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MI2024 Mineral Processing – Unit Operations

Foundational introduction to key physical and chemical processes used to extract and upgrade valuable minerals from ore. Covers unit operations of comminution, classification, gravity separation, magnetic separation, flotation, and dewatering. Students operate bench-scale crushers, mills, classifiers, flotation cells, and filtration equipment to observe process behavior, measure performance variables, and analyze material responses. Emphasis on safety, equipment function, flowsheet concepts, and practical skills for mining operations.

Hours56

Source: https://www.northerncollege.ca/course/mi2024-promine-applied-mining-exercises/