Wamunyima Mahalihali is a Geotechnical Engineer with 12 years’ experience in the mining industry, having worked in Zambia and now Australia, across commodities like Copper, Zinc, Gold and now Iron ore.
She holds a MSc Degree in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology from Imperial College London, UK and a BEng in Mining Engineering from the Copperbelt University, Zambia.
Her passion for her career has seen her rewarded with prestigious awards like the Zambian Mining Woman of the Year 2014 (by the Zambia Chamber of Mines and Ministry of Mines and Mineral development, Zambia) and is a recipient of the prestigious Beit Scholarship.
She is currently a Specialist Geotechnical Assurance Engineer with Rio Tinto, and a member of Australia Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM).
