Posted on December 04, 2023
The Department of Mining Engineering participated in the 19th Student Colloquium of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), which took place on 7 November 2023.
Posted on November 23, 2023
Two senior academics in the Department of Mining Engineering have received international recognition for their contribution to the mining industry and the professional community.
Posted on September 27, 2023
Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, Head of the Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, received the Günter Fettweis Award of the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) at its annual...
Posted on July 25, 2023
“We always try to raise awareness among female learners, because getting more females into STEM is an important drive for us,” the Faculty said.
Posted on July 05, 2023
Special edition of the SAIMM Journal featuring the Department of Mining Engineering’s hard rock pillar research
Posted on June 15, 2023
To celebrate international Women in Engineering Day, University of Pretoria (UP) alumna, Nozipho Dlamini, shares her view on the exciting role women can play in the mining industry.
Posted on June 14, 2023
In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of coal dust explosions and promote safe working conditions in industries prone to fires and explosions, a group of final-year students from the Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built...
Posted on March 13, 2023
Prof Bharath Belle, an extraordinary professor in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has received the SME (USA) Howard L Hartman Award for outstanding contributions to mine ventilation...
Posted on March 09, 2023
Staff of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology was saddened by the news of the passing of a valued and esteemed colleague. After a valiant fight, senior researcher Dr Johann Uys lost his...
Posted on February 06, 2023
The Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology is proud to announce that its Diamond Jubilee publication, published in 2021, was one of the finalists in the South African Publication Forum’s...
Posted on January 27, 2023
All the academic staff members of the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) are now members of the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP). This includes its most recent...
Posted on January 19, 2023
The Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology successfully hosted the annual MASUP Presidential Golf Day at the Pretoria Country Club on 2 December 2022. This fundraising event is held annually in...
Posted on December 01, 2022
The Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology concluded a successful research year with the presentation of its annual research colloquium on 18 November 2022. The Department, which strives to be a...
Posted on October 28, 2022
The Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology is widely recognised for its cutting-edge research in rock engineering. Prof Francois Malan, the Department’s Function Head: Research, has...
Posted on August 25, 2022
#WomenofUP: ‘Women need more support to rise to the top’ – UP alumna Nozipho Dlamini, first woman president of SA Colliery Managers’ Association
Posted on May 16, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering, in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT), is proud to announce that the contribution to society of Chris Griffith, CEO of Gold Fields and a loyal alumnus of the Department, was...
Posted on April 07, 2022
A notable accomplishment is UP’s Mineral and Mining Engineering which was ranked at position 33 (48 in 2021), and is among the top 50 worldwide.
Posted on March 09, 2022
UP is set to host the SA Mining Extraction, Research, Development and Innovation Research Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems, which will conduct research to modernise the mining sector.
Posted on March 09, 2022
Nozipho Dlamini was inaugurated as the first black female President of the South African Colliery Managers’ Association (SACMA) for 2022 at the association’s Annual General Meeting, held at the Johannesburg Country Club in Auckland Park on 25 February 2022. This follows her term as...
Posted on December 06, 2021
The mine of the near future will include remote control of most activities, autonomous or near autonomous driverless vehicles, 3D printing of designs, and an emphasis on non-technical skills, writes UP's Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman.
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