Mineral Processing and Tailings Management

Undergraduate

covers the fundamentals of mineral processing and emerging practices and technologies that result in the generation of a mineral concentrate. Topics include rock fragmentation leading to run-of-mine ore, comminution and mineral liberation, sensor-based ore sorting, gravity separation, magnetic separation, electrical separation, froth flotation, dewatering, and tailings transportation and storage. Advanced topics include process simulation and control, practical processes of metallic and non-metallic ore dressing.