Western Australian School Of Mines (WASM) 1902 to ----
Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) was founded in 1902 as the Kalgoorlie School of Mines. It was a tertiary school specialising in subjects directly related to the Western Australian mining industry. Originally located in Coolgardie, WASM later moved to Kalgoorlie and continued to be primarily funded from independent sources. In 1969 the Department of Mines transferred management of WASM to Western Australian Institute of Technology which later became Curtin University.
Currently WASM offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in:
- Applied geology,
- Spatial sciences (including mine surveying),
- Exploration geophysics,
- Mining engineering,
- Metallurgical engineering
For mining engineering, the first year must be undertaken at the Bentley Campus, second year at either campus, then the final year(s) at WASM in Kalgoorlie. In 2007 mining engineering was combined with University of New South Wales and University of Queensland to form the industry funded Minerals Education Australia (MEA) Program. The University of Adelaide joined MEA in 2011.
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