COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UTILIZATION OF MINING TAILINGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5048 UTILIZATION OF MINING TAILINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EROL KAYA

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

1. Teaching basic properties of mining wastes
2. Teaching methods used for characterization of mining wastes
3. Teaching how to treat mining waste and how to asses their usability

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows basic properties of mining wastes
2   Performs tests for the characterization of mining wastes
3   Knows methods to treat mining wastes
4   Knows methods how to asses the usability of mining wastes
5   Knows industries to use mining wastes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sources of mining wastes and their classification
2 Characterization of mining wastes
3 Deposition of final wastes and their rehabilitation
4 Properties of ore wastes from different mining plants
5 Methods of processing mining tailings/wastes
6 Selection of methods for utilization of mining wastes
7 Selection of methods for utilization of mining wastes
8 VISA 1
9 Economical evaluation of mining wastes
10 Economical evaluation of mining wastes and feasibility studies
11 Economical evaluation of mining wastes and feasibility studies
12 Examples from Turkey and World for the utilization of mining wastes
13 Examples from Turkey and World for the utilization of mining wastes
14 Examples from Turkey and World for the utilization of mining wastes

Recomended or Required Reading

*Suggested Sources for the Course:
Textbook(s):
Class notes

Subsidiary sources:
Vick, S. G., 1883, Planning, Design and Analysis of Tailings Dams, New York, John Willey and Sons.
Fuerstenau, M. C. and Han (Eds), K. N., 2003, Principles of Mineral Processing, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Littleton, CO, USA.
Mular, A. L., Halbe, D. N. And Barratt, D. J., 2002, Mineral Processing Plant, Design, Practice, and Control, Vol. 2, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Littleton, CO, USA.
Madencilik ve Çevre Sorunları, TMMOB Çevre Mühendisleri Odası yayını (in Turkish).
TMMOB, Madencilik Faaliyetlerinden Sonra Çevrenin Düzenlenmesi, Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, Yayın No: 21 (in Turkish).
Karadeniz, M., 1996, Cevher Zenginleştirme Tesis Artıkları, Çevreye Etkileri Önlemler, Istanbul Ofset Basım Yayın San. Tic. A.Ş. (in Turkish).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures
Presentations
Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam %25
Assignments %25
Final %50

Language of Instruction

English

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 4 15 60
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1342
LO.22342323
LO.343
LO.423
LO.523344