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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...