Archives: Mining people

Newmont has decided to transfer Jim Cooper, General Manager of the Boddington mine in Australia, to lead the Peñasquito mine, in Mexico, in order to optimise the asset. Cooper will assume leadership of Peñasquito in the March quarter and report to Dan Janney, Newmont’s Regional Senior Vice President for North America. Peñasquito is one of[…]

Metso has made changes to its minerals services and pumps business areas after Mikko Keto, President of the two segments, terminated his employment with the company. Giuseppe Campanelli has been appointed President of the Minerals Services business area and a member of Metso’s Executive Team from January 2 onwards. Previously he has been a member[…]

Go West Tours has been awarded a major contract with BHP to supply buses for its Pilbara operations for up to the next seven years. The contract is the biggest won by the integrated transport company in its 35 year history. Buses and drivers will be supplied to the BHP mine sites of Yandi, Area[…]

The National Mining Association (NMA) has announced that Jeffrey Dawes of Komatsu will chair MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2020. A long-time leader within Komatsu and the industry, Dawes is VP of Komatsu’s Global Mining Business Division, and President and CEO of Milwaukee-based Komatsu Mining Corp. Held every four years and sponsored by NMA, MINExpo INTERNATIONAL is the[…]

Talk to any Australasian mining manager “over a certain age” and it is likely they or one of their compatriots from mining school spent some halcyon days working at the Panguna copper-gold mine in Bougainville, which in its heyday was one of the largest mines in the world, and on paper still is in terms[…]

The Minerals Council South Africa has published a report on December 4 assessing the industry’s progress in efforts to transform the industry in terms of the Mining Charter. The Minerals Council commissioned advisory firm Moshe Capital earlier this year to carry out the task. Their mandate was to assess compliance with the 2010 charter, which[…]

PYBAR says it has gained approval from the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) for its Registered Training Organisation (RTO), the Australian Institute of Mining (AIM). AIM was established by PYBAR to address the need for quality, nationally recognised training for the underground mining sector. AIM will facilitate Certificate II and III in Underground Metalliferous Mining[…]

During an enlightening Capital Markets Day, in Stockholm, Sweden, Epiroc backed up its credentials as a leader in the mine automation, digitalisation and electrification spaces, outlining its progress to date and its medium- and long-term plans to capture more market share. A few weeks after putting on the investor showcase – but before Helena Hedblom[…]

The timing of the announcement of Helena Hedblom becoming Epiroc President and CEO might have caught investors off-guard, but the actual appointment is no big surprise. The news came just 12 days after the company held its second annual Capital Markets Day where Hedblom and Per Lindberg, current President and CEO, gave investors an update[…]

Maptek has announced the appointment of Gideon Slabbert to the role of General Manager of Maptek in South Africa. Slabbert replaces Nick Venter, who will join Maptek’s North American operations as Director of Sales and Technical Sales Support. Slabbert joined Maptek in 2017 as BlastLogic Product Manager and demonstrated strong leadership and an intimate understanding[…]