Help your employees build a career in metallurgy with a full qualification in mineral processing:
Prisma is a leader in professional training, and a fully MQA accredited specialist training service provider to the mining sector.
We offer a range of metallurgy courses. The 3 courses in mineral processing will give your employee an NQF Level 4 qualification. Other popular courses include crushing, thickening of a slurry, water reticulation and handling of chemicals.
Our full range of Underground Mining courses are detailed below. Contact us for more information.
Mineral processing courses
Prisma qualifications have numerous areas of specialization which apply to the different mineral commodities in South Africa such as gold, uranium, platinum, base metals, and lump ore beneficiation (diamonds, coal, and iron ore). Metallurgical skills are listed as a scarce skill, and a career in this field is dynamic and exciting as each mineral processing plant is unique.
| QUALIFICATION Courses | MQA ID | Duration |
| National Certificate in Mineral Processing – NQF 2 | 59305 | 12 Months |
| National Certificate in Mineral Processing – NQF 3 | 62769 | 12 Months |
| FET Certificate in Mineral Processing – NQF 4 | 64889 | 12 Months |
| SKILLS PROGRAMMES Courses | MQA ID |
| Crushing – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0088/09 |
| Crushing and Screening – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0150/13 |
| Ore Reception – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0029/09 |
| Dense Medium Separation – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0107/09 |
| Scrubbing and Screening – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0089/09 |
| Milling of Material – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0052/09 |
| Flotation – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0072/09 |
| Thickening of a Slurry – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0109/09 |
| Adsorption onto Activated Carbon – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0110/09 |
| Gold Elution and Carbon Regeneration – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0092/09 |
| Electro-Winning – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0091/09 |
| Solvent Extraction – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0014/09 |
| Handling of Chemicals – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0011/09 |
| Water Reticulation – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0090/09 |
| Slimes Reclamation – NQF 2 | MQA/SP/0053/09 |
| SHORT COURSES Courses | MQA ID |
| Introduction to Metallurgy | 252318 |
| Conveyors | 252324 |
| Crushers | 253339 |
| Screening | 253315 |
| Classification | 252284 |
| Milling | 256662 |
| DMS | 254414 |
| Thickeners | 252282 |
| Plant waste management | 243650 |
| Elution training | 256670 |
| Leach and adsorption | 256664/256676 |
| Cyanide Competence | 252337 |
| Flotation | 256661 |
| Plant Safety, Health and environment | 116520/115101 |
| Plant tools and equipment | Generic to all |
| Organic reagents | 252286 |
| Pumps | 252295 |
| GRADUATE & SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT Courses |
| Sampling and Evaluation |
| Metallurgical Accounting |
| Process Control and Optimization |
| Basic Instrumentation |
| Plant troubleshooting |
| Advanced Mineral Processing |
