New Wits Mining Institute to focus on innovation

Innovative technology solutions for the struggling mining sector will be the focus of a new unit at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), which brings together various disciplines under former School of Mining Engineering head Professor Fred Cawood. The new Wits Mining Institute will house the school’s already advanced digital mine project – the development of a mock mine within the Chamber of Mines building on Wits University’s West Campus – and a college network tasked with the development of twenty-first century artisan and technician skills.