311206 (v.3) Metallurgical Process Design 456

Area:	Department of Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	2 x 3 Days Yearly
Prerequisite(s):	303119 (v.2) Process Engineering 451 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Principles and practice of extractive metallurgical process and plant design at pre-feasibility stage. It includes process selection, process development and optimisation including energy and mass balances, development of process flow diagram, plant equipment selection and plant layout, development of process control scheme, cost estimation and economic evaluation, environmental impact assessment, development of occupational health and safety plan, consideration of sustainability and social impact issues, preparation of a process and plant design report, and technical presentation and defence of a process design.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	030303 Mining Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.