MINERAL PROCESSING (48 h)

Responsible Lecturers: dr hab. Marian BROŻEK,
dr eng Wiesław MĄCZKA **

Lectures (24 h)

• Mineral processing in modern management of raw materials
• The raw materials characteristic and its influence on separation possibilities
• Theory of comminution, modern trends in construction of crushers and mills
• Mineral liberation
• Theory and practice of gravity separation
• Theory and practice of magnetic separation
• Fine particle processing
• Theory and practice of flotation
• Mineral processing in waste treatment and recycling

Laboratories and Presentations (24 h)

• Magnetic separation
• Separation in magnetic fluids
• Gravity separation
• Flotation
• Special methods of granulometric analyses
• Dewatering
• Classification in hydrocyclone and centrifuge

Dr hab Marian BROŻEK University of Mining and Metallurgy AGH, Cracow, Poland, Faculty of Mining, head of Dept. Of Mineral Processing, Environment Protection and Waste Utilisation, 80 papers. Main scientific and research activities: magnetic beneficiation, separation in magnetic fluids, mathematical description of the processes and utilisation of waste and secondary materials by magnetic methods.
**Dr eng Wieslaw MACZKA University of Mining and Metallurgy AGH, Cracow, Poland, Faculty of Mining, Dept. Of Mineral Processing, Environment Protection and Waste Utilisation, 40 papers. Main scientific and research activities: ore dressing, optimisation of beneficiation processes, storage and utilisation of waste and secondary materials.