Introduction to Mining - Audio

Professor Chris Aldrich has wide experience in the mineral processing and extractive metallurgical industries, particularly with regard to plant automation, continuous process improvement, statistical modelling and process control. He has published extensively in the chemical and metallurgical engineering literature, has been the recipient of a number of academic awards and honours and is actively involved in the mineral processing industries as a consultant.

James Tiedgen is a Blasting Engineer from Orica’s Mining Services.

Dr Tad Szwedzicki is a principal consultant at AusWest Pty Ltd.

Dr Tad Szwedzicki is a principal consultant at AusWest Pty Ltd.

Professor Steve Hall is a leading Australian academic in mining education. He is the Director of Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines with responsibility for multiple campus delivery of programs in applied geology, spatial sciences, exploration geophysics, mining engineering and metallurgical engineering to around 1800 students. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mining Education Australia, a collaborative venture in curriculum development and delivery involving three partner Universities (New South Wales, Queensland and Adelaide). Steve is a metallurgical engineer with interests in socio-environmental aspects of mining, including mine closure. He has taught and researched in the UK, Canada and Australia. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and an Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences. He has extensive experience of African mining and leads the AusAID-funded Short Courses for Africa project on mining regulation and management.