COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EROL KAYA

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

1. Teaching mining, its history and importance
2. Teaching mining extraction methods and environmental effects
3. Teaching mineral processing methods and environmental effects
4. Teaching acid rock drainage, pH, dust concepts in mining and environmental effects
5. Teaching mining tailing dams, mining closures and recultivation
6. Teaching tailings purification and evaluating tailings for use as raw materials

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Cevher Zenginleştirme Tesis Artıkları, Çevreye Etkileri, Önlemler, by Mehmet Karadeniz, 1996
(Turkish book)
Class notes
Visuals and documentaries

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical presentations
Visual presentations
Documentaries about mining activities

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MID-TERM %40
CLASS PARTICIPATION %10
FINAL %50
Note: Mid-term exam and participation will be graded (Total of %50) as one.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erol.kaya@deu.edu.tr; 232 301 7514

Office Hours

Open door policy any time.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes