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EXM357: Hydrometallurgy

This unit considers the principles and applications of leaching, solution purification and metal recovery to the hydrometallurgical processing of metals, ores, and concentrates. It also considers practical industrial processes, and discusses overall processes for the recovery of gold, copper, nickel, uranium etc. related to the Australian mineral industry.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

Contact Time

Lectures: 3 hours per week; laboratories/workshops: up to 4 hours per week.
External: Unit Study Guide provided.
Internet access and compulsory 3-day on-campus laboratory session.
Due to the nature of offering this unit students are recommended to seek

Prerequisites

M201/PEC201 Chemical Thermodynamics and EXM224 Principles of Unit Operations, or enrolment in G1034 Graduate Diploma in Extractive Metallurgy.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Notes

Note: This unit is only available externally in even numbered years only.

School

School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences

Unit Coordinator

Dr Gamini Senanayake

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer - Mineral Science
  • E-mail:
G.Senanayake@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Science and Computing
Room 2.037
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2833
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Gamini Senanayake
Senior Lecturer - Mineral Science
(G.Senanayake@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 2833 Murdoch Campus
Science and Computing
Room 2.037
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
MURDOCH S2: External
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)