Study Programmes 2015-2016
GEOL0312-2  
Process mineralogy
Duration :
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in geology and mining engineering (120 ECTS) (EMERALD)5
Lecturer :
Eric Pirard
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
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 MicroAnalysis Techniques XRay Diffraction XRay Tomography Online tools for geometallurgy
Learning outcomes of the course :
Be able to characterize mineralogical samples with respect to the process they 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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic Mineralogy Course
Notions of Mineral Processing
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
2h of face-to-face theory followed by lab practice.
Whenever possible the practices will be coupled to the Minerals Engineering Practices
Recommended or required readings :
Process Mineralogy, Becker et al. Eds, JKTech, Brisbane (under press)
Assessment methods and criteria :
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 satisfactory note for both the written report and the oral examination.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Full English
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