Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 84)
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Credit points: 7.1.
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. D. G. Wood and Ms Joan Gravina
Prerequisite: None for students gaining entry to the Engineering or Science Faculties. This unit is also available for Community Access Programmes.
Contact: 39 hours, comprising 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials
Timetable: Semester one
Objectives:
Students completing this unit will have an understanding of:
- the Australian minerals industry in the Asia-Pacific and global context
- the factors affecting selection of processing alternatives for the extraction of metals from ores including environmental and energy constraints
- the science and technology of the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Content:
Features of the Australian minerals industry. Historical background to the minerals industry. Geology and mineralogy of common types of ores. Mineral dressing. Selection of processing alternatives. Environmental and energy management. Recycling. Production of gold. Manufacture of iron and steel. Production of copper, lead and zinc. Recovery of aluminium from bauxite Plant visits.
Assessment:
One two-hour examination at the end of Semester one.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 84)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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