CHZ 509 - Concentration of Precious Metals

Course Objectives

1. Information and ınvestigations on mineral processing of precious metals require special accumulation of knowledge

2. This course has been designed for master students who want to carry out an investigation on precious metals during their educations.

Course Description

Gold and silver minerals occuring in the nature and their properties; classification of gold and silver deposits in terms of mineral processing; benefication of gold and silver ores; various methods used in in upgrading of gold and silver ores; survey of cyanidation process and its alternatives; examples of industrial gold and silver benefication plants; management of cyanide containing tailings: gold and silver cyanidation plants impact to their environment. Platinum group metals and their properties; benefication of platinum group metals bearing ores.