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New installation at Wits Mining Institute is a blast A state-of-the-art smart blasting system has been officially handed over to the Wits Mining Institute by electronic blast initiation specialists, DetNet.
DetNet Boosts Wit's research, teaching on blasting A state-of-the-art smart blasting system was officially handed over to the WMI today by electronic blast initiation specialists, DetNet
Maptek Handover Ceremony Maptek handover the Laser scanner to WMI will give students valuable insight into scanning technology
4IR: The future of mining is now Whether it’s in the halls of mining exhibitions or at dedicated seminars about the future of mining, all the talk is about the imminent Fourth Industrial Resolution (4IR).
Laser scanner keeps Wits mining students at leading edge Mining engineering students at Wits University will be better exposed to the contribution of modern survey technology in a range of mining disciplines.
Wits Mining Institute to focus on effective leadership at upcoming seminar The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) will hold a three-day seminar, from August 6 to 8, titled ‘Empowering Leaders for 21st Century Mining’, which will cover important topics relevant to leadership in mining, specifically for women.
SA mining adopting, driving 4IR as its transformation journey continues The mining industry in South Africa is continuing its transformation journey as it adjusts to the ever-increasing pace of the prevailing technological revolution.
The future of mining lies in good leadership “Leaders need to be appropriately skilled and empowered to effectively lead the organisation, but just as importantly, they must be able to impact employee performance through effective leadership and staff engagement,” says Cawood.
Professor Fred Cawood
CSMI enhances sustainability focus at Wits Mining Institute The University of the Witwatersrand’s Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) has joined forces with the Wits Mining Institute as one of three vital pillars to take forward the university’s research and development for 21st-century mining.
Highlights from the ASM in South Africa Virtual Roundtable The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) was pleased to host a roundtable discussion on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) in South Africa: Promoting Livelihoods through Governance Reform and Formalization.
Head of DigiMine presented in Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Workshop Our third speaker for the first session is Mr Ahsan Mahboob from Sibanye-Stillwater giving us a presentation on The Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine): Application of Digital Data and Technologies for Acid Mine Drainage.
Sibanye, Wits collaborate to make face shields Sibanye-Stillwater and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have collaborated to produce face shields for frontline healthcare workers in communities around the miner's South African operations and in the Eastern Cape province.
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