LibGuides: Wits Mining Institute: Useful Web Links

News

InfoMine
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The InfoMine website provide focused, in-depth information and functionality encompassing most aspects of mining and mineral exploration activities worldwide.
Mineweb
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Mineweb exists to serve a community that relies on it for education, updated information about mining and metals investment, and breaking news.
World Mine Cost Data Exchange
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This site is a one-stop source of mine cost spreadsheet models and operating cost information based on verifiable engineering and production data and peer review by mining industry analysts from around the world.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
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The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) is a collaborative educational non-profit organization dedicated to the scholarly and practical study of the law and regulations relating to mining, oil and gas, water, public lands, land use, conservation, environmental protection, and other related areas.
Online Newspapers in South Africa
Mining Review Africa
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Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.

Institutes, Societies and Research Organisations

CSIR, South Africa
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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for socio-economic growth.
SAIMM: Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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The SAIMM is a professional institute with local and international links aimed at assisting members source news and views about technological developments in the mining, metallurgical and related sectors as well as embracing a professional code of ethics.
Minerals Council South Africa
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The Chamber exists as the Principal advocate of major policy positions endorsed by the mining employers and represents these to various organs of South African national and provincial governments and to other relevant policy-making and opinion-forming entities, both within South Africa and abroad.
SME: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
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The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) is an international society of professionals in the minerals industry.
Mining Qualifications Authority
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The MQA is responsible for driving transformation in the Mining and Minerals Sector through the facilitation of skills development in terms of the Skills Development Act (No 97 OF 1998).
MINTEK
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With a proud history extending as far back as 1934, MINTEK has become a leading provider of minerals processing and metallurgical engineering products and services to industries world-wide.
Council for Geoscience
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The mission of the Coucil for Geoscience is to provide expert earth-science information and services to improve the management of natural resources and the environment for a better quality of life for all.
Engineering Council of South Africa
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ECSA sees itself in partnership with the State and the engineering profession to promote a high level of education and training of practitioners in the engineering profession so as to facilitate full recognition of professionalism in the engineering profession, both locally and abroad.
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Miniing
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The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, the global network for professionals in the materials cycle
South African Bureau of Standards
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SABS is a statutory body that was established in terms of the Standards Act, 1945 (Act No. 24 of 1945) and continues to operate in terms of the latest edition of the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 29 of 2008) as the national institution for the promotion and maintenance of standardization and quality in connection with commodities and the rendering of services.

Free and Open Courses

The OpenCourseWare Consortium defines it as:

Free and open digital publication of high quality college and university‐level educational materials.
Materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content.
Free and openly licensed, accessible to anyone, anytime via the internet.

Some courses are offered in real-time, while others are self-paced.

Education

School of Mining Engineering
The School of Mining Engineering at the University is recognised as one of the top mining engineering shcools in the world.
University of the Witwatersrand
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI)
The CSMI is recognised globally as a centre of excellence in Africa for the training and education of managers, practitioners and regulators in sustainable development.
Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems
The Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems is a joint initiative of the University of the Witwatersrand (one of South Africa's leading tertiary engineering institutions), the country's mining companies and mining equipment suppliers.
Schools in Mining Engineering
Universities in South Africa