1. Head of Department
Prof Ronny Webber Youngman
BEng (Mining) MEng (Mining) (Pretoria) PhD (Mech) (NWU)
Pr.Eng MMC
Tel: +27 12 420 2443
E-mail: ronny.webber@up.ac.za
Departmental Administrator
Ms Daleen Gudmanz
Tel: +27 12 420 3763
E-mail: daleen.gudmanz@up.ac.za
Instructional Designer
Mrs Nitha Olivier
B.Bibl (Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3196
E-mail: nitha.olivier@up.ac.za
Postgraduate Co-ordinator / Budget Controller
Ms Jeritha Maphoto
Tel: +27 12 420 6692
E-mail: jeritha.maphoto@up.ac.za
Educational Psychologist
Mrs Erna Gerryts
BA (Music), Hons (Music Didactics), M Ed Psych
Tel: +27 12 420 2036
E-mail: erna.gerryts@up.ac.za
English Language Skills Instructor
Ms Isabella Venter
Tel: +27 12 420 3842
E-mail: isabella.venter@up.ac.za

2.
Messenger
Mr Wilson Magongwa
Senior Lecturer
Mr Clive Knobbs
BScEng (Mining) (WITS) B.Comm(Unisa) MBL (Unisa) SMP
(Harvard) MMC
Tel:+27 12 420 3181
Email: clive.knobbs@up.ac.za
Senior Lecturer
Mr Wolter De Graaf
Pr.Eng, BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hon) (Pretoria),
MMC
Tel: +27 12 420 3180
E-mail: wolter.degraaf@up.ac.za
Senior Lecturer
Mr Jannie Maritz
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria), BEng (Hon) MOT (Pretoria) MMC,
RMC Pr.Eng
Tel: +27 12 420 4571
E-mail: jannie.maritz@up.ac.za
Senior Lecturer
Dr Bertie Meyer
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria), MEng (Mining)(NWU), PhD(NWU)
Tel: +27 12 420 6876
E-mail: bertie.meyer@up.ac.za
Senior Lecturer
Mr Pierre Bredell

3.
BEng (Mining )(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 6877
E-mail: pierre.bredell@up.ac.za
Junior Lecturer
Vacant
Assistant Lecturer / PhD Student
Mr Mussa Budeba
Bsc Mining Engineering (Dar es Salaam), (MEng) Mining
(University of the Witwatersrand)
Tel: +27 12 420 5461
E-mail: mussa.budeba@up.ac.za
Part time Lecturer
Mr Gawie van Heerden
BEng(Hons),PrEng
Mine Manager Certificate of Competency
E-mail: gvheerden@angloplat.com
SASOL Chair Holder
Prof Jan du Plessis
B Eng Mining (Cum Laude)(Pretoria); B Eng Hons
Mining (Pretoria); PhD Eng.(Witwatersrand); MECC
(UNISA); EDP(Witwatersrand); ALP; FSAIMM; FMVS;
SOMP, MSACMA; MMASUP
E-mail: jan.duplessis@up.ac.za
Harmony Gold Rock Engineering and
Numerical Modelling Chair Holder
Mr Johan Hanekom
Tel:
E-mail: jhanekom@middindi.co.za
MRRI Project Manager
Mr Rob Smart

4. Kumba VR Cenctre for Mine Design
Project Manager
Mr Johann Louw
Pr.Eng, BEng (Mining) (Pretoria), BEng (Hon) (Pretoria),
Tel: +27 12 420 2084
E-mail: johann.louw@up.ac.za
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTORS / MENTORS / POSTGRADUATE SUPPORT STAFF 2014
Amos Muridili
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: amos.muridili@up.ac.za
Megan Neser
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: megan.neser@up.ac.za
Chris Tolkin
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: chris.tolkin@up.ac.za
Theo Kagogo
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: theo.kagogp@up.ac.za
Tony Kekana

5.
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: tony.kekana@up.ac.za
Wynand van Zweel
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail:wynand.vanzweel@up.ac.za
Eugene Preis
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: eugene.preis@up.ac.za
Goodman Guliwe
BEng (Mining)(Pretoria)
Tel: +27 12 420 3179
E-mail: goodman.guliwe@up.ac.za
Extra Ordinary Professor
Prof William Spiteri
E-mail: william.spiteri@sasol.com
Extra Ordinary Professor
Prof Francois Malan
E-mail: francois.malan@goldfields.co.za

6. Extra Ordinary Professor
Prof John Napier
E-mail: john.napier@pixie.co.za
Honorary Professor
Prof Con Fauconnier
DEng, PrEng
Mine Manager Certificate of Competency
E-mail: conf@telkomsa.net