Posted on July 04, 2024
Young children in Krugersdorp are breathing in uranium, arsenic and mercury fumes wafting over from abandoned legacy mines, while pollutants are seeping into the groundwater and nearby dams and lakes, cautions Dr Alseno Kagiso Mosai, a water remediation expert at the University of...
Posted on May 16, 2024
During the University of Pretoria (UP)’s graduation ceremony on 9 May 2024, the Department of Mining Engineering boasted with the graduation of two exceptional candidates: Dr Manie Kriel, CEO of VBKOM engineering consultants, who obtained his PhD, and Divine Ile, who is also employed at the...
Posted on May 09, 2024
“Having degrees from UP broadens my horizons – I do not feel limited to South Africa alone when it comes to the trajectory of my career,” says three-time mining engineering graduate Divine Ile, whose master’s thesis earned her a distinction.
Posted on March 28, 2024
UP and the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) are joining forces to achieve student success. The partnership aims to improve financial aid to tackle obstacles that students face in academia.
Posted on March 26, 2024
The close relationship of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria with its alumni was highlighted again recently when final-year students were invited to witness the end of an era for the shortwall mining method in South Africa at Exxaro’s Matla coal-mining...
Posted on March 05, 2024
Prof Francois Malan has been appointed as the new Head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering. He is an internationally renowned specialist in the field of rock engineering, who has delivered many noteworthy contributions to the professional community.
Posted on December 14, 2023
The Mining Alumni Society of the University of Pretoria (MASUP) held its 46th Presidential Gala Dinner aboard the luxury train of Rovos Rail, departing from Pretoria, on 4 November 2023. The event was attended by about 120 guests, including staff members and alumni of the University’s...
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...
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