First Quantum Minerals Opens Kansanshi Campus on EduMine

By EduMine, November 30th, 2009 at 9:51 am - PERMALINK

First Quantum Minerals has recently opened an EduMine campus for their employees, giving them access to a wealth of online professional development opportunities. The Kansanshi copper-gold mine is located in the North Western Province of Zambia, approximately ten kilometres north of Solwezi and 180 kilometres to the northwest of the Copperbelt town of Chingola.
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Mineral Property Valuation Online Course Series Now Complete

By EduMine, November 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm - PERMALINK

The complete two-course set entitled Mineral Property Valuation is now live on the EduMine site.
Mineral Property Valuation 1 - Standards and Guidelines covers the development, requirements and application of international standards and guidelines for mineral property valuation. It focuses on the CIMVAL Standards and Guidelines, developed by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and [...]

New Online Course: Establishing a Social Licence to Operate in Mining

By EduMine, November 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am - PERMALINK

A new EduMine online course, Establishing a Social Licence to Operate in Mining, is now live! Authors Dr. Robert Boutilier and Dr. Ian Thomson are experts in social engagement, stakeholder relations, and social capital, and apply their vast knowledge to the mining industry in this exceptional new course.
This is a course for anyone concerned with [...]

Video Of Mining 101 Webcast Now Available!

By EduMine, November 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am - PERMALINK

Can’t make it to a live webcast of Mining 101? Videos of the webcast session held this September are now available online. The video recordings present the complete webcast, including questions posed by the remote audience and the presenter’s responses.
Learn more about the videos, and related courses and webcasts here. Take this opportunity to watch [...]

Short Course This Friday: Mining 101

By EduMine, November 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 am - PERMALINK

Dr. Scott Dunbar’s popular short course Mining 101 will be held this Friday in Vancouver. This course covers the basic concepts of mining and mineral processing: how mines are found, how they are built, how the ore is processed, how the waste is disposed, how mineral products are marketed, and some ideas about where mining [...]

Short Course Next Week: Open Pit Slope Design And Implementation

By EduMine, November 18th, 2009 at 11:14 am - PERMALINK

Next week - November 26-27 - Peter F. Stacey will be presenting the short course Open Pit Design and Implementation in Vancouver. This course presents an overview of the process for the design and management of slopes in open pit mines. Starting with a description of the information required to support a slope design and [...]

Short Course: Introduction to Hydrometallurgy

By EduMine, November 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am - PERMALINK

There are still a few spaces left for next week’s short course Introduction to Hydrometallurgy, by Professor Fathi Habashi.
This course covers the general principles of solution chemistry, engineering aspects, and detailed systematic studies of different leaching processes. This is then followed by methods of solution purification/concentration, and finally methods of recovery from leach solution. Emphasis [...]

Seminar - Mining and Sustainability

By EduMine, November 12th, 2009 at 11:17 am - PERMALINK

Mining and Sustainability B.C. (MSBC) is pleased to present a one-day seminar for individuals working or interested in sustainability in the mineral exploration and mining industry. Topics covered include:
• global context;
• mine lifecycle systems;
• case studies of leading practices in B.C.;
…and more! For more information, see the seminar flyer.