Fire Assay Short Course
Fundamentals and Applications of Fire Assay Short Course
Confirmed 2009 Dates: August 16th–21st
Course Objective
This is a comprehensive course designed to provided fundamental, laboratory and industrial training in Fire Assay. This course will be valuable to both technical and non-technical personnel. The course is proposed to include:2.5 Days
• Fundamentals of Sampling Lectures
• Fundamentals of Au, Ag and PGM Fire Assay Lectures
• Comprehensive Fire Assay Lab Session
3 Days
• Tours of Industrial Primary and Secondary PGM, Au and Ag Fire Assay Facilities
• Underground Mine Tour at Stillwater Mining Company's Platinum and Palladium Mine
Past Industrial Tour Sites Included:
• Stillwater Mining Company - Columbus, MT (Primary and Secondary PGM Production)
• Apollo Gold’s Montana Tunnels Mine - Jefferson City, MT (Primary Au Production)
• Placer Dome's Golden Sunlight Mine - Whitehall, MT (Primary Au Production)
Instructors:
• Dr. Paul J. Miranda- Process Engineer, Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing, MT Tech
• Dr. Larry Twidwell - Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MT Tech
• Dr. Courtney Young - Department Head, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MT Tech
• Wayne Olmstead - Manager, Mount Powell Laboratories, Deer Lodge, MT
To Get More Information:
To have a registration packet mailed to you or for more information, send an e-mail with your name, address, phone and fax number to drule@mtech.edu with FIRE ASSAY as the subject line. Or, call our offices M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST @ 406-496-4652.
NOTE: REGISTRATION PACKETS SCHEDULED TO BE MAILED OUT END OF MAY/FIRST OF JUNE 2009 - GET YOUR NAME IN NOW!
Also - Registration forms will be available on this web site via PDF files that you can print and fax in. See link above!
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