Final Thoughts and Thank You
Hello all, Over the past 12 months, Dylan and I have had the greatest pleasure to work with staff, students, and industry in order to...
Cape Town Adventures
The last leg of our trip took us to he beautiful city if Cape Town. Where we spent the last four days of our journey. After a late night...
Metanza - Wisdom Works in Engineering
Sometimes the grandest of designs have the most unassuming exteriors. Our intrepid group of young engineers found this to be true in more...
The Richest Riches
Today we visited the Jwaneng diamond mine, also known as the world’s richest diamond mining operation. The mine, an open pit over 500 m...
Mogalakwena and More!
Two days ago we left the outstanding Gecko Lodge in Hazyview South Africa. They were excellent hosts and hopefully some of us will stay...
Diamonds are Forever
Today our group of Mining graduates had the opportunity to visit two unique locations: DTC Botswana, a large diamond sorting facility and...
Stunning Sunrise Safari
Under darkness of the South African night, we began Day 7 of our adventure. It was just past 4:00am when the halls of Gekko Backpackers...
In response to strike, we don't strike-out!
On Thursday May 11th, the UBC Mining graduates departed for Phalaborwa. The iconic Palabora Mine is located in Phalaborwa, Limpopo...
Diamonds are a Miner's Best Friend
Day 3's adventure took our group to Petra Diamonds' Cullinan Mine; an adventure that for many of our class was their first time...
Million-Dollar Smiles at Multotec
Today marks the second official day of the UBC Mining Southern Africa Grad Trip 2017! After a hearty breakfast at the MoAfrika Lodge, we...
