1297.0 - Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/03/2008   
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Contents >> Fields of Research >> DIVISION 09 ENGINEERING >> GROUP 0914 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY

This group covers resources engineering and extractive metallurgy.
It includes:

  • mining engineering;
  • mineral processing;
  • petroleum and reservoir engineering; and
  • geomechanics and geotechnical engineering associated with mining and mineral extraction.
This group has eight fields:
    091401 Electrometallurgy
    091402 Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering
    091403 Hydrometallurgy
    091404 Mineral Processing/Beneficiation
    091405 Mining Engineering
    091406 Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering
    091407 Pyrometallurgy
    091499 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy not elsewhere classified

    Exclusions:
    a) Earth sciences are included in Division 04 Earth Sciences.
    b) Geotechnical engineering associated with civil engineering is included in Group 0905 Civil Engineering.
    c) Physical metallurgy is included in Group 0912 Materials Engineering.
    d) Uranium processing and enrichment is included in Group 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering.





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