Comminution (crushing and grinding), concentration (gravity, magnetic and electrostatic separation), screening, classification, particle size distribution, materials handling, material balance and accounting, dewatering.
The course is designed to provide basic knowledge on the conventional/classical and modern methods of analyzing minerals and metallurgical products, both in solid and liquid forms. These include fire assaying, Atomic Adsorption Spectrophotometer, gravimetric and volumetric methods, X-ray diffraction and similar methods.
Comminution (crushing and grinding), concentration (gravity, magnetic and electrostatic separation), screening, classification, particle size distribution, materials handling, material balance and accounting, dewatering.
Ore deposit types and origin of mineral deposits with emphasis on Philippine examples.