The Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing (CAMP) facilitates cooperation between the university system and industry to enhance the economy of the State of Montana by supporting, developing and adding value to the global mineral, metallurgical, and materials industry. Economic enhancement may be encouraged through added value processing of minerals, materials, and wastes while developing processes that minimize waste generation.

Current Focus Areas:

• Support the sustainability of mining and the minerals industry
• Provide leadership/innovation in process development/design
• Expand knowledge base in alternative energy, and
• Expand expertise in materials testing/evaluation and development and manufacturing

The Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing (CAMP) is located in Butte, Montana on the campus of Montana Tech of the University of Montana.  CAMP offers consulting, research, industrial process development, and testing facilities focused on providing high quality solutions to industrial clients worldwide by supporting, developing and adding value to the global mineral, metallurgical, and materials industry.   CAMP enjoys a unique situation, having its own staff of metallurgical, mechanical, and chemical engineers, coupled with the ability to draw upon the expertise of Montana Tech faculty members from all disciplines as necessary.

CAMP specializes in process engineering, development and testing and conducts applied projects with industrial and government clients throughout the world.  The objectives of CAMP are to support the sustainability of mining and mineral industry, be a leader in process development, expand its knowledge base into alternative energy, and use our expertise in materials testing, evaluation, development, and manufacturing.

CAMP provides an array of metallurgical and mineral processing services to its clients:

• Materials Science and Characterization
• Metal Production Process Development
• Mineral Processing/Hydrometallurgical/Pyrometallurgical Applications
• Process Simulation and Modeling
• Analytical Support

CAMP supports mineral- and materials-based industries in the following sectors:

• Materials/Product Characterization and Development
• Mining, Ore beneficiation, Smelting, Refining
• Materials/Product Characterization and Development
• Market Analysis
• Environmental Management
• Project Management

CAMP supports U.S. Federal programs in the following sectors:

• Department of Defense
• Titanium Extraction, Mining and Process Engineering Research initiative
• Titanium Solid Free Form Fabrication Initiative
• Fuel Cell Design and Manufacturing Technology Development
• Composite Material Testing, Failure Analysis, and Development
• Department of Energy
• Palladium Membrane Development for Gas Purification
• Department of Transportation
• Hydrogen and Alternative Energy Research and Development
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Mineral Industry Waste Technology Development and Implementation