Archives: Careers in mining

A fundamental step for the acceleration of innovation in Chile, thus promoting technology transfer to the industry, is one recently carried out by the Integrated Pilot Center for Mining Technologies, CIPTEMIN, together with Chile’s national mining company, ENAMI; with the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement that makes available to mining supplier companies, small and[…]

Cambrian College, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is trying to equip miners with the relevant skills to facilitate the sector’s electrification transition by offering a new Corporate Training course focused on battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The BEV training course is being delivered by Cambrian’s Corporate Training division in partnership with the College’s Centre for Smart Mining –[…]

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mining Innovation Hub, an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE), has, this week, transitioned to be part of Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines (WASM). The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mining Innovation Hub has been operating out of the Chamber of Mines and Energy (CME) office in Kalgoorlie, Western[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology says it is introducing a new version of its operator training simulator to safely train underground drill operators or maintenance teams. The new Digital DrillerTM family  – which now includes the DS422i – “provides advanced simulator training having been designed specifically to improve both operator and drilling performance, delivering real[…]

A Johannesburg-headquartered learning software and solutions company that specialises in the mining sector has seen growing momentum among large miners in South Africa to move away from traditional facilitator-led, ‘classroom’-style training in favour of eLearning programs that reduce costs and increase productivity. This evolution is coming at the same time as the country’s mining industry[…]

Australia-based engineering consultancy MEC Mining will soon launch a geotechnical services arm to cater for industry demand, the company has announced. The geotechnical engineering division will be led by MEC Mining’s Technical Services and Western Australia Manager, Erin Sweeney (pictured), who is an internationally experienced Geotechnical Engineer. MEC appointed Sweeney to open its Perth, Western[…]

FLSmidth has recently appointed Regional Presidents for Australia and South America and confirmed the start date of the incoming Region President for India. Tamer Eid (pictured) has been named as the new President for the Australia region, effective September 14, 2020. Over his career, Tamer has held various senior executive and technical roles in the[…]

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan and Minister for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan officially opened leading Caterpillar dealer WesTrac’s new Technology Training Centre near the South West town of Collie on August 27, 2020. The centre is only the second such training facility in the world focusing on the technical skills required to operate autonomous equipment[…]

Zeppelin International, one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in Europe and the CIS region, has partnered with Immersive Technologies to provide comprehensive training for both “green” and experienced personnel operating a range of Caterpillar truck models within Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combine’s (NMMC) gold mining sites in Uzbekistan. This marks the 45th country globally to[…]

A new partnership between Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University’s WA School of Mines (WASM) will, FMG says, help shape the future of Australia’s mining workforce through a new forward-looking curriculum that meets the needs of the modern resources sector. Fortescue Operations Improvement Manager, Dr Rob Solomon (pictured), has been appointed to the newly created[…]