Extractive Metallurgy and Mineral Processing
Turning ore into metal: comminution, separation, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy.
MATE-350 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Materials Engineering
Course content
- 1Ores and the mineral industryComing
- 2Comminution and sizingComing
- 3Gravity and magnetic separationComing
- 4Froth flotationComing
- 5Roasting and smeltingComing
- 6Ironmaking and steelmakingComing
- 7LeachingComing
- 8Solution purification and solvent extractionComing
- 9Electrowinning and electrorefiningComing
- 10Aluminum productionComing
- 11Process mass balancesComing
- 12Environmental controls and recycling of metalsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Turning ore into metal: comminution, separation, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 3.