Jennifer van der Walt is a Senior Mining Engineer at ERG Industrial with 10 years of experience in mine safety, operations optimisation, systems engineering, and blast performance analysis. Jennifer has worked in underground hard-rock mining, surface coal mining, sand mining, and mine safety training. Previously serving as a graduate mining engineer at Rio Tinto (Richards Bay Minerals) and later as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Pretoria.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Engineering (2015), a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (2017), and a Master of Mining Engineering from the University of Pretoria. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Mining Engineering. Jennifer’s research focuses on flyrock risk mitigation, environmental impacts of blasting, and mining safety improvements. Jennifer has collaborated on multiple industry projects, including work for the Mine Health and Safety Council and SAMERDI.
Introduction and Project Background ERG Industrial conducted a Varistem® stemming plug pilot project at a South African underground platinum mine between May 2024 and June
Managing Director
Eugene Preis | eugene@ergindustrial.com
Operations Director
Reinhardt Steyn | reinhardt@ergindustrial.com
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Annette Schreiber |annette@ergindustrial.com
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