Associate Certificate Course
Water Management in Mining
Intake commences 31 August 2026
20 PD hours
100% Online
✅Build end-to-end water management capability
✅Develop practical expertise across the full water lifecycle
✅Optimise water management to achieve a strategic advantage
✅Develop practical expertise across the full water lifecycle
✅Optimise water management to achieve a strategic advantage
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 2026 intakes |
 PD Hours |
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20 hours
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100% online |
Associate Certificate |
31 August 2026 |
Up to 20 |
English |
Course Overview
This online course, with 4 comprehensive modules, is designed to equip mining professionals with a solid foundation in mine water management – from framing the problem through to completing the treatment solution.
Over the duration of the course, you will develop a structured understanding of:
✔ Site water balance fundamentals
✔ Surface water and groundwater management
✔ Dewatering systems and operational integration
✔ Risk, compliance and governance frameworks
✔ Climate variability and extreme event planning
✔ Closure and long-term water stewardship
Delivered 100% online and designed for mining professionals, this course bridges technical theory with real-world mining application.
Who Should Enrol?
- Engineers and technical specialists working in water, environment, or mining operations
- Early- to mid-career mining professionals seeking to develop water management competency
- Environmental officers and site managers responsible for water-related compliance
- Geologists, metallurgists, and process engineers wanting to understand water's role across the mining value chain
- Graduate program participants in mining companies
- Tailings and geotechnical engineers
- Consultants advising mining operations
- Organisations looking to upskill their workforce in mine water management best practice
What You’ll Learn
- Understand how mining activities affect water supply, demand, and quality.
- Before water can be treated, it must be properly characterised. Understand the key water quality parameters and their significance across different applications.
- Not all water is ready to treat. Explore pre-treatment considerations, chemical handling, and the critical role of monitoring and representative sampling.
- Gain an understanding of the full range of water treatment approaches from simple segregation to advanced physico-chemical and biological processes.
Career Outcomes
- Contribute effectively to water management planning and decision-making on-site
- Step into senior operational, environmental, water, or technical advisory roles
- Support regulatory compliance, reduce operational risk exposure and community engagement around water
- Identify and assess water treatment options for different mine water challenges
- Progress toward advanced qualifications in environmental or water management
- Strengthen credibility in regulatory and stakeholder engagement
Online Mining Course Modules
Module 1
Scope of Mine Water Management and Framing the Problem
- Identify water demand and sources (potable, process, environmental)
- Understand stakeholder and regulatory considerations, including First Nations peoples
- Assess stormwater, diverted water, and mine-affected water management
- Understand conveyance, storage, and cross-contamination prevention
Module 2
Water Quality and Characterising the Issues
- Understand pH, salinity, turbidity, nutrients, metals, PFAS, and other key parameters
- Apply the hierarchy of water quality from ultra-pure to acid mine drainage
- Understand ecological impacts and environmental discharge requirements
- Gain exposure to drinking water and recycled water guidelines
Module 3
Background Requirements for Making Water Treatable
- Understand chemical storage, handling, and WHS requirements
- Learn real-time measurement and instrumentation principles
- Distinguish between representative sampling and analytical measurement
- Understand the difference between good and misleading data
Module 4
Water Treatment and Completing the Solution
- Understand segregation as a primary management strategy
- Gain exposure to physico-chemical treatment: pH adjustment, coagulation, filtration, membranes, RO, and more
- Learn about biological and nature-based treatment processes
- Understand disinfection, and the management of sludges, brines, and special wastes such as PFAS concentrates
Course Pricing
Interested in becoming an AusIMM member? Add a 12-month Associate membership to your cart at checkout to access the discounted member rate on your course enrolment.
Member
A$1,550
Price is inclusive of 10% GST
- Exclusive discounds
- Access to digital library
- Networking opportunities
- Professional development
- Industry insights
Non-member
A$2,020
Price is inclusive of 10% GST
- Networking opportunities
- Professional development
- Industry insights
Group bookings
Invest in your team’s development and save! Organisations enrolling three or more participants in the same intake receive a 10% group discount. The discount is automatically applied at checkout, or you can contact us for a quote.
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*Payment must be received in full prior to course commencement.
Course Structure
The five-week course is a collaborative, hands-on online learning experience, taking learners approximately 20 hours to complete.
Course content includes:
- Live virtual classrooms (with replay available)
- Additional resources and readings (case studies, videos, articles)
- Workplace activities and peer discussions
- Group discussion forums
- Learning activities in the form of short test questions
Intake commences 31 August 2026
Water Management in Mining
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Intake commences 31 August 2026
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