Archives: Careers in mining

Vale is teaming up with the MIT Professional Education, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, SENAI CIMATEC and start-up accelerator The Bakery to help solve challenges related to decarbonisation, the circular economy, and health and safety. The MINE (Mining Innovation for a New Environment) program is offering 30 professionals the opportunity to help develop and build the[…]

As the importance of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and the corresponding technology continues to gain momentum, Epiroc Canada and Sudbury-based Collège Boréal have announced a partnership on a groundbreaking new Battery Electric Vehicle Maintenance Program. After observing current trends in the marketplace, Collège Boréal created the three-part program, beginning with a 40-hour online course starting[…]

The year has started strongly for mining services specialist Murray & Roberts Cementation, with a safety achievement of five million fatality-free shifts. According to Mike Wells, Managing Director of Murray & Roberts Cementation, this landmark has been reached as part of a concerted corporate journey towards Zero Harm. “This exciting milestone, which we reached in[…]

Caterpillar Mining and South Africa-headquartered ThoroughTec Simulation have concluded a global cooperation agreement that they say will bring the latest generation, simulator-based equipment training solutions to Caterpillar customers. “This will help them improve safety, boost productivity, increase machine availability and create more sustainable mining operations.” A major move by Caterpillar Mining in simulator-based training has[…]

RMIT University has signed an agreement with Amira Global that, it says, will see it join an international network of forward-thinking organisations working collectively to solve major mining industry challenges. The Memorandum of Understanding between Amira Global and RMIT paves the way for mining and mining supply companies to use the university’s test facilities to[…]

In 2020, SafeAI says it focused on building its team, business, and ecosystem, having signed a number of major contracts and partnerships with industry leaders like Goodyear and Obayashi to deliver autonomy to construction and mining, at scale. The company now says this momentum has continued into 2021 as it expands both its global footprint[…]

A provider of onboarding, training and contractor management solutions throughout Southern Africa is making a difference at Exxaro’s GG6 Expansion project at the Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo, South Africa. KBC Health & Safety has a long-standing relationship with Exxaro, with the latest contract involving classroom-based inductions at the Exxaro Grootegeluk Complex Marapong Training Centre.[…]

Canada’s MacLean Engineering is partnering with Sudbury’s Cambrian College to support skills and technology development for the “electric, automated, and digitalised mine of today and tomorrow”. The MacLean Research and Training Facility in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is set to host the practical component of Cambrian’s Industrial Battery Electric Vehicle Maintenance Course. Cambrian’s curriculum, developed in[…]

Global fine separation & screening major Derrick Corporation has announced the appointment of Sam Palombo as Vice President, Mining & Industrial Division. Palombo brings 20 years of industry experience in major leadership roles to Derrick. He holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde and has an exceptional track record of leadership in the mining[…]

In new safety guidance on autonomous systems, the Global Mining Guidelines Group urges companies to adopt a comprehensive change-management approach. Potential procedural conflicts between manned and automated operations need to be addressed for technology to stay safe. In a recent interview discussing strategies for navigating this shift to an integrated safety ecosystem, Neville Judd, Hexagon[…]