Subject Code: ML3L001	Subject Name: Mineral processing	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): None
Introduction of ores and minerals; characterization of particulate materials, estimation of particle size by different methods, representation of size analysis data; sampling, metallurgical accounting and material balance; feed preparation, crushing, screening, grinding and classification, size reduction equipment, work index determination, mineral separation including gravity separation, jigging, spiralling, shaking table concentration etc., electrical and magnetic methods of separation, froth flotation chemistry, froth flotation unit operation, flotation equipment and flotation technology; fine particles processing, separation efficiency versus fine particles fine particles processing techniques; hydrometallurgical operations including chemical leaching ion exchange and solvent extraction, Product preparation operations, including dewatering, thickening, filtration and drying; tailings treatment and effluent processing, tailings pond management and environmental concerns; case studies including sulphide minerals flotation, beach sand processing, uranium ore processing
Text/Reference Books: Mineral Processing Technology, B.A. Wills, T.J. Napier-Munn, Pub.: Elsevier Science &Technology Books, 7th Edition, 2009. Mineral Beneficiation: A Concise Basic Course, D.V. Subba Rao, Pub.: CRC Press, 2011. Introduction to Mineral Processing, E.G. Kelly and D.J. Spottiswood, Pub.: Wiley, 1982. Principles of Mineral Processing, M.C. Fuerstenau, Pub.: Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 2003.