GS 544: Mineral Beneficiation
Syllabus
Introduction to Mineral Processing, liberation of ores, Communition of minerals (crushing and grinding). And Classification, Gravity and Magnetic separation , Tabling, Heavy mineral separation, Forth Flotation, Screening and classification, Particle size distribution and precipition, Biomineral Processing, Processing of Industrial minerals, Selected Recycling of ore minerals / industrial minerals / scrap etc.
Texts/References
- A.M. Gaudin, Principles of Mineral Dressing, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1974
- M.C. Fuerstenau, Kenneth N. Han (Eds.) Principles of Mineral Processing, Society for Mining Metallurgy & Exploration, 2003
- Barry Wills, Tim Napier-Munn, Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery, 7th Ed., Butterworth-Heinmann, 2006
- B.A. Wills, Mineral Processing Technology, 5th Ed., Pergamon Press, 1992