May 17, 2011 Odwyn Jones: cutting mining and other trades-based education in regional universities is a mistake Australian universities are cutting mining and other trades-based programs in their regional campuses, and this is a bad choice for the country, argues Odwyn Jones of The West Australian. He…
May 17, 2011 Mining Weekly: three Australian organizations team up to address skills shortage in mining Mining Weekly reports that the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME), the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), and the national industry skills council, SkillsDMC, have signed a memorandum of…
May 17, 2011 The Advertiser: Does fast-track training to meet mining boom mean cut corners in Australia? Australia needs every worker it can get if it intends to take advantage of its current mining boom, but Melvin Mansell of The Advertiser argues that a proposal to fast-track…
May 16, 2011 Three-day Pumpology® School held in Port Orange, Florida Coal International reports: the 21st annual Pumpology® School was held by Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc. this April in Port Orange, Florida. The three-day workshop included training sessions for…
May 16, 2011 University of Newfoundland receives mineral analysis equipment to advance mining research The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has provided a grant to the Memorial University of Newfoundland that will…
May 13, 2011 Newmont offers Ghanaian students mining apprenticeship program The Chronicle reports that 45 Ghanaian students have been offered a four-year apprenticeship program with Newmont Akyem. The apprenticeships will be undergone in the US, Ghana or South Africa. These…
May 12, 2011 GIW Industries presents slurry pumping course online GIW Industries is co-sponsoring a new web-based course on slurry pumping with the USF Polytechnic Florida Industry and Phosphate Research Institute. It consists of six modules covering Slurry Pumping Basics,…
May 11, 2011 First set of Canadian miners and mineral processing operators receive Canadian Mining Credentials Program certification A selection of underground and surface miners and mineral processing operators from Teck Resources Limited has received national certification through the Canadian Mining Credentials Program, developed by the Mining Industry…
May 11, 2011 Financial Times: Evraz focusses on comprehensive program to train mining managers Natalia Ionova, head of human resources at Russian steelmaker Evraz, used the recession of 2008 to focus and unify the training of mine managers in their facilities worldwide. With Moscow…
May 9, 2011 Gwyn Morgan: Canadian universities need to train for highly skilled jobs in mining, forestry, manufacturing, etc. Globe and Mail columnist Gwyn Morgan argues that Canadian Universities maintain an "academic independence" paradigm that keeps graduates from training for highly skilled jobs in mining, aerospace, construction, manufacturing, forestry,…
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
