LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course the student will
- understand the fundamental properties of minerals and their relevance in mineral enrichment and recycling operations
- generate material balances from experimental observations and analyze process performance
- understand the principles of grinding, liberation and classification,
- understand the properties of solid particles and slurries and their means of transport
- understand basic mineral properties and how to exploit them in enrichment operation technologies,
- understand the effects of liberation on processing and recycling from a product-centric viewpoint
Credits: 5
Schedule: 07.09.2022 - 19.10.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anna Klemettinen, Jari Aromaa, Rodrigo Serna Guerrero
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Fundamental concepts in mining, mineral processing and recycling
Material balance in processing plants
Properties and transport of solid particles
Properties and transport of slurry
Mineral properties and separability curves
Fundamentals of recycling operations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Tutorials and exercises in a computer class
Assignments and presentations
Independent study and exam
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures 24 h
Tutorials 24 h
Project (home) work 45 h
Independent studies 42 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
2023-2024 Autumn IA course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.