303131 (v.1) WASM Process Mineralogy and Analysis 318

Area:

WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** 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:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to mineralogy as applied to mineral processing. A detailed study of the principal ore minerals including native metals, sulphides, and oxides. Trace and minor elements in sulphides and oxides and native metals, with particular reference to economically important trace constituents for example - refractory gold in sulphides, and deleterious constituents for example heavy metals in sulphides. Instrumental methods for measuring trace elements in mineral grains. Introduction to clay mineralogy. Practical work includes reflected light microscopy, atomic absorption analysis, x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.

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Field of Education:

10703 Geology

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External