NUST Mining and Process Engineering Department

21/10/2015

History made yesterday! Our Mining student Develo made it to the top 5 best projects at the Southern African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy student Colloquium yesterday in Johannesburg. He battled it with students from Wits, university of Pretoria, university of Johannesburg. His research will be published in the SAIMM journal. He has done us proud. We keep stretching the boundaries. We had Lina and Develo presenting at the colloquium. Congratulations to the mining students and staff members.

27/09/2015

Our department is hosting the Society of Mining professors conference from 28 September to 3 October 2015. Delegates from Australia, Botswana, Germany, Spain, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe have started trickling in for the conference. It is a wonderful opportunity for our department to host such a big conference. We welcome all the delegates to the land of the brave

20/08/2015

Why I love Mining!!! Biggest RDT in the world♥

The Liebherr T 284 is the biggest and most powerful Mining Truck in the World (as of 2012). Liebherr official Bernd Haase from Liebherr's Mining Truck factor...

20/08/2015

EXTREM CAR WASH Liebherr R 9800 + 42,00 m³ Wasser auf´s Auto

09/04/2015

So it's not even a year yet into our contract at Tschudi Copper Mine in Tsumeb and I've received my first promotion, Load & Haul Production Manager. Just a little something to motivate you guys and girls to continue working hard cause it will pay off! Keep it up!

22/07/2014

How to bring down your utilisation delays with excavators and other tracked machines...pretty awesome hey...

14/05/2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627478/At-166-miners-killed-Turkey-hundreds-trapped-explosion.html

At least 166 miners have been killed and hundreds more remain trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in Soma, in Turkey's western province of Manisa.

27/03/2014

London-based company Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. offered 270 older workers an early retirement plan in order to reduce costs as the landslide-damaged mine

26/03/2014

I hope all the 2nd and 4th years still remember my presentation I gave them just before I left. Remember I said our industry is a dangerous one. Please read this article if you didn't believe me. Take note this happened this year. This is why we need qualified and dedicated Mining Engineers who strive to prevent such accidents from happening, where they can. Please note, I am not saying the Mining Engineers at this specific mine were/are not qualified.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552803/Eight-bodies-recovered-fire-rock-fall-Johannesburg-gold-making-South-Africas-worst-accident-2009.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

One miner remains missing after the tragic accident, which took place at Harmony Gold's Doornkop mine near Johannesburg late last night, according to government officials.

20/03/2014

This is going to be a new addition to the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria! Have a look! It's only the second of it's kind at an tertiary educational institution. Must say I'm pretty proud!

17/03/2014

In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa's biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days into the strike, the police use...

04/03/2014

I have uploaded information regarding the student colloquium taking place on the 12th of November onto both the Mining and Metallurgical Dropboxes. All final years, please take note! This is a great opportunity. Have a great week further!