Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions

Parker Centre
Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions

Improving hydrometallurgical processes for the extraction of metallic compounds such as alumina and metals such as gold, nickel, copper and zinc from minerals using aqueous solutions.

Activity Themes:
Breakthrough Technologies Research
Process Fundamentals Research
Technology Transfer
Developing Staff

Research Focus:
Alumina
Base Metals
Gold

For School Students


-		Joint Barrick Gold-Parker Centre Workshops for Barrick Metallurgists Increase Capabilities and Skills (June 2009)
-		2009 Parker Centre Flyer (June 2009)
-		Independent Review: the Parker Centre is the World's Leading Hydrometallurgy Research Provider (May 2009)
-		Parker Centre PhD Student Wins $10,000 MERIWA Scholarship to Further Her Work on Salt-Tolerant Biomining Microbes (March 2009)