CHZ 421 - Process Design in Mineral Processing

Course Objectives

1. usage of the knowledge of mineral processing engineering
2. provide increasing of design skills of students on plant establishment

Course Description

Process design and its importance in mineral processing. Importance of mineralogy and
sampling on process design; Design of crushing and sieving circuits and material balances.
Design of grinding circuits and material balances. Basic concentration circuits. Design of
physical concentration circuits and material balances (concentration by sieving and sorting,
gravity concentration, magnetic separation). Design of flotation circuits and material balances.
Examples from processes of mineral processing plant