CHZ 421 - Process Design in Mineral Processing

Course Objectives

Process planning and its importance in mineral processing. The importance of sampling and mineralogy in process planning. Design of crushing and screening circuits and material balance. Design of grinding circuits and material balance. Basic beneficiation circuit layouts. Design of physical beneficiation circuits and material balance (beneficiation by size classification, manual sorting, beneficiation by specific gravity difference, magnetic separation). Design of flotation circuits and material balance. Examples of processes of beneficiation plants.

Course Description

Process planning and its importance in mineral processing. The importance of sampling and mineralogy in process planning. Design of crushing and screening circuits and material balance. Design of grinding circuits and material balance. Basic beneficiation circuit layouts. Design of physical beneficiation circuits and material balance (beneficiation by size classification, manual sorting, beneficiation by specific gravity difference, magnetic separation). Design of flotation circuits and material balance. Examples of processes of beneficiation plants.