302208 (v.2) ChE 552 Mineral Processing

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Area:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	302280 (v.2) ChE 374 Mineral Processing or any previous version
Syllabus:	Formation of minerals. Occurrence of economically important minerals. Identification of ores and minerals and their properties. Various ore-dressing operations - comminution, sizing and sorting, jigging, tabling, flotation, magnetic and electrostatic separations. Extraction of mineral species. Various separation processes for beneficiation of minerals, including adsorption, electrolysis, electrowinning, leaching, solvent extraction by precipitation and by reaction. Typical examples from the local mineral processing industry.
Unit Outcomes:	Explain and discuss implications of mineral processing for chemical engineering at an introductory level. Application of chemical engineering knowledge and independent skills to mineral processing problems. Outcomes will reflect the level of the enrolled student at postgraduate level, ie certificate, diploma or masters.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Weiss, N.L. SME Mineral Processing Handbook, Society of Mining Engineers, Volumes 1 and 2, (1985). ISBN 0-89520-433-6. Gilchrist, J.D., Extractive Metallurgy, Pergamon Press, Third Edition, (1989). ISBN 0-08-036612-0. Rosenquist, T., Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, McGraw Hill, (1983). ISBN 0-07-053910-3.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y