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| MINE2009 | Mineral Processing | 2+0+2 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Tuncay USLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objective of the course is to provide students with an understanding of basic unit processes in mineral processing and the role of mineral processing in the mining and extractive metallurgy |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | comprehend why the minerals are processed | 1 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | select mineral processing equipment | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | make the calculations of grade, recovery, mass and water balance in mineral processing | 1,2,3 | | | LO - 4 : | evaluate the performance of comminution and calassification equipment | 1,2,5 | | | 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 | | |
| İntroduction to Mineral Processing: The Role of Mineral Processing in Mining and Metallurgy, Ore Minerology and Its Importance for Mineral Processing, Liberation, Concentration and Recovery, Recovery-Grade Relationship, Particle Size Analysis: Sieve Analysis, Elutriation, Sedimentation, Infrasizing, Measurement with Microscope. Communition and Screening: Comminution Theories, Crushing and Crushing Equipments, Industrial Screening and Screaning Equipments, Crushing and Screening Circuits, Grinding, Rod Mill, Ball Mill and Autogenous Mill,Classification: Free Settling, Hindered Settling, Classification Equipments, Evaluation of Hydrocyclone Performance, Grinding and Classification Circuits. Solid-Liquid Separation: Thickening, Filtration, Sampling: Sampling Methods, Important Parameters in Sampling. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General Information about the Lecture, Its Subject, Content, References | | | Week 2 | Introduction to Mineral Processing, the Importance of Mineral Processing for Mining and Metallurgy | | | Week 3 | Ore Minerology in Mineral Processing, Communition, Determination of Communition Particle Size | | | Week 4 | Particle size analysis, Sieve Analysis | | | Week 5 | Elutration, Sedimentation, Infrasizer, Microscop Methods in Particle Size Determimation | | | Week 6 | Communition Theories, Crushing, Crushers | | | Week 7 | Crushing and Screening Circuits | | | Week 8 | Industrial Screening and Screen Types | | | Week 9 |
Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Grinding: Ball Mill, Rod Mill, Autogenous Mill | | | Week 11 | Claasification: Free and Hindered Settling, Spiral Classificators,Hydrolic Classificators | | | Week 12 | Grinding and Classification Circuits | | | Week 13 | Hydrocyclones, Evaluation of Performance of Hydrocyclones, | | | Week 14 | Soid-Liquid Separation, Thickeners, Filters | | | Week 15 | Sampling | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Lecturer Notes | | | 2 | Wills B.A., 1997. Mineral Processing Technology, 6th edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 35 | | Laboratory exam | 11 | | 2 | 15 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | | 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 | 13 | 26 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 1 | 13 | 13 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 99 |
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