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Open letter to university leaders advocates the importance of materials, minerals & mining
Open letter to university leaders advocates the importance of materials, minerals & mining
Six organisations (IQ, CMA(UK), IOM3, MAUK, MPA and MPQC) have signed an open letter to UK university leaders setting out the essential ...
Nov 16, 2023 / by IQ News Update
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Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
A party of 20 children from Loughries Integrated Primary School outside Newtownards in County Down made a return visit recently to ...
Sep 14, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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Developing a Better Skilled Workforce for Quarrying’s Future
Developing a Better Skilled Workforce for Quarrying’s Future
The quarrying and mineral products industry offers so much potential, with many individuals starting off at entry level and progressing up ...
Mar 30, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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Apprenticeships: The future of the mineral extractives industry?
Apprenticeships: The future of the mineral extractives industry?
Apprenticeship programmes are an increasingly popular pathway into the world of work, with many apprentices going on to enjoy successful ...
Feb 9, 2022 / by Sarah Fry
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EPC-UK’s face-to-face and webinar learning both ‘on course’ for 2022
EPC-UK’s face-to-face and webinar learning both ‘on course’ for 2022
With all personal safety recommendations actively in place and a scheme of classroom and webinar-based training programmes revised and ...
Jan 27, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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Celebrating the Industry and Future Leaders
Celebrating the Industry and Future Leaders
It has been over two years since the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) held its last prestigious Fellows Lunch and Student Awards in-person ...
Dec 15, 2021 / by IQ News Update
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#WorldSoilDay: IQ Publishes Updated ‘Good Practice Guide for Handling Soils in Mineral Workings’
#WorldSoilDay: IQ Publishes Updated ‘Good Practice Guide for Handling Soils in Mineral Workings’
Dec 1, 2021 / by IQ News Update
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Safeguarding Soil Resources
Safeguarding Soil Resources
New Good Practice Guide for Handling Soils in Mineral Workings The focus of current UK Government policy in England, as set out in its 25 ...
Oct 29, 2021 / by Sarah Fry
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Spotlight on IQ Student Award Winners: Where are they now?
Spotlight on IQ Student Award Winners: Where are they now?
Over the years, the annual Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Student Awards have recognised the exceptional achievements of countless individuals ...
Sep 30, 2021 / by Sarah Fry
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