Six (6) final year students from the Mining and Mineral Processing Department at the University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae have commenced their industrial training with Ramu NiCo Management(MCC) Limited on February 5th in Madang Province.
The Human Resources Manager for Ramu NiCo Mr. Jeffers Teargun Heptol while welcoming the students said Ramu NiCo was pleased to collaborate with the University of Technology to provide such training opportunities for the students.
Mr. Heptol encouraged the students to take such opportunities wholeheartedly and learn as much as they could. “Ramu NiCo’s mining and refinery establishments are of world standard yet complex and that provides a massive opportunity for you to explore and learn new things to enhance your career pathways,” Mr. Heptol told the curious trainees.
The Registered Mining Manager for Ramu NiCo’s Kurumbukari Mine Site Mr. Joseph Umare said the students will be attached with the mining section and washing and beneficiation plants.
“The company uses two different methods to extract laterite ore with convention mining on one hand and the hydro slicing method on the other hand. The students will have the opportunity to explore and experience such complex mining operations,” said Mr. Umare.
The students team leader Mr. David Duks who hails from Middle Ramu electorate in Madang Province said “On behalf of the students, I thank Ramu NiCo for recognizing the University’s requirement and giving the students an opportunity to undergo industrial training which is undoubted a much-needed program.”
The University requires every engineering student to undergo a maximum of 450 hours of industrial training prior to receiving their degree certificates.
Dr. Jim Lem, the industrial training coordinator from the department of mining and mineral processing at Unitech thanked Ramu NiCo for its continuous collaboration in providing training and employment opportunities for PNG students and graduates.
Industrial Trainees undergoing training at Krumbukari Mine Site