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Mineral Processing I.

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Course Unit Code542-0337/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
The subject acquaints students with methods of processing extracted minerals, aiming to evaluate the raw material so that the resulting products can serve in other areas of human activity. The subject provides an overview of technologies used in the treatment and processing of individual types of extracted mineral resources. Within the subject, a high emphasis is placed on innovative trends and modern processes of raw materials processing, especially in terms of minimizing their impact on the environment and high efficiency. Theoretical knowledge is verified by laboratory experiments, which show the practical application of studied methods.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to teach students to analyze problems in technological processes of mineral processing. On the basis of the theoretical description of treatment procedures and mineral raw material analysis, students are able to assess and design basic technologies suitable for the processing of a particular type of raw material.
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:
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
NOVÁČEK, Jiří Technologie úpravy uhlí I. 1st ed. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. 131 p. ISBN 80-7078-764-3.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří Technologie úpravy uhlí II. 1st ed. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. 130 p. ISBN 80-7078-831-3.
KOZÁK, Jiří a Jiří BOTULA Úpravnická technologická analýza. 1st ed. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava, 1991. 321 p. ISBN 80-7078-119-X.
DRZYMALA, Jan Mineral processing: foundations of theory and practice of minerallurgy. Wroclaw: University of Technology, 2007. ISBN978-83-7493-362-9.
Recommended Reading:
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.
DINTER,O.: Základy úpravy uhlí a rud. Praha, SNTL, 1966
VIDLÁŘ,J.; HODEK,O.: Základy úpravy užitkových surovin. Ostrava, VŠB, 1984
BLÁHOVÁ, Oldřiška a Milan HOLBEIN. Fyzikální rozdružovací procesy I. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1989.
GUPTA,A.,YAN,D.S.: Mineral Processing Design and Operation. An Introduction.Elsevier, 2006.ISBN:978-0-444-51636-7
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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18