Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
MINERALS PROCESSING
Description
Theory/Practice
4
Instructors
José Fernandes
Contents
PART I
1. Introduction. General concepts in mineral processing.
2. Mineral processing plants, equipment and operations. Auxiliary operations. Principal operations.
3. Sizing
3.1. Screening.
3.2. Gravity sizing
3. Comminution. Primary crushing, Secondary crushing, Grinding.
5. Concentration operations and equipment. Introduction. Manual Concentration, Concentration by size, Gravity Concentration, Magnetic Concentration and Flotation.
PART II
1.Machine components (transmission, rotation, connection) and machine maintenance (lubrication).
2. Electricity and electrical machines.
3. Equipment sizing (classification and fragmentation).
4. Industrial aplications (mineral and rock processing and waste treatment).
Learning Outcomes
The students should be able to distinguish useful raw mineral from all the others, which are not economically extracted and processed and should be able to recognize and select the best equipment for rock and mineral processing.
The students should be able to select the physical and chemical analysis methods to apply for different raw materials and their respective industrial applications.
The students should be capable to select and apply the adequate equipment of mineral processing.
They should also be able to integrate obtained knowledge for developing solutions and access the accomplishment of mineral processing plants projects.
Develop critical attitude.