MINE 292 Introduction to Mineral Processing Lecture 1

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Course Overview
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Course T.A. Juliana Parreira

• Room 506 Frank Forward Building
• Email jpareng_at_hotmail.com

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Course Instructor John Meech

• Room 503A Frank Forward Building
• Email cerm3dir_at_mining.ubc.ca
• Email jameech_at_dccnet.com
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]

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My Career

• Degrees
• B. Eng.(Met.) - Metallurgical Engineering
  McGill (1970)
• M.Sc.(Eng.) - Mining Queens (1975)
• Ph.D. - Mineral Processing Queens (1979)
• Began my career in Zambia (4 years)
• Luanshya, Mufulira, and Baluba Mines
• Worked at Queens for 16 years in the Mining
  Department
• Worked at U.B.C. for 20 years in the Mining
  Department
• Have worked/visited mines on all continents
• Current Research focus
• Process Automation and Integration
• Environmental Control and Mitigation
• Comminution Practices

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My Philosophy

• On Mining
• Most exciting industry anywhere in the world
• Mining is a positive force in creating a modern,
  vibrant society
• Mining is changing significantly with respect to
  Sustainability
• ( environment, socio-political,
  techno-economic)
• On Education
• Learning and Teaching should be FUN
• Learning and Teaching should be CHALLENGING
• Co-operation is a key element to success
• There is no such thing as a STUPID QUESTION
• On Life
• If your career is half as satisfying as mine you
  are in for a great time
• Travel the World there is so much diversity to
  see and enjoy
• Golden Retrievers are smarter than Humans!

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My Philosophy

• On Mining
• Most exciting industry anywhere in the world
• Mining is a positive force in creating a modern,
  vibrant society
• Mining is changing significantly with respect to
  Sustainability
• ( environment, socio-political,
  techno-economic)
• On Education
• Learning and Teaching should be FUN
• Learning and Teaching should be CHALLENGING
• Co-operation is a key element to success
• There is no such thing as a STUPID QUESTION
• On Life
• If your career is half as satisfying as mine you
  are in for a great time
• Travel the World there is so much diversity to
  see and enjoy
• Golden Retrievers are smarter than Humans!

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The Mining Faculty

• Bern Klein Head of Department
• Mineral Processing
• Rheology
• Comminution
• Michael Hitch Assistant Professor
• Mine Management
• Orebody Modeling
• Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
• Marek Pawlik Associate Professor
• Graduate Studies Advisor and Assistant Head
• Flotation
• Coal Processing
• Surface Chemistry

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The Mining Faculty

• Marcello Veiga Associate Professor
• Mineral Processing
• Mining and the Environment (mercury and
  small-scale mining)
• Process Mineralogy

• Scott Dunbar Associate Professor
• Undergraduate Advisor and Assistant Head
• Mine Economics
• Feasibility Studies
• Rimas Pakalnis Associate Professor
• Rock Mechanics
• Underground Mining
• Tunnel Sealing

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The Mining Faculty

• Robert Hall Associate Professor / Associate
  Dean
• Maintenance Engineering
• Ventilation
• Ward Wilson Professor
• Mine Waste Management
• Hydrology of Mine Waste Dumps
• Dirk Van Zyl Professor
• Mine Waste Management
• Mine Life Cycle Analysis
• Malcolm Scoble Professor
• Surface Mining
• Sustainable Mining

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Outline

• Importance of MINE 292
• Relationship between Mining and Processing
• Goals mine and yours
• Teaching and Learning Environment
• Field Trip
• Performance Evaluation

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Importance of Course

• Sets up the field of Mineral Processing
• Connects ore extraction (mining) to
• value extraction (processing)
• Mineral Processing Courses (core)
• MINE 224 - Mineralogy for Mining Engineering
• MINE 331 - Physical Mineral Processes
• MINE 333 - Flotation
• MINE 391 - Mining and the Environment
• MINE 432 - Industrial Automation and Robotics

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2nd Year - 39 Credits
TERM 1
Credits 1. EOSC 210 - Earth Sciences for
Engineers 3 2. MECH 260 - Mechanics of
Materials 3 3. MINE 292 -
Introduction to Processing 3 4. MINE 224
- Mineralogy for Mining Engineering 4 5. MATH
255 - Differential Equations 3 6.
MATH 253 Multi-variable Calculus
3 7. MINE 293 - Seminar
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Total 19 ---------------------------------------
-------------- TERM 2
Credits 1. APSC 201 - Technical
Communications 3 2. CIVL 210 - Soil
Mechanics 4 3. MINE 291 -
Introduction to Mining 3 4. MINE 251
- Mining Statistics 3 5. MECH
280 - Fluid Mechanics 3 6.
Complementary Studies Elective
3 7. MINE 293 - Seminar
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Total 20 ---------------------------------------
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3rd Year - 39 Credits
TERM 1
Credits 1. APSC 278/9 - Engineering Materials /
Lab 4 2. EECE 263 - Basic Circuit Analysis
3 3. MINE 302 - Underground Mine Design
3 4. MINE 310 - Surface Mining and
Design 3 5. MINE 331 - Unit Operations
3 6. Technical Elective (free
choice) 3 7. MINE 393 - Seminar
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Total 19 ----------------------
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Credits
1. MINE 304 - Rock
Fragmentation 3 2. MINE 305 -
Geomechanics Fundamentals 4 3. MINE 333
- Flotation 3 4. MINE
395 - Ore Deposit Models 3 5.
MINE 396 - Mine Economics
3 6. Technical Elective (free choice)
3 7. MINE 393 - Seminar
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Total 20 ---------------------------------------
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4th Year - 37 Credits
TERM 1
Credits 1. MINE 402 - Mine Ventilation, Health
Safety 3 2. MINE 391 - Mining and the
Environment 3 3. MINE 432 - Industrial
Automation Robotics 3 4. MINE 491 - Mine
and Plant Feasibility - 5/6. Tech.
Elective (403 or 434) and (free choice) 6 7.
MINE 493 Seminar
- 8. Complementary Studies Elective
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Total 18 ---------------------------------
----------------------- TERM 2
Credits 1. APSC 450 -
Professional Engineering Practice 2 2. MINE
404 - Mine Life Cycle Systems 3 3.
MINE 365 - Mine Power Infrastructure
3 4. MINE 491 - Mine and Plant Feasibility
4 5. MINE 480 - Mine Waste Management
3 6. Technical Elective (482 or 462)
3 7. MINE 493 Seminar
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Total 19 ---------------------
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Mineral Processing Electives

• Constrained
• MINE 434 - Processing Precious Metal Ores
• MINE 462 - Coal Preparation Technology
• Free Choices
• MINE 435 - Plant and Process Design
• MINE 496 - Advanced Computer Applications in
  Mining

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Other Elective Choices in MINE

• MINE 403 - Rock Mechanics Design
• MINE 482 - Maintenance Engineering
• MINE 433 - Surface Properties of Fine Particles
• MINE 497 - Directed Studies (faculty
  permission)

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Relevant Electives Outside MINE

• CHBE 480 - Hazardous Waste Processing Technology
• CHEM 251 - Physical Chemistry for Engineers
• EOSC 329 - Groundwater Hydrology
• EOSC 433 - Geotechnical Engineering Practice
• CIVL 235 - Plane Surveying (4 credits)
• MMAT 358 - Hydrometallurgy

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Mining and Processing Relationship

• Mining extracts solid material from the Earth
• Material is known as ore or rock
• Processing extracts valuable material from the
  ore or rock
• Generally the method used is Physical Separation
• Chemistry is important in virtually all
  processes
• Product is an assemblage of Minerals or Metals
• All Mines have a Processing Plant
• Called a Mill or a Concentrator or a Recovery
  Plant

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Goals - Mine

• To impart knowledge about Mineral Processing
• fundamental knowledge
• experiential knowledge
• To teach you to think rather than cook
• To encourage you to consider a career path in
  Mineral Processing
• To encourage those who choose a Mining career to
  have an appreciation for Mineral Processing

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Goals - Yours

• To acquire knowledge on Mineral Processing
• To develop the skills to advance into our
  upper-year Processing and Mining courses
• To begin developing a successful career path as a
  Mining Engineer
• To get a great summer jobs
• To make money
• To travel around the world
• To work either in remote communities or large
  cities
• To enjoy life to the greatest extent of your
  abilities

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Teaching Learning Environment

• Lectures
• Tuesdays _at_ 100pm FSC 1003
• Thursdays _at_ 200pm SWNG 409
• Tutorials, Seminars, Laboratories
• Tuesdays _at_ 200pm FSC 1003
• Thursdays _at_ 300pm SWNG 409 / CMP Lab
• Thursdays _at_ 400pm SWNG 409 / CMP Lab

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Teaching Learning Environment

• Assignments 5 in total
• Laboratories 6 in total
• Term Assignment groups of 2 or 3
• Prepare a paper
• Prepare a class presentation

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Assignments

• 1. Mass Balance 1
• 2. Work Index Calculations
• 3. Mass Balance 2
• 4. Pulp Density Calculations
• 5. Grade/Recovery Curves (economics)
• Assignments are due one week after issue
• Late penalty is 1 mark / day including weekends

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Laboratories

• 1. Grinding and Particle Size
• 2. Physical Separation (shaking table)
• 3. Physical Separation (magnetic)
• 4. Physical Separation (electrostatic)
• 5. Flotation
• 6. Thickening and Filtration
• Reports are due one week after completion
• Late penalty is 1 mark / day including weekends

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Field Trip

• Visit to Highland Valley Copper, Logan Lake
• Potential date Thursday, October 1st
• Bus leaves at 600am returns at 930pm
• Will visit mine, mill, and tailings dam
• A set of questions to be answered will be handed
  out

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Kamloops
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Logan Lake
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HVC - Topography
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HVC - Satellite
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Term Projects

• Groups of 3 Students will prepare papers and make
  presentations on subjects of interest
• Impact of Climate Change on the Mining Industry
• Recycling Practices of Mined Commodities
• Sustainability in Mining
• Mining a Global Industry
• New Processing Technologies

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Schedule Week 1

• Lecture 1 Thurs. Sept. 10, 200pm
• Course Overview
• Lecture 2 Thurs. Sept. 10, 300pm
• Background on the Mining Industry
• Lecture 3 Thurs. Sept. 10, 400pm
• Introduction to the Term Assignment Topics

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Schedule Week 2

• Lecture 4 Tues. Sept. 15, 100pm
• Principles of Mineral Processing - 1
• Tutorial 1 Tues. Sept. 15, 200pm
• Mass Balance Calculations - 1
• Lecture 5 Thurs. Sept. 17, 200pm
• Principles of Mineral Processing 2
• Laboratory 1 Thurs. Sept. 17, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 3

• Lecture 6 Tues. Sept. 22, 100pm
• Comminution Practice - 1
• Tutorial 2 Tues. Sept. 22, 200pm
• Work Index Calculations
• Lecture 7 Thurs. Sept. 24, 200pm
• Comminution Practice - 2
• Laboratory 2 Thurs. Sept. 24, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 4

• Lecture 8 Tues. Sept. 29, 100pm
• Separation Processes - 1
• Tutorial 3 Tues. Sept. 29, 200pm
• Mass Balance Assignment 2
• Field Trip Thurs. Oct. 1, 600am - 930pm
• Visit to HVC Mine

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Schedule Week 5

• Lecture 9 Tues. Oct. 6, 100pm
• Separation Processes - 2
• Tutorial 3 Tues. Oct. 6, 200pm
• Mass Balance Review
• Lecture 10 Thurs. Oct. 8, 200pm
• Size Analysis and Size Separation
• Laboratory 3 Thurs. Oct. 8, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 6

• Lecture 11 Tues. Oct. 13, 100pm
• Physical Separation Processes 1
• Lecture 12 Tues. Oct. 13, 200pm
• Physical Separation Processes 2
• Lectures 13-15 Thurs. Oct. 15, 200 - 500pm
• Guest Lecturer

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Schedule Week 7

• Lecture 16 Tues. Oct. 20, 200pm
• Flotation - 1 Basics
• Tutorial 4 Tues. Oct. 20, 300pm
• Pulp Density Calculations
• Lecture 17 Thurs. Oct. 22, 200pm
• Flotation - 2 Reagents
• Laboratory 4 Thurs. Oct. 22, 300-400pm

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Schedule Week 8

• Lecture 18 Tues. Oct. 27, 100pm
• Flotation - 3 Machines
• Tutorial 5 - Tues. Oct. 27, 200pm
• Grade/Recovery Curves (economics)
• Mid-Term Test - Thurs. Oct. 29, 200- 400pm

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Schedule Week 9

• Review of Mid-Term - Tues. Nov. 3, 100pm
• Tutorial 5 - Tues. Nov. 3, 200pm
• Grade/Recovery Curves (economics)
• Lecture 19 - Thurs. Nov. 5, 200pm
• Flotation - 4 Processes (complex ores)
• Laboratory 5 - Thurs. Nov. 5, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 10

• Lecture 20 - Tues. Nov. 10, 100pm
• Dewatering Practices
• Tutorial 6 - Tues, Nov. 10, 200pm
• Mass Balances (once again!)
• Lecture 21 - Thurs. Nov. 12, 200pm
• Gold Processing - 1
• Laboratory 6 - Thurs. Nov 12, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 11

• Lecture 22 - Tues. Nov. 17, 100pm
• Gold Processing - 2
• Lecture 23 - Tues. Nov 17, 200pm
• Energy Minerals
• Lecture 24 - Thurs. Nov. 19, 200pm
• Coal Processing
• Project Review - Thurs. Nov. 19, 300 - 500pm

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Schedule Week 12

• Lecture 25 - Tues. Nov. 24, 100pm
• Hydrometallurgy of Uranium
• Lecture 26 - Tues. Nov. 24, 200pm
• Oil Sands Processing
• Lecture 27 - Thurs. Nov. 26, 200pm
• Tailings Disposal and Environmental Protection
• Project Review - Thurs. Nov. 26, 300pm

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Schedule Week 13

• Lecture 28 - Tues. Dec. 1, 100pm
• Course Review
• Lecture 29 - Tues. Dec. 1, 200pm
• Course Review
• Seminar - Thurs. Dec. 3, 200 - 500pm
• Project Presentations - groups 1-14

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Performance Evaluation
Assignments (5) 10-15 Labor
atories (6) 15-20 Field Trip Report
5-10 Term Assignment (paper/presentation) 20-25 Mi
d-term Test 10 Final Examination 20-40

Total 100
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Suggestions

• Get a student membership in the CIM - 21.40
  (Canadian Institute of Mining - www.cim.org)
• get discount rates on texts conferences
• get the CIM Magazine
• Get a student membership in the SME - 15US
  (Society of Mining Engineers www.smenet.org)
• get great discount of mining textbooks
• online textbooks Mining Engineering magazine

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More Suggestions

• Read the trade journals
• CIM Magazine
• Canadian Mining Journal
• SMEs Mining Engineering
• EMJ
• International Mining Minerals
• The Northern Miner
• The Globe and Mail

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The Canadian Mining Industry

• Employs 350,000 people across Canada (one of
  every 40 workers)
• Our exports are worth 45 billion per year (one
  of every 7 dollars), representing 14 of Canadian
  exports
• Every mining job creates one other indirect job
  in the Canadian economy.

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The BC Mining Industry

• Is a 4 billion industry
• Produces 5 of the provinces GDP
• Second largest resource industry
• Employs 30,000 people, paying them the highest
  wages and benefits of any industry
• In the Vancouver area, there are over 850 mining
  and exploration companies, over 400 mining
  equipment suppliers, consulting firms and service
  providers.

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How significant?

• Canada ranks among the top 5 world producers of
• nickel - copper
• zinc - potash
• asbestos - iron
• gold - silver

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