Welcome to The Business of Mining!

Mining powers our society and influences almost every aspect of our modern lives. This course looks at the mining industry as a whole and investigates the economic decisions that underpin it. Journey through the life cycle of a gold mine and discover the technical and economic issues that affect the exploration, planning, operation and closure of a large-scale mining project.

This online course has been designed to showcase Western Australia’s mining excellence and promote awareness and understanding of the complexities and fragility of the minerals, exploration and business sectors. Developed in collaboration with leading industry and education experts, this course uses interactive challenge-based techniques to provide an introduction to the life cycle of mining, from exploration, through to mine planning, operation and closure.

If you haven’t seen it, watch the video below where you will meet the course team and a number of industry experts who will outline what will be covered in this course.