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Associate Certificate

Study Processes for Resource Projects

Intake commences 12 May 2025

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Associate Certificate

Study Processes for Resource Projects

Intake commences 12 May 2025

  • 20 PD hours 20 PD hours
  • 100% online 100% online
Enrol now

ic_round-star.pngic_round-star.pngeic_round-star.pngic_round-star.pngic_round-star.png  AusIMM courses rated 4.9/5 (4.5k+ reviews)

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Next course commences 12 May 2025

Course Schedule

Course dates Virtual classrooms

Course commences: 12 May

Course closes: 15 June

Module 1: Wednesday 14 May, 10.00–11.30 AEST

Module 2: Thursday 22 May, 11.30–13.00 AEST

Module 3: Thursday 29 May, 10.00–11.30 AEST

Module 4: Thursday 5 June, 10.00–11.30 AEST

Note: The virtual classrooms listed above are the only scheduled activities for this course but they are not the only activities. All other course work (eg videos, readings, activities, etc) can be completed at your own pace on the learning platform within the course duration. All activities must be completed before the course close date. The virtual classrooms will be recorded and made available within 24 hours for those participants unable to attend the scheduled sessions.

 

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Study Processes for Resource Projects

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Facilitators

Lisa Park

FAusIMM(CP)
Metallurgist
Lisa is a technical specialist (metallurgy) and project manager with more than 25 years in the resources industry. Lisa’s experience spans projects in multiple continents, from exploration to delivery. She is committed to identifying, assessing and mitigating risks to lead teams safely and achieve critical objectives.

Karl van Olden

FAusIMM
Executive Lead – Operations, AMC Consultants
Karl has more than 30 years’ mining industry experience in diverse mining environments in operational, technical, consulting, and corporate roles. He has expertise and skills across the mining business process and is a trusted advisor to executives in the mining industry. He has been a project sponsor, a project manager, a technical lead and a contributor to well over 500 diverse, world-wide mining industry assignments. These span feasibility studies, strategic analysis, business and life of mine planning, Ore Reserve estimates, due diligence reviews, expert reports, minerals project valuations and operational optimisation.

Peter Fairfield

FAusIMM(CP)
Principal Consultant, Miner Insight Pty Ltd
Peter is a process-driven, strategically minded mining engineer with 35 years of experience in operations management and consulting providing technical and operational support. After 20 years in site-based operational roles Peter has spent over 17 years’ experience working on and leading multi-discipline study teams on projects across commodities and regions. He has extensive experience in multi-discipline project evaluations, independent technical reviews, and due diligence projects, and has managed and prepared independent reports for internal and public reporting and disclosure.

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Save 50% on the Study Processes Handbook PDF

Developed by experienced resources professionals, this handbook complements existing professional codes of practice such as the JORC and VALMIN Codes. It outlines the necessary steps and minimum technical requirements for each study phase, from Scoping to Feasibility and outlines the importance of focusing on the right tasks at the right time to enable decisions to be made.

Organised by discipline and study phase, the handbook enables specialists to focus on their areas of expertise, ensuring comprehensive risk management and accurate assessments.

Participants of the Study Processes for Resource Projects Associate Certificate will receive a 50% discount code upon course enrolment.

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Frequently asked questions

The course will be run entirely online via a cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) which can be accessed via computer, tablet or phone. Participants will simply need to have a working Internet connection and a computer, tablet or phone with sound to access the course. Please note that some course videos and the virtual classroom recordings are hosted on Vimeo. Participants in regions where Vimeo is blocked may need to use a VPN to access these materials.

 

The full course is estimated to take about 20 hours of learning. Participants will have access to the course platform for five weeks to complete all modules. 

We aim to run two intakes each year. 

No, all virtual classrooms are recorded and made available on the learning platform for participants who are unable to attend the live session.

At the moment, no, but we will be looking at delivering the course in other languages in the near future. 

Participants can earn professional development (PD) hours for undertaking the course. One contact hour of technical content is equivalent to one PD hour. 

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