Careers in the Mining Industry in South Africa

Careers in the Mining Industry in South Africa: Economic activity in modern-day South Africa has been centred on mining activities, their ancillary services and supplies. The country’s stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the gold rush on the world-famous Witwatersrand, (Minerals Council)

List of Careers in the South African Mining Industry

• Engineer-in-Training (12 – 36 months)
• Miner (6 months)
• Shift Supervisor (2 – 3 years)
• Overseer (2 – 3 years)
• Section Manager (2 – 5 years)
• Production Manager
• Mine Manager

List of Available Mining Scholarships and Bursaries in South Africa

• The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• AECI Limited Bursary
• AFROX Bursary
• Anglo American Coal Bursary
• Anglo American Platinum Bursary
• ArcelorMittal Bursary
• BHP Billiton Bursary
• Black Mountain Bursary
• Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
• de Beers Bursary
• Department of Mineral Resources Bursary
• Element Six Bursary
• Eskom Bursaries
• Exxaro Bursary
• Gibela Bursary
• Glencore Bursary
• Gold Fields Ltd Bursary
• Hulamin Bursary
• Impala Platinum/ Implats Bursary
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
• ISFAP Bursary
• Keaton Energy Mining Bursaries
• Kimberley Ekapa Mining Bursary
• Kumba Iron Ore Bursary
• Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) Bursary
• Lonmin Bursary
• Mercedes-Benz Bursary
• merSETA Bursary
• Mintek Bursary
• North West Provincial Government Bursary
• NUMSA Bursary
• Palabora Mining Bursary
• Petra Diamonds Bursary
• PPC Bursary
• Royal Bafokeng Platinum Bursary
• Samancor Chrome Bursary
• SARS Bursary
• Sasol Bursary
• SEIFSA Bursary
• Sibanye-Stillwater Bursary
• South 32 Bursary
• Transnet Bursary