The dss+ African Mining
Trends Report 2025
Shaping the Mining Leader of the Future
Drawing on operational and transformation experience across Africa, this report reveals what the next generation of agile, values-driven leaders must do to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape.
What are your goals?
Whether you are looking to revitalise your internal culture, build the capabilities of your leaders and teams, transform your operational effectiveness or make a positive impact on the environment, we’ll build a customised strategy and work side-by-side to implement it with you.
Work with us: our industry specialties
Across the world, every industry is facing transition. We’ll help you turn these dynamic times into your finest moment.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
You face unique challenges in supply chain disruption and consumers hungry for eco-friendly, safe goods. We help find opportunities in food security, operational excellence and ESG. All to help you nourish a growing population.
Building and Construction
You are helping to build an urbanising world. But there’s pressure to keep contractors working safely, yet complete projects on time. We help you mitigate risks, build capabilities and plan your project, right from the start.
Chemicals and Petrochemicals
You harness the materials that power industries. But to do so, you need to navigate unplanned shutdowns, changing sustainability regulations and more. We help you find the right formula to maximize productivity while protecting your employees and the environment.
Electronics
You keep a digital world buzzing, despite challenges in sourcing materials, controlling supply chains and managing waste. We help you implement, integrate and advance your business value, societal impact and more.
Mining and Metals
You are at the forefront of an industry changing with the times. To do so, you need to navigate new expectations for energy transition. We dig deep for solutions to transform operations, protect people and respect the earth.
Oil, Gas & Energy
You are constantly evolving to power the everyday. That means working fast to generate results. We fire up ways to support operational efficiency, from risk management to operational frameworks that boost asset productivity.
Power and Utilities
You ensure daily life is smooth for entire communities. The challenge is to navigate new risks, from geopolitical flare-ups to natural disasters. We work with your teams to foster safe, reliable and cost-effective operations.
Private Equity and Principal Investors
You make business happen. We integrate academic insights with strategic expertise to deliver solutions that take ESG factors into account, manage portfolio risk and maximise the power of capital to achieve positive impact.
Transportation
You keep products and people moving. But in a world of volatile risks, downtime can hit your reputation and your revenue. We help you keep productivity on track and give you the tools to drive performance for the road ahead.
Waste Management
You face challenges controlling waste for a growing populace, one increasingly concerned with nurturing the planet. We help you manage both with best practices in sustainability, risk management, and operational excellence.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
You face unique challenges in supply chain disruption and consumers hungry for eco-friendly, safe goods. We help find opportunities in food security, operational excellence and ESG. All to help you nourish a growing population.
Building and Construction
You are helping to build an urbanising world. But there’s pressure to keep contractors working safely, yet complete projects on time. We help you mitigate risks, build capabilities and plan your project, right from the start.
Chemicals and Petrochemicals
You harness the materials that power industries. But to do so, you need to navigate unplanned shutdowns, changing sustainability regulations and more. We help you find the right formula to maximize productivity while protecting your employees and the environment.
Electronics
You keep a digital world buzzing, despite challenges in sourcing materials, controlling supply chains and managing waste. We help you implement, integrate and advance your business value, societal impact and more.
Mining and Metals
You are at the forefront of an industry changing with the times. To do so, you need to navigate new expectations for energy transition. We dig deep for solutions to transform operations, protect people and respect the earth.
Oil, Gas & Energy
You are constantly evolving to power the everyday. That means working fast to generate results. We fire up ways to support operational efficiency, from risk management to operational frameworks that boost asset productivity.
Power and Utilities
You ensure daily life is smooth for entire communities. The challenge is to navigate new risks, from geopolitical flare-ups to natural disasters. We work with your teams to foster safe, reliable and cost-effective operations.
Private Equity and Principal Investors
You make business happen. We integrate academic insights with strategic expertise to deliver solutions that take ESG factors into account, manage portfolio risk and maximise the power of capital to achieve positive impact.
Transportation
You keep products and people moving. But in a world of volatile risks, downtime can hit your reputation and your revenue. We help you keep productivity on track and give you the tools to drive performance for the road ahead.
Waste Management
You face challenges controlling waste for a growing populace, one increasingly concerned with nurturing the planet. We help you manage both with best practices in sustainability, risk management, and operational excellence.
Featured insights
We live in a volatile age. But there’s never been a better opportunity to reshape your actions and create a better world. Explore our thoughts on transformation and best practices in dynamic times.
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2025 H1 Mining Market Lens
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From Grids to Growth: How Human Capital is Driving the Power Sector’s Transformation
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Case studies
Explore how we bring our values to life to power success, sustainable solutions and satisfied clients.
How one Global Food Manufacturer Gained an Appetite for Safety
A global food manufacturer had a safety dilemma requiring them to rebuild their foundational learnings, create a safety vision and implement change.
Optimising Performance and Enabling Asset Reliability
dss⁺ addressed challenges with aging offshore assets for a petroleum company by leveraging Asset Integrity and Reliability Management.
Fighting malaria sustainably and effectively: B Corp certified approach
Vestergaard partnered with dss+ to boost its 2024 B Corp recertification score, driving supply chain, environmental, and social impact improvements.
Transformation delivers zero fatality
A global specialty chemicals leader partnered with dss⁺ to enhance safety and reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) after multiple workplace incidents.
Optimising Performance and Enabling Asset Reliability
dss⁺ addressed challenges with aging offshore assets for a petroleum company by leveraging Asset Integrity and Reliability Management.
Fighting malaria sustainably and effectively: B Corp certified approach
Vestergaard partnered with dss+ to boost its 2024 B Corp recertification score, driving supply chain, environmental, and social impact improvements.
Transformation delivers zero fatality
A global specialty chemicals leader partnered with dss⁺ to enhance safety and reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) after multiple workplace incidents.