The industry supported Focus on Mining outreach program continued this year with a camp to the South West, providing prospective students greater exposure to mining activities than previous camps. Over five days, high school students toured mine sites and met lecturers, students and industry leaders, gaining hands-on experience. “Students find out what it’s really like in the industry before they start university,” said Camp Coordinator, Jay Ridgewell.
The camp travelled from Curtin’s Bentley campus to Pinjarra, Boddington, Greenbushes, Dunsborough, Collie and Huntly. Students visited Newmont, BHP Billiton Worsley, Talison and Alcoa and attended spatial science and geophysics workshops.
A new Focus on Mining program has also been launched for first year engineering students. Students will visit the Kalgoorlie campus and tour the local mining industry, in the hope that they’ll choose to study here next year.
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Half a million dollar refurbishment of teaching labs
Curtin’s ongoing commitment to teaching and research at its Kalgoorlie campus has been demonstrated with the addition of a new rock and soils laboratory.
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Optimal liberation could save millions
There’s a fine line between breaking down rock just the right amount and too much – and Associate Professor Nimal Subasinghe is helping navigate it.
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Inaugural Ray Finlayson Medal
The first Ray Finlayson Medal for Leadership and Academic Excellence will be presented at the Dealers and Diggers Conference dinner on 6 August.
More information
Find out more about the Focus on Mining program and Curtin’s WA School of Mines.
