Overview

Mineral processing engineers have the responsibility of accepting ore mined from the earth, comminuting the ore until liberation occurs, and then removing the valuable minerals in the form of concentrates.

Extractive metallurgical engineers extract the valuable metals from the concentrates, remove impurities from the metals using aqueous or thermal chemistry, and then market the purified metal as a commodity.

Physical metallurgical engineers accept various purified metals and alloy them to control a number of characteristics including strength and corrosion resistance.

Materials engineers control the same characteristics but pertaining to plastics, composites, glasses, ceramics, etc.

Graduate research may be pursued in any of the following three areas of concentration:

Mineral Processing Engineering deals with the extraction, separation, and concentration of minerals from raw ores.

Extractive Metallurgy focuses on refining processes, such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy, through which concentrates are refined into a pure metal form.

Materials Science emphasizes the study of physical and chemical properties associated with metals, ceramics, glasses, plastics, and slag.

Placement

Career opportunities and placement for graduate students in the Metallurgical-Mineral Processing Engineering program of Montana Technological University have been excellent. Companies who have hired our graduate students in recent years include Pegasus Gold; Kaiser Aluminum; Stillwater Mining Co.; Placer Dome U.S., Inc.; Newmont Gold Co.; American Barrick Resources Corp.; Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.; ASARCO, Inc.; Phelps Dodge Corp.; AMAX Gold, Inc.; Magma Metals Co., and the USBM.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Processing of Aqueous Systems

Processing of Elevated Temperature Systems

Aqueous & Elevated Temp Proc Lab

Selected Topics Variable

Advanced Transport Phenomena & Design

Process Instrumentation & Control

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

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Nationals: priority deadline, rolling admission after.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Butte, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Official transcripts are required from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended

An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above is required for full admission. For provisional admission status, an undergraduate GPA between 2.7 and 3.0 is required

Personal/Professional Statement

Three references are required for admission

Students who have not attended a college or university in the United States or in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand must provide evidence of English proficiency

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores

Tuition Fees

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24050 USD / year

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24050 USD / year

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In-State

8390 USD / year

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Living costs

Butte

United States

820 - 1700 USD / month

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