Following on from the recent item about initiatives to overcome the Australian mineral industry skill shortages, METS (Minerals Engineering Technical Services) has developed a new mentoring program. Jason Stirbinkis, General Manager explains: “Young metallurgists or process engineers and the companies that employ them face a quandary.”
For the metallurgist it’s “I want the responsibility and breadth that [...]

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The latest approaches to safe and economical management of rock dumps will be the focus of an inaugural seminar to be held in Perth next March. Professor Andy Fourie, from the Australian Centre for Geomechanics based at The University of Western Australia, said the First International Seminar on the Management of Rock Dumps, Stockpiles and Heap [...]

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It may be that a breakthrough catalyst formulation could see a dramatic increase in gold use, but may not be good news for platinum producers. World Gold Council (WGC), the organisation responsible for driving global demand for gold, and Nanostellar, a leading-edge developer of emission control technologies, have agreed to a long-term strategic partnership to [...]

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Northern Peru Copper Corp has signed a definitive agreement with China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals and Jiangxi Copper Co, under which those companies have agreed to make an offer to acquire all of Northern Peru’s outstanding shares for C$13.75 per share in cash. Northern Peru’s Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the offer is fair to its shareholders and is [...]

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In an effort to meet the demand for skilled workers in the mining sector, engineering and project delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has instigated a number of innovative solutions. And there are calls for Australia’s Vocational Education and Training system to be reviewed to ensure it meets the needs of the rapidly expanding minerals [...]

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