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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:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

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 I

  A 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.

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