Mzila Mthenjane

Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council South Africa

Mzila Mthenjane is Chief Executive Officer of Minerals Council South Africa, in the role since 2023.

The Minerals Council South Africa is the employers' and industry body for the country's mining companies, with members accounting for 90% of South Africa's mineral production. Mthenjane joined it from Exxaro Resources, where he headed stakeholder affairs.

In the job

  1. The Minerals Council named him CEO at its annual general meeting, to take over from Roger Baxter, who had led it for nine years. Source

  2. He told a Junior and Emerging Miners Desk webinar that South Africa needs a coordinated cross-government policy environment to stimulate investment in its mineral resources. Source

Career before

  1. Junior mining engineer, Elandsrand Gold Mine
  2. 1998Management trainee, Rand Merchant Bank
  3. 2002Senior manager of corporate development, Gold Fields
  4. 2004-2006Vice president of global corporate finance, Deutsche Securities South Africa
  5. Investment manager, Royal Bafokeng Holdings
  6. 2009-2013Business sustainability executive, Royal Bafokeng Platinum
  7. 2013-2023Executive head of strategy and stakeholder engagement, Exxaro Resources

Education

BSc (Engineering) in mining, studied on an Anglo American bursary from 1992

Sources

  1. miningweekly.com
  2. miningmx.com
  3. businessday.co.za
  4. miningweekly.com
  5. dailymaverick.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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