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WA School of Mines
WA School of Mines
For more than a century, Curtin University's Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) has
been committed to providing some of the world's finest mining and minerals education facilities.
With campuses in Perth and Kalgoorlie, its endeavours are strong industry partnerships,
continual investment in high-tech facilities and a commitment to attracting some of the world’s
best and brightest students. Curtin University is proud to be home to WASM graduates with a
focus on making tomorrow better.
History of the school
The School was established in the Goldfields in 1902 as a result of a recommendation of a
Government Committee of Inquiry.
Following the discovery of gold at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, people flocked in their thousands
to this part of the State. With the difficulty of treating refractory ores and the prospect of
underground mining becoming a reality there was an urgent need for a facility to train and
educate people in mining related fields of study.
The School was initially set up at Coolgardie in one of the buildings erected for the International
Mining and Industrial Exhibition of 1899.
However, at about the same time, the State Government released sufficient funds to build new
premises at Kalgoorlie and consequently staff and students moved to this location in 1903. The
original building now houses the School’s Computer Centre, Mining Geology Program and
Administration.
The School was administered by the Department of Mines until 1969 when it became a branch of
the Western Australian Institute of Technology, which has since become the Curtin University of
Technology. Its associateship courses were renamed as degree courses, additional undergraduate
courses were introduced, and a range of course and research postgraduate programs have been
developed.
About the School
Curtin WA School of Mines graduates are highly sought after by industry and consistently
receive amongst the highest starting salaries of any graduates in Australia. Through their studies
in Kalgoorlie, students gain detailed insight into the operation of the mining industry prior to
graduation and most develop the independence, self-confidence and people skills necessary for a
successful professional career. If you have an interest in science or engineering and wish to
embark on an exciting, challenging and financially rewarding career in Australia’s most
economically significant industry, then a professional qualification from the Western Australian
School of Mines will be the key to your future.
The mining industry and WA Government also provide financial support through academically
competitive industry-sponsored scholarships.
The Western Australian School of Mines encompasses the departments of Mining Engineering,
Metallurgical Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy (located in Kalgoorlie), Applied Geology,
Spatial Sciences and Exploration Geophysics (based in Bentley). Mineral Economics is also an
affiliated department with Curtin’s Graduate School of Business where we jointly offer Mineral
Economics and Energy Economics graduate coursework programs (located in the CBD).
Kalgoorlie Campus
The Curtin WA School of Mines (WASM) is located at both Curtin’s Bentley Campus and in the
dynamic City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.
Want to know more?
Semester 1, 2016 Orientation Program
See what’s happening at the Curtin WA School of Mines O-Week!
Find out more
Haul Road Design Workshop
4 March, 2016 – Brisbane, QLD
7 March, 2016 – Newcastle, NSW
This one day course presented by the Centre for Pavement Engineering Education will introduce
the principles of mine haul road design.
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Curtin WA School of Mines O-Week - Semester 1, 2016
Tuesday 23 February 2016
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Freecall: 1800 688 377
Email: wasm-kalgoorliestudent@curtin.edu.au
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