Special Issue “Water Stewardship in Mining Regions”
Water is one of the most significant issues facing the global mining sector. Communities are increasingly concerned about the water-related impacts of mining projects. Companies face business risks due to water scarcity and flooding events, while social opposition has compromised industry expansion. Governments are under growing pressure to strengthen regulation of the sector and to […]
Joint Diploma in Water and Mining!
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Veronica Knott – Engineers Canada Awards
Veronica Knott, third year student in Mining Engineering was featured in the program, one of three generations of women engineers – all 2017 recipients of Engineers Canada Awards – who have experience making their way in a profession long dominated by men. View video
A gold mine of garbage
After spending several decades working on mineral processing solutions for the coal mining industry, Maria Holuszko, a professor at the Unversity of British Columbia, is focusing increasingly on finding value in waste. She is a proponent of urban mining extracting mineral value from consumer waste streams – and is now applying her expertise in mineral […]
Harvesting heat from mine water
Mining is one of the most energy intensive industries in the world, leaving operators exposed to unpredictable and expensive energy markets. A new study from the Earth/Mine Energy Research Group (EMERG), comprising researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and McGill University, makes the case that mines can reduce their reliance on fossil fuels […]
The Millennial
Mohammad Babaei is passionate about developing and implementing innovative, digital technologies for the mining industry and has achieved quite a lot for someone who is still a couple of years away from turning 30. As a consultant and researcher, he has completed a doctorate in mining engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), published […]
Geoscience BC Announces 2017 Scholarship Winners
Geoscience BC today announced that seven outstanding post-graduate students have been selected to receive 2017 Geoscience BC Scholarship Awards granted as part of the earth science research organization’s commitment to support the next generation of geoscientists. The scholarships, valued at $5,000 each, are awarded each year to post-graduate students working on a British Columbia-based mineral […]
Alexa Dumaine is this year’s recipient of the CIM MES-COSMO Scholarship!
We are delighted to announce that the 2017 CIM MES-COSMO Scholarship recipient is Alexa Dumaine who is a 3rd year student within the Bachelor of Applied Science programme at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia. She is currently completing her co-op work term at Albian Sands in […]
UBC Mining Engineering is at the CIM Convention in Montreal, April 30-May 3, 2017
UBC Mining Engineering is at the CIM Convention in Montreal, April 30-May 3, 2017. Our booth is #1624
Congratulations to Veronica Knott for winning the Wendy Mcdonald Women to Watch Award!
Veronica Knott is a current student at the University of British Columbia pursuing a degree in Mining and Mineral Processing from the Faculty of Applied Science. Veronica serves as one of three student members of the UBC Board of Governors, overseeing the non-academic governance of the $2.2 billion organization. Veronica is currently in her second […]