The Western Australian Mining and Petroleum Research Institute (WAMPRI) was established in 1981 by the Western Australian Government as a funding and co-ordinating Institute to foster research into the mining and petroleum industry within this State. To June 1984, the Institute has sponsored 34 projects with a total notional value of $2.5 million and an actual cash commitment of $1.5 million. Strong support for WAMPRI has come from Industry with 60 companies contributing half the money needed for the research grants._x000D_
The 34 WAMPRI projects funded so far cover all aspects of the mining and petroleum geosciences._x000D_
Several WAMPRI projects are concerned with gold including processing technology and the development of exploration models and techniques, they are providing successful results._x000D_
Although well supported by Industry there is a surprising lack of applications being submitted to the Institute in the area of mining engineering, where it is felt there is much scope for research projects.