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Schooling miners for a new age

Respected minerals educator Fred Cawood is heading a new South African mining industry initiative aimed at developing “21st century artisan and technician” skills in miners of the future.

'Unknown miner' at the entrance to Wits University's west campus

'Unknown miner' at the entrance to Wits University's west campus

Professor Cawood, recently retired as head of the School of Mining Engineering at Johannesburg’s internationally acclaimed University of the Witwatersrand, is pursuing a goal of instilling the knowledge...

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