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MINERALS INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING II

Figure 1: Mineral processing institution in Poland

Gdańsk

Higher Education

Research
Institutes
WARSAW
Łódź
Wrocław Industry
coal
aggregates
Gliwice ores
Cracow

The third vertex in the triangle of Education-Research-Business constitutes
the industrial sector. The mining and mineral processing industry covers
copper (KGHM and related companies), coal (mining and processing plants
located in Silesia region, and in eastern part of Poland), zinc and lead
processing (near Cracow), aggregates sector, represented by many SME
and large plants and some other minor types of raw materials. A major
role is played by KGHM, one of the world leaders in copper and silver
production. It processes 30 million tonnes of ore annually. A summary of
this information is presented in Figure 1.

Curricula

Educational programmes related to mineral processing in Poland can be
divided into two main groups. The first group includes curricula strictly
related to mineral processing (Mineral Processing Curriculum). Graduates
of these studies gain a comprehensive knowledge of the mineral processing
area and, as a result, become mineral processing engineers. The second

Mineral Processing Education
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