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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING
Doctorate
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING / Doctorate
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MDML7123Minaral processing plant practices3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. İbrahim ALP
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
This course is to provide with a general review of the description of selected mineral processing plants in Turkey.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : apply various techniques in enrichment of ores.2,31,3,
PO - 2 : design basic mineral processing scheme.2,31,3
PO - 3 : selecting mineral processing equipments.2,31,3,
PO - 4 : make the calculations of grade, recovery, mass and water balance in mineral processing.2,31,3
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

 
Contents of the Course
Selected mineral processing plants in Turkey. Historical development, feasibility studies, flowsheets of the plants. Field trips to the plants sites; problems of industrially operated mineral processing plants.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction. Mineral processsing plants in Turkey. Planning of course.
 Week 2Copper flotation plants.
 Week 3Pb-Zn flotation plants.
 Week 4Au and Ag cyanidation plants.
 Week 5Au recovery plants from placers.
 Week 6Chromite concentration plants.
 Week 7Coal concentration plants.
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Boron ore concentration plants.
 Week 10Magnesite concentration plants.
 Week 11Feldspar concentration plants.
 Week 12Iron ore concentration plants.
 Week 13Quartz purification plants.
 Week 14Ni extraction plant from lateritic ores.
 Week 15Aluminyum extraction plant from bauxite ores.
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Önal, G., 1997, Cevher Hazırlama El Kitabı, Yurt Madenciliğini Geliştirme Vakfı, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Mineral processing flowsheets, Denver Equipment Company, Denver.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 3 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12 20
End-of-term exam 16 3 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 6 10 60
Laboratuar çalışması 4 4 16
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 3 1 3
Uygulama 3 4 12
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 5 13 65
Proje 10 1 10
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load231