The Sustainable Minerals Institute's Production Centres (JKMRC and BRC), offer a range of professional development options to build industry capacity.
These courses address key and ongoing development needs identified through our collaborative research. In addition to our open courses, we are experienced in developing tailored courses for industry partners.
Our short courses are designed in a modular and intensive format to fit around the commitments of a full-time job. They also provide an opportunity for interaction with like-minded practitioners from other organisations.
SMI's Production Centres work closely with JKTech who also offer a range of professional development courses – view JKTech's course listings.
Geology, Mining and Metallurgy courses
The Path to Net Zero: Carbon Emissions within the Mining Industry
Understanding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and net-zero targets within the mining industry, and sustainable decarbonisation practices.
Flotation Chemistry Fundamentals
Gain an overview of flotation reagents theory, plant practices, and reagents crucial role in mineral resource recovery.
Metallurgical Sampling
Gain essential knowledge for developing metallurgical sampling protocols for mineral processing plants.
Introduction to Geometallurgy
Gain an understanding of geometallurgy and the value of orebody knowledge for integrated mining systems.
Process Control and Analytics – Basics
Gain a basic understanding of process control, focusing on applied knowledge for mineral processing engineers.
Process Control and Analytics – Advanced
Gain an advanced understanding of process control, focusing on applied knowledge for mineral processing engineers.
Process Mineralogy
Learn process mineralogy tools and techniques to make practical use of mineralogical data.
Mineralogía de Procesos
This course has been translated from the Process Mineralogy short course for Spanish speaking people.
Learn process mineralogy tools and techniques to make practical use of mineralogical data.
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Additional courses available in:
Fundamentals and Applications of Hyperspectral Technology Through Life of Mine
Waste Characterisation: established tools and new technologies
Navigating System Complexity in Resources Operations – SiMine simulation course
Deep Mining Geology - the State of the Art
Data analytics for benchmarking process control performance
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Tool for the mining industry