Some comments on how mining departments and schools can survive a cyclic downturn

Stockton, N.; Grimsey, Eric; Thomas, S.

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Stockton, N.

Grimsey, Eric

Thomas, S.

Date

2004

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Conference Paper

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Stockton, N. and Grimsey, E. and Thomas, S. 2004. Some comments on how mining departments and schools can survive a cyclic downturn. In Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy New Leaders Conference, 21-22 April 2004. Ballarat, Australia.

Source Title

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

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Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy New Leaders Conference

ISBN

1-920806-09-1

Faculty

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School

WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81490

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Mining education in Australia has undergone another cyclical downturn over the past five years and several departments have been discontinued while others are still teetering on the brink of destruction. During this, downturn Curtin University's WA School of Mines (WASM) has managed to stay alive and well, but this has not been by accident. This paper outlines some of the strategies and experiences that have kept WASM in a strong position and offers hope to other departments and schools elsewhere that are still experiencing difficulty. This paper is also directed at all mining departments and schools that are certainly going to. see it all happen again after the next mining boom turns to bust.