Archives: Careers in mining

This is a summary of a presentation made at the 120th anniversary of the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg on 23 March 2017 Gold mining remains relevant and valuable in today’s global economy. But for mines in the industry to prosper in the long-term they have to fundamentally transform[…]

PT Bukit Asam’s (PTBA) Tanjung Enim mine in Indonesia’s Sumatra province has recently commissioned a high-fidelity CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator (FMS) System, designed by South African simulation company, ThoroughTec Simulation. The system will provide the latest in simulator technology for the training of driver-operators for Tanjung Enim’s new fleet of BELAZ 75135 haul trucks. Blue[…]

Canada is a world leader in sustainable mineral resource development. The minerals industry is a cornerstone of the economy, contributing significantly to Canada’s exports, middle-class jobs and strong communities across the country. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, outlined how the Government of Canada is supporting Canada’s minerals industry to ensure that[…]

It was very interesting and great fun for me (John Chadwick) to be a judge of the Move Mining competition at the SME Annual Conference last week. We judges were tasked with considering the industry’s public image at this stage in the cycle, and five ideas to improve that image. Congratulations to SME for organising[…]

The Minerals Council of Australia reports that the Australian minerals industry continues to make a significant contribution to the nation’s economic growth, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released yesterday. The ABS National Accounts figures show that the Australian economy grew by 1.1% in the December quarter, with the mining industry increasing[…]

LKAB says it “is the first industrial company to launch an interactive safety training and certification program. Participants are trained in familiar settings and realistic situations. “At LKAB safety always comes first. We’re very pleased to be able to offer our co-workers an innovative training program that employs gaming technology,” says Jonny Snell, QEW coordinator[…]

Laurentian University’s Bharti School of Engineering students won the 2017 Intercollegiate Mines Emergency Response Development (MERD) competition in Golden, Colorado. The team placed first in the first aid and the field competitions and earned the overall title. The competition was held over two days and consisted of teams from University of British Columbia, Freiburg University[…]

South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane’s opening address at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town was one of the more positive we’ve have had from the ministry in the past few years, says Andrew Lane, Africa Mining Leader for Deloitte. But, conciliatory as the minister’s message was towards the mining industry, Lane said[…]

The Africa Mining Vision is the guiding continental compass working towards structural reforms that are meant to build viable linkages, through the creation of value around the mineral sector, essential to foster sustainable and broad-based development. The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) are hosting[…]

The philosophy of strong local support as the foundation for building customer trust is paving Multotec’s steady expansion into Africa, says the company. The industry-leading mineral processing solutions provider has grown its Africa footprint over almost two decades, and counts its success down “to developing local capacity – including skills and infrastructure – as close to[…]