Bertus Steenkamp - Director

He started his Working Career as an Anglo Coal Student in 1986 to 1990 when he completed his Higher National Diploma in Coal Mining. He later joined Rand Mines in 1991 as Planning Engineer where he occupied various positions in the Technical, Opencast Mining and Underground Sections of the Mine.

His first appointment as Mine Overseer in 1992, after obtaining his Mine Manager’s Certificate at age 25, was followed by his appointment as Production Manager at Delmas Colliery in 1995. During the course of his stay at this mine, he later had the responsibility for Total Management of the Underground Mine (3 shafts). He joined Grinaker-LTA during 2000 and up to 2003 he occupied various senior positions within the Contract Mining – Coal Division at Grinaker-LTA Mining Contracting before being appointed as Director-Coal Operations on the Main Board of Grinaker-LTA Mining Contracting during 2003. He occupied this position, being responsible for marketing, contract negotiations, contract management, tendering, strategic planning etc, up to March 2008 when he resigned to build his own dream – Belton Mining.

The Company, 2 years later, has developed into a diverse Mining Company (Level 6 - BEE) with its Mining Services Section focussing on Contract Mining and Engineering Capital Projects and Refurbishments, while a subsidiary company, Ducanet, focuses on Procurement Services. Furthermore, the company also acquired various levels of ownership in vast range of Prospecting and Mining Rights including Coal, Diamonds, Gold, Manganese, Platinum and other minerals. A Mauritian based Consulting Company (Belmin Consulting Limited) was also established to service International clients with Technical and Consulting Services.

Werner Harms - Director

Werner Harms holds qualifications in Mine Engineering & Surveying. He worked for Rand Gold, Rand Coal and BHPBilliton for more than 21 years in the Surveying, Projects, Production & Mineral Resource Management Departments. For the past 5 years he worked with a privately owned coal mining company where he was extensively involved with the implementation of greenfield and brownfield operations. His department provided a complete turn-key operation from exploration drilling phase, prospecting, resource modelling & calculation and finally project implementation stage.

He obtained extensive experience in reserve estimation and project evaluation methods whilst working & evaluating in excess 35 projects over the past 5 years. He established a Mineral Resource & Survey Services company in 2008 which predominantly provides services of a geotechnical, consulting and surveying nature for junior and senior mining companies on a contract basis. In March 2010 he joined the Belton Mining Group to initiate the Projects, Exploration & Surveying Departments of the company.

Hennie Coetzer-Director

Danie Fourie - Director

Danie is a public affairs specialist and has advised governments, political parties and private sector companies in the management of their public policy and investment programmes. During the last 20 years he has consulted to major corporations including Old Mutual, Anglo Platinum, Safmarine, Electricite de France and others and provided counsel to President Chissano in Mozambique in 1994 and beyond. After selling his public affairs agency to a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed company in 2001, he began investing in mineral resource projects. He plays an important role in managing investor relations in these projects. He is a member of the Africa Institute (AI), the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) and the Cato Institute in Washington and holds a Masters Degree in History from Rand Afrikaans University.