Course - Advanced Processing of Raw Materials (Minerals and Waste) - GB8404
Advanced Processing of Raw Materials (Minerals and Waste)
About
About the course
Course content
The course is given every other year; next time will be the spring of 2012. The course aims at strengthening the candidate's knowledge of the field of processing solid raw materials. This field is quite wide so some subjects of special interest to the topic of the students study have to be chosen. Chosen areas may be: comminution, classification, mineral separation, flotation theory, environmental subjects and recycling of raw materials.
The course will mainly be given as laboratory exercises so the student can be able to work independently in the laboratory and be able to choose the right equipment for the right job.
The corresponding theory will be subject of self study.
Learning outcome
The student will have a good knowledge of some of the more common mineral separation methods and practical experience in evaluating them by laboratory tests.
Learning methods and activities
Mandatory laboratory exersises and reporting and analysis of the results.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course is based on TGB4225 'Processing of Primary and Secondary Raw Materials, Basic Course' or similar introductory courses in Mineral Dressing/Minerals Engineering. In addition, basicknowledge of chemistry and physics i required. If the purpose is to study mineral processing some background in geology and mineralogy is also required.
Required previous knowledge
Introductory course in Mineral Dressing/Minerals Engineering
Course materials
The written course material will vary depending on the practical exercises of each individual student. In the past, the following material have been used:
Lynch, A.J.: Mineral Crushing and Grinding circuits, Elsevier 1977. Mular & Bhappu (eds.): Mineral
Processing Plant Design, AIME 1978 Lynch, A.J.: Mineral and Coal Flotation Circuits, Elsevier 1981.
Mular, A.: Mining and Mineral Processing Equipment Costs., CIM 1982 Weiss, N. (ed.): SME Mineral
Processing Handbook, AIME 1985. Ion I. Inculet, Electrostatic Mineral Separation, Wiley 1984. J.
Svoboda, Magnetic Methods for the Treatment of Minerals, Elsevier 1987.
R. Burt, Gravity Concentration Technology, Elsevier 1984. L.G. Austin, R.R. Kimpel, P.T. Luckie:
Process Engineering of Size Reduction, SME New York 1984.
Jones and Woodcock: Principle of Mineral Flotation Australasian, Inst. Mind. and Met., Victoria,
Australia 1984.
Selected papers.
Subject areas
- Technological subjects