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| GEOL0312-2 | Process mineralogy
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| Durée : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Nom du professeur : | Eric Pirard |
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Langue(s) du cours :
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| Langue anglaise |
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Organisation et évaluation :
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| Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier |
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Contenus du cours :
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| Introduction to Process Mineralogy
Sampling of Particulate Systems (Gy)
Particle Characterization (I Size)
Particle Characterization (II Shape)
Reflected Light Optical Microscopy
Principles of Digital Image Acquisition
Image Segmentation & Analysis
Electron Microscopy Principles
Automated Mineralogy (QEMSCAN-MLA)
MicroAnalysis Techniques
XRay Diffraction
XRay Tomography
Online tools for geometallurgy |
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Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) du cours :
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| Be able to characterize mineralogical samples with respect to the process the undergo
Understand the importance of sampling and representativity
Become familiar with ore microscopy and able to recognize most major ore minerals
Properly interpret data coming from Automated Mineralogy and Image Analysis |
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Prérequis et corequis / Modules de cours optionnels recommandés :
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| Basic Mineralogy Course
Notions of Mineral Processing |
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Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement :
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Mode d'enseignement (présentiel ; enseignement à distance) :
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| 2h of face-to-face theory followed by lab practice.
Whenever possible the practices will be coupled to the Minerals Engineering Practices |
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Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours :
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| Process Mineralogy, 2014, Becker et al. Eds, JKTech, Brisbane |
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Modalités d'évaluation et critères :
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| Intermediate reports to be written on laboratory results (size, image analysis, XRD, ...)
These reports will account for 25% of the total.
Oral examination referring to the theoretical courses accounts for 75%.
In order to succeed, a student must have a minimum note of 8/20 for the written report and a satisfactory final note. |
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