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MINE 455 Design, Analysis and Operation of Mineral Processes Units: 4.50
Engineering elements of a mineral processing project are examined from the concept stage to process design. Flowsheet evaluation, process equipment selection and layout, capital and operating costs, operating and control strategies are considered for real problems.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0)
Requirements: Prerequisites: MINE 331 , or permission of the instructor
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Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 0
Engineering Design 54
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Overview of metallurgical/mineralogical balancing & importance for design.
- Process analysis: sampling, sample size, mass balancing with industrial examples.
- Cost estimation methods in mineral processing/design.
- Analysis, design of crushing processes-Primary crushers and circuits.
- Design and operation of secondary and tertiary crushing and screening circuits.
- Design and operation of grinding processes-Rod mill, ball mill circuits.
- Design and operation of grinding processes-Autogenous and semi-autogenous mills/circuits.
- Particle size control-classifiers, sizing of hydrocyclones.
- Analysis, design and operation of gravity and magnetic separation processes.
- Analysis, design and operation of flotation processes-Agitated mechanical cells.
- Design and operation of flotation processes-Non-agitated cells; Column, Jameson, Hydrofloat, Nova cells.
- Design of dewatering units, process control examples and case studies in process design; successes, failures.