Area: | WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303138 (v.1) WASM Mining and Metallurgy 131 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Metallurgical processes for the production of metals and products. Processes of economic importance to Australia, such as nickel, copper, gold, silicon, mineral sands, alumina, iron, lead and zinc. Compulsory field trip to processing plants. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - An appreciation for the scope of metallurgical operations in Australia and the economic importance of metals to Western Australia and the nation. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australasian Mining and Metallurgy, Woodcock and Hamilton (eds), Monograph No. 19, AusIMM (1993) |
Unit Texts: | Hayes, P., Process Principles in Minerals and Materials Production, Hayes Publishing. Selected material and references. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 25%. Examination 75%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30303 Mining Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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