Overview

• Taught by the internationally established Camborne School of Mines (CSM), a combined mining school and geoscience department.
• Designed to provide advanced specialised training for earth science graduates, leading to excellent employment opportunities in the extractive industry.
• Attain a comprehensive understanding of the role of a geoscientist working in the mining industry, and learn new skills including geological and geotechnical mapping, mineral exploration, ore microscopy, and ore deposit modelling.
• Gain knowledge in mineral resource estimation and grade control, mineral extraction and management, and the environmental impact of mining.
• Undertake individual research projects throughout the summer period, often as industrial placements with a mining/exploration company.
• Progress into careers in the national and international exploration and mining sectors, and gain transferable skills used in the broader geotechnical, site investigation and environmental industries.