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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MDT 3027	MINERAL PROCESSING AND MINERAL ENRICHMENT LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	1	2	0	3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ECE KILINÇ AKSAY

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

To teach the beneficiation methods based on chemical and physico-chemical processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Know the aim and importance of chemical and physicochemical processes
2	Know the basic mechanism of flotation
3	Know the flotation machines, reagents and circuits
4	Know the leaching technology
5	Apply the flotation and leaching

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The importance of occupational health and safety in laboratory use, work accidents and occupational diseases, precautions and practices to be taken
2	The importance and historical development of flotation, Chemical bonds and phases in flotation
3	Surface tension and zeta potential
4	Flotation and other physicochemical processes (dispersion, flocculation and coagulation)
5	Flotation process and conventional flotation machines and circuits
6	Flotation reagents
7	General review, course evaluation, Midterm exam
8	Flotation of sulfur minerals
9	Flotation of oxide minerals
10	Hydrodynamic effects in flotation and other flotation machines (Column, Jameson and jet flotation)
11	Flowsheet of flotation
12	Basic concepts in chemical enrichment and solution (leaching) processes and technology
13	Recovery of metals from solution
14	Industrial applications and environmental impacts related to the leaching process

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s ):
Atak, S. (1990). Flotasyon Ilkeleri ve Uygulaması,. Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Vakfı, Kitap Yayın No:34, Istanbul.

Supplementary Book(s):
Fuerstenau, M.C. (1976). Flotation, vol: I and II, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York.
Gaudin, A.M., (1978). Flotation, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York
Leja, J., (1983). Surface Chemistry, Chemistry of Froth Flotation, PLENUM PRESS, New York
Somasundaran, P., (1986). Advances in Mineral Processing, SME, Littleton Rao, S.R. (Revised Edition), (2004). Surface Chemistry of Froth Flotation, First Edition by Leja, J., vol:1-2, Second Edition, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York
Habashi, F., Principle of Extractive Metallurgy. Vol:1-2-3-4, Gordon & Breach Sci. Pub. Weiss, N.L. (editor-in-Chief), (1985). SME Mineral Processing Handbook, New York Marsden, J. & Hause, I., (1992). The Chemistry of Gold Extraction, Ellis Horwood Limited.

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 * 0.35 + PRC * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.35 + PRC * 0.15 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam 35 %: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Homework or practice exam 15 %: checking practice knowledge
III. Final Exam 50 %: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Ece Kılınç-Aksay
ece.kilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	1	13
Tutorials	13	2	26
Lectures	1	1	1
Tutorials	1	2	2
Lab Preparation	14	1	14
Preparation for midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Preparing the laboratory notebook	13	1	13
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Practical exam	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1	1	1	1	1
LO.2		1	1	1
LO.3		1	1	1
LO.4		1	1	1
LO.5		1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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