Project Engineer (Cornwall, United Kingdom)
Job Description An opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer to join our team in a full-time position at our rapidly growing office in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will be a Project Engineer with a minimum of three years of experience working in an engineering consultancy, industrial plant and/or mine site environment. The … Read More
Paste Fill Plant Capacity: How Big is Big Enough?
Are you planning to install a new paste fill system at your mine? Or maybe your ore reserves have increased and mining production is scheduled to be ramped up going forward. It is vital that any mine considering implementing a new paste plant or increasing mining production rates should be comfortable that the capacity of … Read More
Test Technologist / Engineer (Cape Town, South Africa)
Job Description This position is for a Test Technologist / Engineer for the Slurry Test Laboratory at our Cape Town office. The applicant should ideally have 3 – 5 years’ experience in a mining or industrial plant environment. A formal qualification in mechanical or civil engineering is required. Although the applicant will work mainly at … Read More
Project Engineer (Sudbury, Ontario)
Job Description The successful candidate will be a Project Engineer with 3-5 years of experience working in an engineering consultancy, industrial plant, and/or mine site environment. The Project Engineer will have a background in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining or mineral processing and should be equally comfortable working in an office or visiting mine sites. … Read More
Backfill Engineer / Technologist (Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa)
Job Description The successful candidate will preferably have 10+ years of experience working in an engineering consultancy, industrial plant, and/or mine site environment. The candidate will have a background in either civil engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining or mineral processing and should be equally comfortable working in an office or visiting mine sites. This … Read More
Is There a Place for the Slump Test in the Modern Pastefill Plant?
The ASTM slump test has been the backbone of the pastefill plant quality control program since it was adopted from the concrete industry in the early days of pastefill system development. It is a simple test that provides a quick evaluation of the consistency of the paste. This consistency is related to the ability of … Read More
Senior Design Draughtsperson (Cape Town, South Africa)
Job Description The Senior Design Draughtsperson produces mechanical and manufacturing drawings in the mining and resources industry. The work mainly entails the drawing and detailing of slurry transport systems and specialized mining equipment. He/she reports to the Line Manager and assists to ensure that drawing deliverables are done accurately, correctly and on time, according to … Read More
Slack Flow – To Be or Not To Be
I was working with my P&C teammates on a brownfields tailings project where the owner was planning to construct a new tailings storage facility (TSF). The new TSF was adjacent to the existing TSF and the tailings pipeline was planned to run along the crest of the existing TSF and then drop down to the … Read More
Backfill – Key Properties
When designing an underground mine, one of the key decisions is whether to backfill the voids left by mining. The backfilling decision is generally influenced by a range of factors which commonly include: Environmental constraints Surface disposal limitations Management of surface subsidence Promotion of mine stability Reducing the volume of waste hauled to surface Enabling … Read More