Mining Engineering congratulates SOMP on its 30th anniversary

Posted on June 15, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering has a long association with the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP), and is a member of this global academic community. Head of Department, Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, previously served as the Society’s African representative (2009 to 2019)...

No challenge is too great for this mining alumna

Posted on May 28, 2020

Graduates of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) have become leaders in industry, not just in the field of mining, but in various fields that are responsible for developing the economy as a whole. In this regard, Charmaine Mafa is no exception.

Department of Mining Engineering launches new postgraduate bursary initiative

Posted on April 03, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), launched the African Rainbow Minerals Postgraduate Bursary Initiative on 3 March 2020.

Student delivers one of the winning presentations during Sasol Mining’s student vacation programme

Posted on March 30, 2020

Third-year Mining Engineering student Buhle Skosana was granted the opportunity to spend six weeks over December 2019 and January 2020 at Sasol Mining’s Syferfontein Secunda site. She was one of a number of students from different universities in South Africa and from different disciplines,...

Final-year Mining Engineering students benefit from industry visits

Posted on March 30, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria believes in the value of exposing its students to the mining industry in order to prepare them for the world of work. Due to its close links with various companies in the mining and minerals industry, its students are regularly...

Specialists in mining engineering train De Beers staff in London

Posted on March 30, 2020

Mining engineering specialists representing the University of Pretoria (UP) shared their expertise with staff from the De Beers Group in London, United Kingdom, by presenting an in-house short course on open-pit mining and design from 24 to 28 February 2020.

Don’t miss this online lecture for rock mechanics on 30 March 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020

This is the ideal time for members of the rock mechanics community to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the South African Institute of Rock Engineering (SANIRE) on 30 March 2020 to watch Prof Francois Malan deliver the 29th Online Lecture of the International Society for Rock...

Department of Mining Engineering launches new postgraduate bursary initiative

Posted on March 26, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), launched the African Rainbow Minerals Postgraduate Bursary Initiative on 3 March 2020.