Samancor Chrome Bursary South Africa 2020 – 2021

ABOUT THE COMPANY – SAMANCOR CHROME

Samancor Chrome was established in 1975, when a a merger occurred between 2 companies, namely SA Manganese Ltd and Amcor Ltd. Prior to the merger, SA Manganese mined manganese; while Amcor exploited mineral deposits and processed the minerals into ferroalloys for the steel industry. The company is the second biggest global producer of ferrochrome, producing approximately 1 million metric tons of charge chrome each year.

The company is currently under the ownership of Samancor Chrome Holdings Proprietary Limited, was previously owned by shareholders BHP Billiton and Anglo American, who owned 60% and 40% respectively.

Samancor Chrome’s operations consists of mining and smelting of chrome ore. The mining takes place in the western and eastern parts of the Bushveld Igneous Complex and operates 5 smelting operations.
 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Samancor Chrome will be awarding bursaries within the following fields of study:

• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Studies
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgy
• Mineral Surveying
• Mining Engineering
• Rock Engineering

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

• South African citizen
• Currently in Matric OR currently studying at tertiary level (1st to 3rd or final year of study)
• Good academic record
• Studying OR intend on studying within one of the aforementioned fields of study
• Studying OR intend on studying at a recognised South African University
• Rock Engineering students: must have completed a Mining Degree or Geology (Honours)

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Applications must be done online at: https://samancor.mcidirecthire.com/Bursaries/External/CurrentOpportunities

• Electrical Engineering (Reference Number: SCR/ElecB/2021)
• Environmental Studies (Reference Number: SCR/EnviromentalBur/2021)
• Mechanical Engineering (Reference Number: SCR/MechBur/2021)
• Metallurgy (Reference Number: SCR/MetB/2021)
• Mineral Surveying (Reference Number: SCR/MineralSurveying/ECM/2021)
• Mining Engineering (Reference Number: SCR/MiningB/2021)
• Rock Engineering (Reference Number: Scr/RockB/2021)

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):

• ID document (certified copy)
• Grade 10 results (certified copy)
• Grade 11 results (certified copy)
• Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
• Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
• Full tertiary academic record, if at tertiary level (certified copy)
• Proof of provisional university acceptance, if applicable
• Curriculum Vitae (must include: Personal details, School or University contact details, Extracurricular Activities at School or University within the last 4 years, Special Achievements at School and/or University within the last 4 years)
• Motivational letter explain why chose your intended career (maximum 100 words)

CLOSING DATE

30 August 2020.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Samancor Chrome directly:
Khuphuka Training and Development Centre
Email: Khuphuka@SamancorCr.com
Fax: 086 267 3437

Or contact the Samancor Chrome Head Office
Tel: 011 245 1000
Fax: 11 245 1200