COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINERAL PROCESSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 2014 MINERAL PROCESSING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

KAMIL BOSTANCI

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

To teach the mineral processing methods for ores.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the aim and importance of mineral processing
2   Know the crushing and crushers
3   Know the grinding and mills
4   Know the classification and classifier
5   Apply the mineral processing tests in laboratuary

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Terms about mineral processing and reasons for mineral processing
2 The sampling and methods for reducing the sample amount
3 The principles and aims of comminution, liberation and forcing types in comminution machines
4 Comminution teories and comminution laws
5 Crushing; primary and secondary crushers and properties
6 Crushing circuits and its flowsheet
7 Midterm exam
8 Grinding
9 Mill type and properties
10 Crushing-Grinding circuits and its flowsheet
11 Classification; screening and classificatory
12 Classification; air separator and hydrocyclone
13 Storing and transfer operations in mineral processing
14 Mineral processing flowsheets of some ores

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Cevher Hazırlama Ü. Ipekoğlu,M.Tanrıverdi. DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayın No:238, 2002 Cevher Hazırlama, Necati Yıldız, 2010

Supplementary Book(s):
Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, 7th edition, Barry A. Wills & Tim Napier-Munn, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecturer of the course tries to give a technical skill about mining by straight narrative techniques and applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Midterm exam 50% : To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam 50% : To examine the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Kamil BOSTANCI
Email: kamil.bostanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51

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