COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINERAL PROCESSING PBL

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3402 MINERAL PROCESSING PBL ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEZAI ŞEN

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

1. Application of size reduction and classification in mineral processing
2. Teaching mineral processing methods excluding flotation and chemical mining
3. Teaching mineral processing circuits
4. Improving engineering problem solving skills
5. Improving engineering skills

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will know mineral preparing and processing methods
2   Will decide suitable processing methods based on ore characteristics
3   Will prepare mineral preparing and processing flowsheets
4   Will decide performance measurements for mineral preparing and processing
5   Will interpret numerical results

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MDN 2012 - MINERAL PROCESSING I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Explaining problem based learning (PDO) system
2 Ore Preparation (Crushing and Crushing Systems) Ore Preparation (Crushing and Crushing Systems)
3 Ore Preparation (Crushing and Crushing Systems)
4 Ore Preparation (Grinding and Grinding Systems) Ore Preparation (Grinding and Grinding Systems)
5 Ore Preparation (Grinding and Grinding Systems) Ore Preparation (Grinding and Grinding Systems) Ore Preparation (Grinding and Grinding Systems)
6 Ore Preparation (Classification and Classification Systems)
7 Ore Preparation (Solid-Liquid Balance Calculations)
8 Introduction to Ore Dressing (Gravity/Magnetic/Electrostatic Topics)
9 Ore Dressing (Gravity Enrichment Methods and Applications)
10 Ore Dressing (Gravity Enrichment Methods and Applications)
11 Ore Dressing (Magnetic Enrichment Methods and Applications)
12 Ore Dressing (Magnetic Enrichment Methods and Applications)
13 Ore Dressing (Electrostatic Enrichment Methods and Applications)
14 Ore Dressing (Electrostatic Enrichment Methods and Applications)

Recomended or Required Reading

Class notes
Cevher Hazırlama, Necati Yıldız (Turkish)
Cevher Hazırlama ve Zenginleştirme, Necati Yıldız (Turkish)
Cevher Hazırlama, Ü.Ipekoğlu, M. Tanrıverdi (Turkish)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures
Power point presentations
Practicing problem based learning
Asking questions and finding solutions in the class

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

VISA %25
HOMEWORK %10
QUIZES %15
FINAL %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.akar@deu.edu.tr, Tel 301 75 37

Office Hours

Open door policy any time.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 10 1 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 10 1 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.145
LO.2455
LO.3555
LO.4445
LO.54455