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| MDM2016 | Ore Preparation - II | 3+0+1 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim ALP | | Co-Lecturer | - | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn auxiliary operations/processes in mineral processing |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Will have knowledge about auxiliary operations in mineral processing operations | 1,2,11 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Will have knowledge about pulp transfer and pump selection in mineral processing plants | 1,2,11 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Will have knowledge about the wastes/tailings generated in mineral processing operations and the management of these wastes/tailings | 1,2,11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction. Basic and auxiliary operations in mineral processing processes. Optimisation of energy consumption in comminution circuits. Pulp transfer and pumps in mineral processing processes. Pump types. Centrifugal pumps and pump selection. Waste generation and its management in mineral processing. Storage of tailings. Potential environmental impacts of tailings. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | Basic operations in mineral processing | | | Week 3 | Auxiliary operations in mineral processing | | | Week 4 | Energy consumption in mineral processing plants | | | Week 5 | Methods used in energy consumption optimisation | | | Week 6 | Pulp transfer and pumps in mineral processing plants | | | Week 7 | Centrifugal pumps | | | Week 8 | Mid term exam | | | Week 9 | Pump selection | | | Week 10 | Waste generation in mineral processing | | | Week 11 | Waste management | | | Week 12 | Storage of tailings | | | Week 13 | Environmental impacts of tailings | | | Week 14 | Recycling of waste/tailings | | | Week 15 | Process control in mineral processing operations | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Wang, L. K. 2004. Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment. CRC Press. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | - | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | - | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 34 |
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