Research
Point of Contact: Head of Department
Given the location of the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, a major focus of research undertaken is on the two main commodities for the region - Gold and Nickel. Other commodities of research particular interest are Iron Ore and Aluminium - both of which play an important role in the resource industry of Western Australia.
Current research covers unit processes across the three areas of primary metallurgy:
- Mineral Processing especially comminution, flotation and gravity separation,
- Hydrometallurgy especially solvent extraction, and
- Pyrometallurgy.
