Mineral Processing
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Mineral Processing Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mineral Processing (subject code 2172204) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 7 divides the course into 7 units, covering 21 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2172204)Unit 1 Communition and Liberation
- Theory and practice of crushing and grainding
Unit 2 Sizing and Classification
- Laws of setting of solids in fluid
- laboratory methods of sizing and interpretation of sizing data
- Industrial sizing by screens
- Types of classifiers
- Classification as means of sizing/concentration
Unit 3 Gravity concentration Methods
- Film concentration like spirals and shaking table
- Heavy Media Separation Theory
- application and limitations of each method
- Introductory Froth Flotation: Physico-Chemical principles underlying flotation-reagents
- flotation of sulphides
- oxides and non-metalics
Unit 4 Electrical Methods of Concentration
- Electrostatic and Magnetic methods
Unit 5 Dewatering and drying
- filtration and drying coal washing
- coal washability
- sizing and cleaning of coal
Unit 6 Sampling
- Importance and methods used in Ore-Dressing
- Samples collection
- reduction and handling
Unit 7 Simplified Flow Sheets
- Beneficiation of coal and simple ores of copper
- Iron and manganese with reference to Indian deposits
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