An SA Mining Geology Education: some Wits insights

摘要

There is a recognised shortage of mining geologists globally and generally a low level of investment in mining geology education. At the University of the Witwaters-rand, Johannesburg, four strategic cornerstones have been adopted to champion mining geology: 1) Investment in student education; (2) Encouraging professionalism; (3) Achieving research excellence in mining geology; and (4) Getting up to speed.