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Mineral Processing Technology

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Course Unit Code542-0058/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First 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
CAB72prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is devoted to the issue of treatment and processing of selected types of mineral resources. Attention is paid to the technology of coal treatment, polymetallic ores, precious metal ores, ceramics and glass materials including industrial minerals.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students demonstrate the knowledge of individual ways of treating selected types of mineral resources and factors influencing the choice of treatment. After completing the course, students will be able to design a suitable technology for treatment and processing of selected mineral resources based on the acquired knowledge.
Course Contents
1. Mineral resources, their characteristics and division, basic technological processes of treatment
2. Coal. Origin and chemical composition of coal, physical properties of coal and their use in the process of treatment
3 Coal processing technologies
4.Ore raw materials, iron ores, non-ferrous and precious metals ores, their classification and characteristics
5.General principles of ore treatment schemes. Basic factors influencing the choice of ore technology. Genetic, physical, physico-chemical and chemical properties
6.Non-ferrous metal ore processing technology (selected chapters)
7.Technology of precious metals ores processing
8.Non-metallic raw materials, characteristics and distribution
9.Technology of ceramic raw materials
10.Aggregate technology
11.Technology of glass raw materials
12.Technology of inorganic binders
13.Graphite technology
14.Barite and fluorite technology
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KAWATRA, S. K. and Courtney YOUNG. SME mineral processing & extractive metallurgy handbook: volume one (and volume two). Englewood, Colorado: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2019.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Boston: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 0-444-53029-0.
LEONARD, Joseph W. a Byron C. HARDINGE. Coal preparation. 5th ed. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 1991. ISBN isbn0-87335-104-5.
WILLS, B. A. Mineral processing technology: an introduction to the practical aspects of ore treatment and mineral recovery. 3rd ed. New York: Pergamon Press, 1985. ISBN 0-08-031160-1.
HANYKÝŘ, Vladimír a Jaroslav KUTZENDÖRFER. Technologie keramiky. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86821-48-1.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Boston: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 0-444-53029-0.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-764-3.
ČEP, Hynek a Renáta ŠPÍRKOVÁ. Technologie úpravy kameniva. Brno: Těžební unie, 1997.
Recommended Reading:
BULATOVIC, Srdjan,N . Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Volume 3, Flotation of industrial minerals. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-0-444-53083-7.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan, N. Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice. Flotation of gold, PGM and oxide minerals. Elsevier, 2010. ISBN 9780444530820.
DRZYMALA J. Mineral Processing. Wroclaw University of Technology. 2007. ISBN 978-83-7493-362-9.
WILLS, B. A., Tim. NAPIER-MUNN a B. A. WILLS. Wills' mineral processing technology: an introduction to the practical aspects of ore treatment and mineral recovery. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Elsevier/BH, 2006. ISBN 978-0-750-64450-1.
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.
WILLS, B. A., Tim. NAPIER-MUNN a B. A. WILLS. Wills' mineral processing technology: an introduction to the practical aspects of ore treatment and mineral recovery. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Elsevier/BH, 2006. ISBN 978-0-750-64450-1.
SLIVKA, Vladimír. Těžba a úprava silikátových surovin. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2002.
KMEŤ, Stanislav. Flotácia. Bratislava: Alfa, 1992. Edícia baníckej literatúry. ISBN 80-05-00971-2.
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 31