Minerals Institute of Western Australia

Metallurgist

Metallurgists research, control and develop processes used in extracting metals from their ores or for refining metals. Metallurgists work at mineral processing sites and may specialise in either primary (extractive) or secondary (physical) metallurgy. Primary metallurgists are most often employed by the minerals industry and they may perform the following tasks:

• study and apply physical methods for separating minerals from their ores using magnetic, electric, gravity or chemical methods;
• apply methods for extracting commercial quantities of minerals from their ores;
• supervise sampling from various stages of processing;
• advise operators on changes necessary to improve the process;
• improve process methods;
• develop and control methods of storing and treating waste material;
• prepare technical reports.

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Education and Training:

NSW
Degree Courses
University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus
University of Wollongong

NT
Degree Courses
University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus
University of Wollongong University of Queensland - St Lucia Campus
University of South Australia - The Levels Campus
Monash University - Clayton Campus
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology- City Campus (VIC)
University of Ballarat
Curtin University - Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie Campus
Murdoch University (WA)
University of Western Australia

QLD
Degree Courses
University of Queensland - St Lucia Campus

SA
Degree Courses
University of South Australia - The Levels Campus

TAS 
Degree Courses
University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus
University of Wollongong University of Queensland - St Lucia Campus
University of South Australia - The Levels Campus
Monash University - Clayton Campus
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - City Campus (VIC)
University of Ballarat Curtin University - Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie Campus
Murdoch University (WA)
University of Western Australia

VIC 
Degree Courses
Monash University - Clayton Campus
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - City Campus
University of Ballarat

WA
Degree Courses
Curtin University - Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie Campus
Murdoch University
University of Western Australia