Winner of the NSW Women in Mining Rising Star Award, Alice Sila, tells the Illawarra Mercury how she got started in her career as a mining engineer.
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Mining engineer Alice Sila at Helensburgh’s Metropolitan mine. Picture: GREG TOTMAN
This month, Alice received the Rising Star Award from the NSW Women in Mining group, recognising exceptional achievement by a woman who has been working in the industry for up to five years.
Congratulations!