Online Courses Handbook 2003

11974 (v.2) WASM Hydrometallurgy 351

Area:	WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	303138 (v.1) WASM Mining and Metallurgy 131 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	11971 (v.2) WASM Metallurgical Chemistry 351 or any previous version
Chemical, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of leaching, separation, extraction and recovery of metals. Oxidative and non oxidative leaching of minerals, purification and recovery of metals by precipitation, ion exchange and solvent extraction and the recovery of metals by reduction and electrowinning. The design of solvent extraction, ion exchange and leaching circuits. Coverage of selected metals.