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Mineral Processing I.

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 542-0337/06
Abbreviation Ú1
Course title Mineral Processing I.
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Tomáš Široký, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Basic terms in the field of mineral processing
2. Classification of mineral processing processes
3. Laws of comminution
4. Crushing, theoretical basics, machinery and equipment
5. Grinding, theoretical basics, machines and equipment
6. Methods of removal, basic calculations for mills
7. Mechanical screening basic terminology
8. Types of mechanical screens and their applications
9. Efficiency of mechanical screening
10. Classification - basic terminology
11.Calculations of terminal velocities
12.Free settling conditions, settlig ratio
13.Machines and equipment used as classifiers

Literature

Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology:An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery.Seventh Edition. 2006. ISBN:978-0-750-64450-1
FUERSTENAU,M.C., HAN,K.N.:Principles of Mineral Processing. 2003. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration,Inc. ISBN 0-87335-167-3
DRZYMALA, Jan. Mineral processing: foundations of theory and practice of minerallurgy. Wroclaw: University of Technology, 2007. ISBN978-83-7493-362-9 .
GUPTA,A.,YAN,D.S.: Mineral Processing Design and Operation. An Introduction.Elsevier, 2006.ISBN:978-0-444-51636-7 

Advised literature

KAWATRA, S. K. a Courtney YOUNG. SME mineral processing & extractive metallurgy handbook: volume one (and volume two). Englewood, Colorado: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, [2019]. ISBN 978-0-87335-385-4 .
SUBA RAO, D.V. Textbook of Mineral Processing. Scientific Publishers, 2017. ISBN 9789387741027 .
NPCS BOARD OF CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS, ed. The Complete Technology Book on Minerals & Mineral Processing. Delhi: Asia Pacific Bussines Press, 2008. ISBN 81-7833-016-4 .
A. GUPTA AND D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation an introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367 .