Skip to main content
Skip header

Principles of Mineral Raw Materials Preparation

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code542-0433/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SIR062Ing. Tomáš Široký, Ph.D.
Summary
Mineral Processing is concerned with the extraction and purification of valuable commodities from the earth. The raw materials produced by mining are highly impure and must be upgraded before they are of use to society. Energy, raw materials, and the environment are some of the most serious problem areas facing the world today. Minerals processing play a key role in reducing and solving these problems.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Auditory are informed about basic processes, which are used for adjustment of coal, ores, non-metallic mineral raw materials and wastes.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
FUERSTENAU, Maurice C. a Kenneth N. HAN. Principles of mineral processing. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2003. ISBN 0-87335-167-3.
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.
WILLS, B. A. Mineral processing technology: an introduction to the practical aspects of ore treatment and mineral recovery (in SI/metric units). 3rd ed. New York: Pergamon Press, 1985. ISBN 0-08-031160-1.
KAWATRA, S. KOMAR a COURTNEY A. YOUNG, ed. Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Handbook [online]. Englewood, Colorado, USA: Society for Mining , Metallurgy&Exploration (SME), 2019 [cit. 2019-06-14]. ISBN 978-0-87335-386-1. Dostupné z: www.knovel.com
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-764-3.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí II. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-831-3.
ŘEPKA, Vlastimil. Technologie zpracování surovin. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita, 1998. ISBN 80-7078-548-9.
FUERSTENAU, Maurice C. a Kenneth N. HAN. Principles of mineral processing. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2003. ISBN 0-87335-167-3.

Recommended Reading:
DRZYMALA, Jan. Mineral Processing: Foundations of theory and practice of minerallurgy. Wrovlaw: Wroclaw University of Technology, 2007. ISBN 978-83-7493-362-9.
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.
ČEP, Hynek a Renáta ŠPÍRKOVÁ. Technologie úpravy kameniva. Brno: Těžební unie, 1997.
DINTER, Oskar. Drcení a mletí nerostných surovin. Praha: SNTL-Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1984.
DINTER, Oskar. Základy úpravy uhlí a rud: učebnice pro vysoké školy. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1966.
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.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51