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| MDML7122 | Mineral Processing Waste Management | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim ALP | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objective of this course is to examine the disposal and treatment methods of mineral processing wastes and to identify re-use opportunities of plant tailings. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | identify the type and characterisation of mineral processing tailings | 3 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | describe the environmental effects of tailings | 3 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | evaluate recovery and recycling technologies for metals and compounds from tailings | 3 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | summarize the industrial use of plant tailings | 3 | 1,3 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The course covers the environmental impacts, disposal, treatment and, reuse and recycle opportunities of mineral processing wastes. Production and properties of tailings. Safe disposal and storage of process tailings and potential problems. Backfilling and underground disposal. Evaluation of short- and long-term stability of tailings. Treatment and recycling technologies for wastes. Industrial utilization of waste products including fly ash, boron tailings, red-mud, silica and slags. Recovery of the contained values from sulphide tailings, slags, anode slimes, boron tailings, silver plant tailings, photographic films and waste solutions and metal scraps. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Production tailings in mineral processing. | | | Week 2 | Properties of tailings. | | | Week 3 | Environmental impacts and treatment. | | | Week 4 | Safe disposal and storage of process tailings and potential problems. | | | Week 5 | Backfilling and underground disposal. | | | Week 6 | Evaluation of short- and long-term stability of tailings. | | | Week 7 | Treatment and recycling technologies for wastes. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Industrial utilization of fly ash and coal tailings. | | | Week 10 | Industrial utilization of boron process tailings. | | | Week 11 | Industrial utilization of slags. | | | Week 12 | Recovery of the contained values from sulphide tailings, slags and anode slimes. | | | Week 13 | Recovery of the contained values from god and silver plant tailings. | | | Week 14 | Recovery of the contained values from boron tailings. | | | Week 15 | Recovery of the contained values from photographic films and metal scraps | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ritchey, G.R., 1989; Tailings Management, Elsevier. | | | 2 | Yüce, A.E., Önal, G., Doğan, M.Z., 1997; Değerli metaller madenciliğinde Atık Barajlarının Yönetimi, Yurt Madenciliğini Geliştirme Vakfı. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 3 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 2
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14 | | 14 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 3 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Arasınav | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 78 |
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