The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation founded in 1979. It represents approximately 130 companies involved in resource extraction and supporting service industries in South Australia. The organisation has published a number of periodicals including the ''SA Mines and Energy journal'', has been the subject of several feature articles in the resources sector magazine ''Australia's Paydirt'', and released ''SACOME Priorities: State Election 2018'' and ''2024 Vision for the Resources Sector''.

Advocacy

Port Bonython

SACOME believes that the growth of

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

mining in South Australia has been limited by the state's lack of bulk commodities port infrastructure. In 2011, SACOME's CEO Jason Kuchel publicly supported the chosen location for a future 3 km iron ore export wharf at Port Bonython, northeast of Whyalla in South Australia's upper

Spencer Gulf The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe and ...

region. The location is controversial due to its close proximity to breeding reef for the Northern Spencer Gulf population of giant Australian cuttlefish. The proposed port's potential environmental impact has been challenged by community groups including

Save Point Lowly Save Point Lowly is a community action group based in Whyalla, South Australia. The group was formed circa 2008 to present an alternative vision for the future of the Point Lowly area north-west of Whyalla and resist plans for heavy industrializatio ...

and the

Alternative Port Working Party The Alternative Port Working Party is a community action group based in Whyalla, South Australia on the shore of northern Spencer Gulf. Its membership includes a number of retired engineers with experience in mining, shipping and bulk commodities h ...

. Since then other locations have been considered including the

Iron Road Limited Iron Road Ltd is an Australian iron ore exploration and mining company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange () in Perth, Western Australia since 2008 with an objective to develop a world class magnetite mine and infrastructure in South ...

proposal at Cape Hardy on the Eyre Peninsula.

Nuclear power

SACOME supports the future development of nuclear power in South Australia. Among its members are several companies actively involved in uranium mining and exploration. These include BHP, Areva Resources Australia, Heathgate Resources and Uranium SA. In 2014, SACOME's Chief Executive at the time, Jason Kuchel, believed that small modular nuclear reactors could potentially provide energy to remote resources projects, including at mine sites. Kuchel's advocacy was acknowledged by Australian Mining magazine as having influenced the establishment of the

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission is a Royal Commission into South Australia's future role in the nuclear fuel cycle. It commenced on 19 March 2015 and delivered its final report to the Government of South Australia on 6 May 2016. The Comm ...

in 2016.

Joint electricity purchasing group

SACOME established an electricity buying group of 27 South Australian businesses in 2017 to secure reliable electricity supply arrangements for its members at competitive prices. On 8 June 2018, an eight-year supply contract was signed with renewable energy retailer SIMEC ZEN Energy.

Dirt TV awards

In 2014, SACOME launched Dirt TV, a competition to encourage school students in years 7 to 12 to produce short videos creatively promoting the resources sector. The inaugural award was won by high school students James Haskard and Daniel Blake of Concordia College. 14 entries were received and resource company sponsors provided a total prize pool of $10,000. The competition ran from 2014 to 2016.

Council

SACOME is governed by an elected council that comprises leaders from within the South Australian mining and energy industry. The Councillors for 2020 are: * Greg Hall (Rex Minerals) – President * Matt Sherwell ( Santos) * Gabrielle Iwanow ( OZ Minerals) * Varis Lidums (Minotaur Exploration) * Sarah Clarke (Piper Alderman) * Nicholas Mumford (Mumford Commercial Consulting) * Laura Tyler ( BHP) * Mark Dayman (FYFE) * Wendy Roxbee (Senex Energy) * Hamish Little ( Iluka Resources) * Rebecca Knol (CEO, SACOME)

Past councils

2014: * John Roberts – Mithril Resources (President) * Terry Burgess – OZ Minerals (Vice President) * Alice McCleary- Archer Exploration (Vice President) * Simon Parsons –

IMX Resources Indiana Resources (formerly IMX Resources until 22 June 2016) is a dual-listed iron ore mining and base and precious metals exploration company based in Perth, Western Australia. The company was first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on ...

* George McKenzie – Finlaysons * Guy Roberts –

Penrice Soda Products Penrice Soda Products was a company founded in 1935 in South Australia. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, named after its quarry near the small town of Penrice, South Australia. It was forced to close its soda ash production p ...

* Mike Flynn – Santos * David Cruickshanks-Boyd –

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* Terry Kallis – Petratherm * John McRae –

Senex Energy Senex Energy Limited (Senex) is an Australian energy company that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 1984. Although very misinformed customers often assume the name is an acronym, it actually refers to the Latin word S ...

* Darryl Cuzzubbo – BHP * Joe Ranford – Terramin * Andrew Stocks –

* Yvonne Green – Iluka Resources 2015: * John Roberts – Mithril Resources (President) * Mike Flynn – Santos (Vice President) * Yvonne Green – Iluka Resources (Vice President) * George McKenzie –

Finlaysons Finlaysons is an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide and Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. The firm began in 1851, under the name Ayers & Ayers. The name Finlayson has been part of the firm since 1918. It became Finlayson ...

* Darryl Cuzzubbo – BHP Billiton * Terry Kallis – Kallis & Co * Phil Cole –

* Joe Ranford – Terramin * Andrew Stocks –

* Alison Snel – Flinders Port Holdings * Greg Hall – Hillgrove Resources * Patrick Mutz – Murray Zircon * Jonathon Glew – Gypsum Resources * Andrew Cole – OZ Minerals 2018: * Greg Hall – Rex Minerals (President) * Jacqui McGill – BHP (Vice President) * Rob Malinauskas –

Beach Energy Beach Energy Limited is an Australian oil and gas exploration and production company based in Adelaide, South Australia. Formerly known as Beach Petroleum, the company changed its name to Beach Energy in December 2009. It is a component of the S&P ...

(Vice President) *Andrew Cannon – Adelaide Brighton Cement *Andrew Dyda –

*Stewart Lammin – Flinders Port Holdings *Mark Dayman – FYFE *Steven McClare –

Hillgrove Resources Hillgrove Resources () is an Australian mining company. Its principal activity has been the Kanmantoo copper mine which was forecast to reach the end of its economic life. Mine life has since been extended, however to a further 6-10 years. Hill ...

*Hamish Little – Iluka Resources *Andrew Cole – OZ Minerals *Nicole Galloway Warland – PepinNini Lithium *Matt Sherwell – Santos *Wendy Roxbee –

*Vicki Brown

References

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