitte. [7]

Business units

1988–2007

Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) has historically not had different business units, and has had a flat management structure, although company employees write the technical reports with which they are the most familiar and with which they have the most experience.

2008

In 2008 Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) decided to start running the graphics section of the company as a stand-alone business. Known as Interaction, [8] the stand-alone company was 56% owned by Venmyn, with Interaction staff owning the remainder. This business became fully owned by Venmyn in 2012.

2011

Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) started a new project management business unit in 2011. Known as Venmyn Independent Projects, it operated as a division of the then Venmyn, co-ordinating and managing feasibility studies and preliminary economic assessments. [9]

Innovations

SAMREC and SAMVAL CODES

Venmyn Deloitte MD Andy Clay and other staff members have assisted and continue to assist with drafting the SAMREC [10] and SAMVAL codes [11] that govern the South African minerals industry. The South African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (SAMREC) sets out minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for the public reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves in South Africa while the South African Code for the Valuation of Mineral Assets (SAMVAL) sets down the minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for the valuation of mineral assets. [12]

Clay has been part of the SAMREC/SAMVAL Working Group for oil and gas reserves [13] and has been identified as "instrumental in motivating" for SAMREC’s introduction at the JSE Limited. [14]

Other codes that relate to the reporting of mineral resources and reserves and their valuation include Canada’s NI43-101 Code and Cimval Code [15] and Australia’s Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Code [16] and Valmin Code. [17]

Terms coined

Mine Recovery Factor

Venmyn’s founders Andy Clay and Willo Stear coined the term the "mine recovery factor", [18] which is widely used in the industry. The term "measures the actual yield divided by the amount of gold [or other commodity] called for by the miner from the ore reserve". [19]

Document innovations

Section 12 Executive Summary

Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) introduced the Section 12 Executive Summary document to the JSE Limited, when it submitted the technical reports relating to the Platmin listing. [20] The summary is attached as an appendix to a prelisting document and is based on a Competent Persons' Report (CPR). The Section 12 Executive Summary condenses all the required technical information that forms part of a CPR and presents it in an investor- and board-friendly form.

Short-form documentation

Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) prefers succinct documentation, and has created summarised document types, including Technical, Metallurgical and Environmental Statements. [21]

Venmyn (now renamed Venmyn Deloitte) produced the shortest CPR for a listing, with the listing of Buildmax. [22] The document was less than 10 pages including graphics. [23]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wyngaardt, Megan van. "Deloitte acquires mining consultancy Venmyn". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Mining Weekly, 1998, Niche Consultancy Grows, 21–27 August 1998, p. 14
  3. ↑ Wyngaardt, Megan van. "Deloitte acquires mining consultancy Venmyn". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Mining Weekly, 1998, Niche Consultancy Grows, 21–27 August 1998, p. 14
  5. ↑ Walker,J, 1997, Venmyn Rand Goes it Alone, Business Times
  6. ↑ Wyngaardt, Megan van. "Deloitte acquires mining consultancy Venmyn". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Wyngaardt, Megan van. "Deloitte acquires mining consultancy Venmyn". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Venmyn Industry Portal". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Spicer, D, 2012,Project management business takes off
  10. ↑ http://www.samcode.co.za The South African Mineral Codes
  11. ↑ http://www.samcode.co.za The South African Mineral Codes
  12. ↑ Le Roux, H, 2006, Codes being Firmed up to Protect SA against Mining Fraud, Mining Weekly, 31 July 2006,
  13. ↑ Le Roux, H, 2006, Codes being Firmed up to Protect SA against Mining Fraud, Mining Weekly, 31 July 2006,
  14. ↑ Walker, J, 2000, JSE Takes on World-class Rulebook for Mining, Business Times, Sunday Times, undated 2000, p. 7
  15. ↑ http://www.cim.org/committees/CIMVal_Final_Standards.pdf Cimval Standards and Guidelines
  16. ↑ http://www.jorc.org Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code
  17. ↑ http://aig.org.au/files/valmin_122005.pdf The Valmin Code
  18. ↑ Walker, J, 1990, Venmyn’s Mine Recovery Factor an Eye-opener, Sunday Times, Business Times, 21 October 1990
  19. ↑ Walker, J, 1990, Venmyn’s Mine Recovery Factor an Eye-opener, Sunday Times, Business Times, 21 October 1990
  20. ↑ http://www.sake24.com/articles/default/display_sens.aspx?ArticleId=330334 JSE Listing Update
  21. ↑ McKenna, N, 2009, Increasing Disclosure, Decreasing Costs, Venmyn newsletter, 24 June 2009
  22. ↑ McKay, D, 2009, KCM Needs the Kiss of Life, Miningmx, 2 February 2009
  23. ↑ McKay, D, 2009, KCM Needs the Kiss of Life, Miningmx, 2 February 2009

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References

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