Thought Leadership

UMS leads the way for women in mining While it is clear that women in mining are a minority, and that long-term thinking is needed to increase accessibility for, and the development of, women in the mining sector, companies such as United Mining Services (UMS) are leading the drive towards in...

Unified brand for United Mining Services Six years after the acquisition of industry icon Shaft Sinkers and its design counterpart METS (Mining Engineering Technical Services), the UMS (United Mining Services) Group is ready to present a new, united face to the mining industry. The UMS Group...

Many mines in South Africa, especially in the gold sector, are reaching the end of their intended design life. In the current economic climate it is not economical to develop a new shaft. Instead, existing shafts are being used for longer than originally intended. Infrastructure, just like humans re...