Vulcan installed at University of Pretoria

Thursday, September 11th, 2014

A donation of Vulcan to the University of Pretoria in South Africa will advance their aim to be recognised internationally for quality, relevance and impact.

More than 400 students are enrolled in undergraduate and post-graduate mining engineering courses at the University. The Vulcan installation recognises that exposing students to modern software will give them a better understanding of good mine planning principles.

Vulcan will be an integral component of their final semester mining engineering project. Students are required to use Vulcan to generate underground coal layouts with their corresponding qualities. Vulcan mine designs will form part of their submission for assessment.

Staff from the Maptek South Africa office provided introductory training and will continue to support the program.

Maptek representative Pieter Moller (left) with University of Pretoria Senior Lecturer Jannie Maritz

The University is constructing a Virtual Dome training centre. Sophisticated simulation software such as Vulcan will provide an immersive experience in a 3D mining environment.

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