June 6, 2011 Acid mine drainage treatment site to be used for public education Local and state officials in Jenner Township, Pennsylvania, have declared a recently-finished acid mine drainage treatment site to be used for public education, Daily American reports. The new passive treatment…
June 6, 2011 Conveyor seminar for coal industry highlights safety, good practice, and education Martin Engineering and Stahura Conveyor Products (SCP) co-hosted a seminar on conveyor safety to raise safety education and standardize maintenance practices to reduce the risk of injury to individuals working…
June 2, 2011 Unique Rusal Guinea-Russia training initiative encourages degrees in mining and more Rusal has announced a scholarship program that will provide 100 young Guineans places in Russian universities, for the purpose of studying mining, railroad operations, economics, building and construction, agriculture, water…
June 1, 2011 Tony Bates: the future of higher education is digital Tony Bates, manager of the E-learning and Distance Education Resources blog discusses two conferences held recently on the future of digital learning: The Digital Future of Higher Education at Thompson…
June 1, 2011 Philippine Commission on Higher Education offers scholarships to students taking mining courses Commission on Higher Education chief Secretary Patricia Licuanan is offering students scholarships to take courses towards the 'most employable' careers in the Philippines, which include mining, aeronautics, geology and software…
May 31, 2011 Youngest student yet enrolls in B.Eng at WA school of mines Australian Mining: At 15 years of age, Nigeria-born Bukayo Taiwo has become the youngest ever student to enrol at Curtin University’s West Australian School of Mines (WASM). Taiwo enrolled at…
May 31, 2011 Jim Shimabukuro: only one trend in education – digital Jim Shimabukuro of the Educational Technology and Change journal discusses the accelerating digital trend in education, transforming classrooms, offices, libraries and communications. This digital sea change is not an isolated…
May 30, 2011 Vale announces $100,000 donation to Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre Today, Vale is pleased to announce a $100,000 gift to the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson, Manitoba. This support will enable the Friendship Centre to provide enhanced programming to Aboriginal…
May 30, 2011 South African Minister of Higher Education and Training announces mine training plans Dr. Blade Nzimande, South African Minister of Higher Education and Training gave a budget speech on May 26th outlining changes to higher education, specifically in mining. The over-arching vision we…
May 30, 2011 Matachewan First Nation partners with mining companies for training purposes The Underground Miner Training program, provided under the Matachewan Aboriginal Access to Mine Jobs Training Strategy (MAATS), has produced its second group of graduates, ready to start work in the…
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
