Graduate Diploma in Extractive Metallurgy

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 will 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.

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

1. Fit study around your work commitments by choosing to study on-campus, online, full-time or part-time with this highly flexible degree format.
2. Make use of our $10.1 million Bayer Industrial Pilot Plant – a full-scale engineering plant, the only one of its kind in WA.
3. Learn from industry experts who have research expertise in mineral processing, metallurgical processing, hydrometallurgy and mineralogy.

What you'll learn

• Advanced mineral processing
• Practical metallurgical processing
• Extractive metallurgy techniques
• Hydrometallurgical processes
• Process mineralogy

Your future career

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

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

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.