Mineral processing
BI
6 points * 78 hours * Second semester * Gippsland/Distance(with compulsory on-campus practical session of three days at the University of Ballarat ) * Prerequisites: GEG2703, GEG2743
(1) Economic justification; calculations; two-product formulae; ore characteristics. (2) Primary, secondary and tertiary crushing and grinding. Screening. Classification - Stoke's and Newton's laws; free and hindered setting; hydraulic, mechanical and cyclone classifiers. (3) Thickening and filtration. (4) Concentration - gravity, flotation, electrostatic and magnetic separation, heavy media separation. (5) Flow sheets of plants - circuit design. (6) Smelter schedules - payments, penalties, transport charges. (7) Tailings disposal.
Assessment
Examination: 40% * Assignments and laboratory: 60%
Prescribed texts
Brady K Mineral processing University of Ballarat, 1994