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| MDM3025 | Recovery from Waste | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim ALP | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Mineral and coal processing plants produce a large amount of tailings. The course was intended to introduce the type and characterisation of plant tailings, their discharge practices, environmental effects and regulations, treatment and recycling. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | identify the type and characterisation of mineral processing tailings | 8,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 2 : | describe the environmental effects of tailings | 8,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 3 : | evaluate recovery and recycling technologies for metals and compounds from tailings | 8,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 4 : | summarize the industrial use of plant tailing | 8,11 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Characterisation and classification of mineral processing tailings. and regulations for disposal. Tailings treatment and disposal practices in coal and mineral processing plants. Best practices for tailings management of coal, flyash, sulfide ores, phosphate, boron and hydrometalluirgical plants. Recovery and recycling technologies for metals and compounds from tailings. Industrial use of plant tailings. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, objectives and contents of courses, recomended reading. | | | Week 2 | Characterisation and classification of mineral processing tailings and regulations for disposal. | | | Week 3 | Copper ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings | | | Week 4 | Gold and silver ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 5 | Coal ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 6 | Boron ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 7 | Chromium ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 8 | Aluminium ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Iron ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 11 | Industrial mineral ores; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 12 | Marble; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 13 | Ceramic ore; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 14 | Pb-Zn ores; processing stages, caharacterization and properties of tailings, treatment and disposal practices,tailings management, recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 15 | Scrap metal; recovery and recycling technologies for values, evaluation methods of tailings. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ritchey, G.R., Tailings Management, Elsevier, 1989. | | | 2 | Yüce, A.E., Önal, G., Doğan, M.Z., Değerli metaller madenciliğinde Atık Barajlarının Yönetimi, Yurt Madenciliğini Geliştirme Vakfı, 1997. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 4
12 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 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 için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 1 | 13 | 13 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 57 |
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