Each year we assist the School of Mining Engineering with the running of the ASMV program for year 11 and 12 students. The program comprises university workshops, lectures, visits to mines and other facilities, talks with young graduates as well as social activities. The emphasis is on student participation, with hands-on use of high technology equipment, visits to state of the art facilities and field trips around Sydney, to the Hunter Valley and Central NSW mining regions.
Students visit major underground and surface mining operations and see rehabilitation sites.
Preparing to study the environmental systems of Port Hacking Demonstration of basic geochemistry methods The talks with young graduates provide students with real life information on the working conditions and type of work done by different professionals. The ASMV programs highlight some careers that may be familiar to students, and others that they didn't know existed. The programs offered are intensive and challenging, but very rewarding, with many opportunities not otherwise available to students.