UWA PLUS
Tailings Management Plans - MINEM543
This micro-credential has been designed for professionals working in the field of tailings management. It is best suited to practicing engineers, geoscientists or individuals with responsibility for managing and/or operating a tailings storage facility who are interested in ensuring adequate tailings storage capacity is available throughout the life of an operation. It is the third of three micro-credentials in Tailings Governance.
Participants will learn about general concepts of tailings management, details of required inputs and outputs, and the importance of accounting for variability when developing both conceptual and detailed tailings management plans. The emphasis is on maximising storage capacity economically while ensuring safe operational procedures.
Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you'll receive:
- Two PD Points
- A Certificate of Achievement
- A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials
- Delivery mode
- Online
- Course dates
- 7 October 2024 - 29 November 2024
- Effort
- Total effort - 50 hours, including contact hours, personal study time and assessments.
Registrations close
11 October 2024
- Academic lead
- Professor Andy Fourie
- Cost
- $1,100 inc. GST
- Critical information summary
- MINEM543 Tailings Management Plans [PDF 244KB]
What you'll learn
Participants will learn:
Identify and evaluate the key features to be included in a Tailings Management Plan
Assess the consequences of inadequate provision of tailings deposition space
Compare the relative benefits of different tailings management strategies for optimising storage space economically while ensuring safe operational procedures
Why study this course?
As a result of the recent Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, there is increasing demand for tailings professionals at the same time as the industry is experiencing a shortage of personnel with appropriate training. The Standard will bring rapid change to the way the industry manages tailings and waste. This micro-credential and the subsequent micro-credentials will allow you to keep up with standards, technologies and guidelines dealing with tailings management.
Who should study this course?
TThis micro-credential has been designed for professionals working in the field of tailings management. It is best suited to practicing engineers, geoscientists or individuals with responsibility for managing and/or operating a tailings storage facility who are interested in ensuring adequate tailings storage capacity is available throughout the life of an operation. It is the third of three micro-credentials in Tailings Governance.
Participants will learn about general concepts of tailings management, details of required inputs and outputs, and the importance of accounting for variability when developing both conceptual and detailed tailings management plans. The emphasis is on maximising storage capacity economically while ensuring safe operational procedures.
Recommended prior knowledge
Bachelor of Engineering, or Master of Professional Engineering, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA. It is advisable that students take MINEM541 Compliance and MINEM542 Roles and Responsibilities before taking this microcredential. Engineering numerical skills are required, as there will be some calculations that are essential to understanding the material.
What's next after this course?
The micro-credential is one of a series of twelve micro-credentials that are stackable towards the Graduate Certificate in Tailings Management. This micro-credential is one of three on the topic of Tailings Governance. The other two on this topic are:
- Tailings Compliance; and
- Tailings Roles and Responsibilities.
In order to apply for the Graduate Certificate award you must have a Bachelor of Engineering degree or a degree in a related field and have met UWA's English language competency requirements. Please refer to the Graduate Certificate in Tailings Management.
Apply
- If you are not an employee of BHP or Rio Tinto, please click here to register and pay for this micro-credential
- If you are an employee of BHP or Rio Tinto and this is your 1st-3rd Tailings Management micro, your fee is covered by your employer. Please click here to register
- If you are an employee of BHP or Rio Tinto and this is your 4th-12th Tailings Management micro, please click here to register and pay for this micro-credential