Mining Magazine > Panorama > Ian Cockerill takes director role at Peterstow Aquapower

Ian Cockerill, one of the most respected figures in SA and global mining, has been appointed a non-executive director at Peterstow Aquapower. Peterstow produces a novel hard rock drilling system which significantly reduces the cost and consumption of power and water in mining.

Cockerill, 56, is executive chairman of JSE and AIM-listed Petmin Ltd. He is a former chief executive of Gold Fields and has held senior positions at Anglo Gold and Anglo American. “Ian knows the business of mining and its challenges. He brings 35 years of mining experience plus key contacts and industry insight to Peterstow,” said chairman Douglas Barrows.  “His directorship at Peterstow signals to the industry that our innovative technology has a key role to play in sustainable and profitable mining.”  

Cockerill has been an advisor to Peterstow for more than ten years. He describes the company’s drilling system as ‘a breakthrough technology’ and says there is a good financial case to implement it in SA gold and platinum mines. “Mines are under huge pressure as significant consumers of power. But mining has the capability to put in place a game changing technology, and Peterstow has a game changing technology,” Cockerill said.  

Background - Ian Cockerill

    Ian Cockerill is Executive Chairman of JSE and AIM-listed Petmin Limited, which he is helping to develop into a world-class multi-commodity mining and processing company. Petmin has grown since 2004 from a cash shell to a profitable mining company with 700 employees and a market capitalisation of more than R1.4bn.

    Cockerill is also non executive chairman of AIM-listed  Hummingbird Resources, the Liberian gold explorer.  He a non-executive director of Orica in Australia and advisor to several other mining companies.

     Cockerill was appointed a non-executive director of Petmin in October 2007. From June 2008 to December 2009, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal.

     He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields Limited from 2002 to 2008, having joined that company as Chief Operating Officer in 1999.