Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman reappointed as Head of Department

Posted on December 09, 2019

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology is pleased to announce the reappointment of its Head of Department of Mining Engineering, Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, for a fourth term of office. His contract extends until the end of 2023.

Mining Education Matters

Posted on October 23, 2019

In recent months, there has been a renewed interest in the South African mining industry. This notion was particularly prevalent in the 2018 investing in Africa Mining Indaba, where discussions considered how the mining industry reaching its full potential could help restore the South African...

Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week 30 September - 4 October 2019

Posted on October 04, 2019

Undergraduate students in the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria are participating in the institution’s Anti-Discrimination and Social Justice Week, which takes place from 30 September to 4 October.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will not be possible without mining

Posted on September 25, 2019

Considering the challenges in mining for the Fourth Industrial Revolution at a public seminar hosted by the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM), in collaboration with the Department of Mining Engineering, on 18 September 2019.

Napier Award launched at first annual SANIRE Banquet

Posted on September 15, 2019

The South African National Institute of Rock Engineering (SANIRE) hosted its first annual banquet at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg on 6 September 2019. The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) has a long association with this industry association,...

Top Mining Engineering researchers awarded SAIMM Silver Medal

Posted on September 06, 2019

Receiving the Silver Medal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting held in Johannesburg on 15 August 2019.

MINING IS NO LONGER EXCLUSIVELY A MAN’S WORLD

Posted on August 28, 2019

The perception that women have no place in the male-dominated world of mining is slowly being disproven, and no more explicitly than by the female alumni of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP).

Work programmes lead to high employability of UP mining engineering graduates

Posted on August 21, 2019

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria has revealed that approximately 95% of its 2017 and 2018 graduates are currently employed in various fields of the minerals sector, as well as at consultancies and financial institutions.