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.
Posted on November 04, 2021
In celebration of the diamond jubilee of UP's Department of Mining Engineering, the Department has launched a commemorative publication of its development and achievements over the past 60 years.
Posted on October 19, 2021
Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, Head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been appointed to the Council of the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP).
Posted on October 01, 2021
Exxaro Resources and UP’s Mining Engineering Department have established the Exxaro Chair in Extended Reality Technology to address challenges in the mining industry and to identify the best available technologies for solutions.
Posted on July 20, 2021
Alumni from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, together with Head of Department, Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, took part in an online discussion with the University’s Vice-Chancellor...
Posted on July 07, 2021
The Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology congratulates Prof Francois Malan on his promotion to full professor. In his inaugural address, delivered virtually on 29 July 2021, Prof Malan discussed...
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