Archives: Careers in mining

Need to know how to correctly check the track sag on your mining excavator? What about how to discharge the accumulators in a hydraulic system? Want to complete classes to expand your certification? Hitachi says its mining product experts are ready to answer all these questions and others through a new Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT)[…]

BHP says technology is enabling people in critical roles at its mine sites to work remotely as it continue to adapt to new ways of working in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the teams on BHP mine sites require specialised equipment and computer programs to carry out their work but[…]

The finishing touches are being applied to the new A$7 million ($4.8 million) Mackay Resources Centre of Excellence in Queensland, ahead of the official opening next month. The centre, jointly funded by the Palaszczuk Government and Mackay Regional Council, is a strategic investment in job creation for the resources sector, and the region, according to[…]

Sudbury, Ontario-based NORCAT, a leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training services for the global mining industry, has announced a C$1.3 million investment from Future Skills Centre to develop, test, and deploy a series of technology-enabled blended learning programs that will transform how the Canadian mining industry trains and educates its workforce.[…]

The COVID-19 crisis has brought many new workforce development challenges to the mining sector, making it more difficult to optimise workforce performance without the right tools. Remote working and physical distancing make it more difficult to deliver effective training interventions. Immersive Technologies says it is leading efforts to rethink and redesign training technologies to ensure[…]

Engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon is part of a national consortium to support regional Australian communities facing mine closure which has secured A$30 million in funding from the Australian Government. Led jointly by the University of Western Australia and the University of Queensland, the consortium will now form a Cooperative Research Centre on Transformations[…]

BHP says it is to hire 1,500 additional people to support its workforce operating across Australia. The 1,500 jobs will be offered as six-month contracts and cover a range of skills needed by BHP operations in the short term, it said. These jobs will support and bolster its existing workforce during a difficult time when[…]

PYBAR says it has introduced a new scholarship in partnership with the Curtin University Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) to support a full-time student doing a resource-related undergraduate degree. The PYBAR Scholarship for Engineering Excellence will be offered to an eligible second-year student studying either a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) or Bachelor of[…]

Fortescue Metals Group has teamed up with longstanding contracting partner REMA TIP TOP to identify opportunities within its supply chain to increase employment and development opportunities for Aboriginal team members. This move demonstrates “the company’s ongoing commitment to provide training and employment opportunities for its Aboriginal workforce”, FMG said. REMA has been providing belt and[…]

NORCAT, a leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services for the global mining industry, has announced a strategic partnership with Vale, one of the world’s largest mining companies, to develop and deploy an innovative blended learning program that will transform how the global mining industry trains and educates its[…]