The Society of Mining Professors 2024

We’re proud to be sponsoring and speaking at AusIMM’s The Society of Mining Professors Conference in Sydney!

The 34th annual Society of Mining Professors Annual General Meeting will bring together the global academic community, committed to making a significant contribution to the future of minerals discipline, and will provide attendees opportunities to learn, share and connect.

RPM’s Michael Yelf, Principal Mining Engineer, will be participating in a roundtable discussion, exploring industry-university collaboration to prepare and present 4th year feasibility study mine planning projects as part of the UNSW mining engineering degree.

Case Study: Industry Integration in Mining Engineering Education
Michael Yelf | Principal Mining Engineer
Wednesday, 11th September | 11am
UNSW Kensington Campus, John Niland Scientia Building (G-19).

Event Details:

When: 5 – 11 September 2024
Where: University of New South Wales Sydney, High Street, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia

 

Michael Yelf
Principal Mining Engineer

Michael Yelf has over 20 years’ experience in mining and mine planning – including 15 years in preparing feasibility study projects – with a focus on successful mining studies with complex ESG requirements. His broad range of expertise include mine planning and design, whole-of-mine optimisation to maximise long-term company value, and prefeasibility and feasibility studies, including pit limit optimisation, scheduling, equipment selection, costing and economic analysis. 

He has prepared and run mining studies in all major commodities for projects globally and is passionate about supporting the future generation of Mining Professionals through his support of UNSW’s Mining Engineering program.