5634 (v.5) WASM Mineral Processing 562
| Area: | WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Electrokinetics, surface adsorption, mineral-bubble interactions, flotation - theory and practice, sulphides, non-sulphides, coal, agglomeration. Rheological properties of slurries. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An appreciation for the scope of mineral processing operations. A theoretical background for some separation processes |
| 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: | Wills, B.A. (1989), Mineral Processing Technology, 4th or later Editions, Pergamon. Kelly, E.G and Spottiswood, D., (1982), Introduction to Mineral Processing, Wiley. |
| Unit Texts: | Wills, B.A., (1989). Mineral Processing Technolgy, 4th or later Editions Pergamon. Kelly, E.G and Spottiswood, D./, (1982). Introduction to Mineral Processing Wiley. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 10%, Examination 70%, Practicals 20%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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