This course will benefit you if you are a current professional working in the minerals industry and require specialist knowledge in extractive metallurgy, or if you are looking to prepare for a higher degree in extractive metallurgy (i.e. Masters or PhD). 

You’ll gain an insight into the extraction and refinement processes involved in comminution, pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy and learn the fundamental economic and financial considerations that impact the mineral resource sector.

You’ll understand the unit operations involved in mineral processing and metallurgical process plants, the relevant properties of feed and product minerals and conduct practical work to develop skills in the techniques of mineral identification and analysis, information access and communication. You’ll also conduct hands-on learning through working in laboratories with industry relevant mineral processing equipment.

5 reasons to study a Graduate Diploma in Extractive Metallurgy at Murdoch

• The 2019 Good Universities Guide has ranked Murdoch first in Australia for teaching quality and overall experience for engineering and first in Western Australia for graduate salary, learning resources, student support and full-time employment for engineering.
• Study on your own terms with flexible full or part-time study.
• Make use of our $10.1 million Bayer Industrial Pilot Plant – a full-scale engineering plant, the only one of its kind in WA.
• Learn from industry experts who have research expertise in mineral processing, metallurgical processing, hydrometallurgy and mineralogy.
• Take advantage of our scholarships, such as the Murdoch University Academic Excellence Award.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• advanced mineral processing
• practical metallurgical processing
• extractive metallurgy techniques
• hydrometallurgical processes
• process mineralogy.

Many students taking this qualification will already be employed in the minerals industry as engineers or chemists. Other graduates can expect to find employment in:

• mining and mineral processing operations
• metal extraction plants and refineries
• engineering design and consulting firms
• metallurgical process research and development companies
• government bodies dealing with aspects relating to the minerals resources sector
• legal firms involved in the management of intellectual properties and legislation within the industry.

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for professional membership of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.