EXM436: Research Project and Thesis

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to plan, execute and report on a research project; select and make a process design of an appropriate metallurgical process for the profitable extraction of a metal/mineral on the basis of the results of the research; enumerate and discuss critical operating procedures of the chosen process; and produce a preliminary economic feasibility study. Students will prepare a thesis on their topic and present a seminar.

Points	12
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: Y-internal
Contact Time	Seminars/tutorials: 1 per week; project meetings: as arranged by Supervisor.
Prerequisites	M301/EXM301 Mineral Processing I, M302/EXM302 Mineral Processing II, M357/EXM357 Hydrometallurgy, M358/EXM358 Pyrometallurgy.
School	School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Professor Michael Nicol Position: Chair in Mineral Science E-mail: M.Nicol@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 2.039 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6766
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Michael Nicol Chair in Mineral Science (M.Nicol@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6766 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 2.039 MURDOCH Y: Internal (15/02/2010 - 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)