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Welcome to the website of the UK network of Women in Mining (WIM UK), a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the employment, retention and professional development of women in the mining and minerals sector.  This group was created in 2006 and now includes over eight hundred members representing a variety of mining-related businesses and professions.  Membership is free and open to all women in the mining industry, wherever they work: the majority of members are based in the United Kingdom or continental Europe.  WIM (UK) provides information and networking opportunities to its members, and promotes the role of women in the mining industry and the sector as a career choice for women.  WIM (UK) is currently sponsored by Anglo American plc and seeking additional sponsorship to achieve its objectives and continue to grow.

WIM Events

Calendar of WIM (UK) Events 2012

We are looking forward to a great year of WIM (UK) Events in 2012, with three new series focusing on Professional Development, Opinion Leaders and Industry Insight . We will update WIM (UK) members via the Newsletters and emails, so if you have not already done so please register on this website to be added to our mailing lists!

WIM (UK) Seminar: Industry Insight – The Mining Lifecycle

Charting the full life of mine from first drill holes through to project shutdown, on May 30 WIM (UK) will team up with Deborah McCombe – P. Geo., Executive Vice President, Business Development – and Graham Clow – P.Eng., President and CEO, Principal Mining Engineer – of Roscoe Postle Associates. We will also hear from Rachel Speight—Partner of Mayer Brown on the essential due diligence to have in place at the outset to avoid delays and cost later in the process. Get to know your JORC from your NI 43101 and your resources from your reserves with a comprehensive how-to guide delivered by the experts.

Latest Newsletter

2012.05 WIM (UK) May – June 2012 Newsletter

In this newsletter we bring your attention to two superb events we have lined up: on May 30 we have an industry seminar on the full mining lifecycle from exploration, to production, to closure and in June we will stage a must-attend networking event to welcome students, introduce them to WIM (UK) and to deliver an exciting announcement. Please make sure to get your name on our event lists – they’re guaranteed to fill up fast!

Also in this newsletter we give thanks to all who braved the elements and joined us at our March-held commodities master course at Simmons & Simmons and our extremely popular April opinion leader event held at Control Risks. You can read event reports online, just follow the links. We have included some of the highlights surrounding International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 and you can check out a conversation between our Executive Chairman, the creator of the Women in Mining International Portal and our platinum sponsor, Anglo American.