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Course Overview – 2014

Course Overview – 2014. Course T.A. – Arvin Mazhary. Room 508 – Frank Forward Building Email: arvin.mac@gmail.com Office Hours: TBA Email: hsegarty@shaw.ca. Second T.A. – Helen SEGARTY. Course Instructor – John Meech. Room 508D – Frank Forward Building Email: cerm3dir@mining.ubc.ca

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Course Overview – 2014

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  1. Course Overview – 2014

  2. Course T.A. – Arvin Mazhary • Room 508 – Frank Forward Building • Email: arvin.mac@gmail.com • Office Hours: TBA • Email: hsegarty@shaw.ca Second T.A. – Helen SEGARTY

  3. Course Instructor – John Meech • Room 508D – Frank Forward Building • Email: cerm3dir@mining.ubc.ca • Email:jameech@gmail.com • Office Hours: at your convenience • Phone: 604-822-3984 • Mobile: 604-761-0472

  4. My Career • Degrees • B. Eng.(Met.) - Metallurgical Engineering – McGill (1970) • M.Sc.(Eng.) - Mining Engineering – Queen’s (1975) • Ph.D. - Mineral Processing – Queen’s (1979) • Began my career in Zambia (4 years) • Luanshya, Mufulira, and Baluba Mines • Worked at Queen’s for 16 years in the Mining Department • Worked at U.B.C. for 24 years in the Mining Department • Have worked/visited mines on all continents • Current Research focus • Process Automation and Integration (Robotics) • Environmental Control and Mitigation • Energy Use (comminution) and Sources (geothermal)

  5. My Philosophy • On Mining • Most exciting industry anywhere in the world • Mining is a positive force in creating a modern, vibrant society • Mining is changing significantly with respect to Sustainability ( environment, socio-political, techno-economic) • On Education • Learning and Teaching should be “FUN” • Learning and Teaching should be “CHALLENGING” • Co-operation is a key element to success • There is no such thing as a “STUPID QUESTION” • On Life • If your career is half as satisfying as mine you are in for a great time • Travel the World – there is so much diversity to see and enjoy • Golden Retrievers are smarter than Humans!

  6. My Philosophy • On Mining • Most exciting industry anywhere in the world • Mining is a positive force in creating a modern, vibrant society • Mining is changing significantly with respect to Sustainability ( environment, socio-political, techno-economic) • On Education • Learning and Teaching should be “FUN” • Learning and Teaching should be “CHALLENGING” • Co-operation is a key element to success • There is no such thing as a “STUPID QUESTION” • On Life • If your career is half as satisfying as mine you are in for a great time • Travel the World – there is so much diversity to see and enjoy • Golden Retrievers are smarter than Humans!

  7. The Mining Faculty • Bern Klein – Head of Department (on secondment) • Mineral Processing • Rheology • Comminution • Michael Hitch – Associate Professor • Mine Management • Orebody Modeling • Carbon Dioxide Sequestration • Marek Pawlik – Associate Professor • Graduate Studies Advisor and Assistant Head • Flotation • Coal Processing • Surface Chemistry

  8. The Mining Faculty • Marcello Veiga – Professor • Mineral Processing • Mining and the Environment (mercury and small-scale mining) • Process Mineralogy • Scott Dunbar – Associate Professor • Undergraduate Advisor and Assistant Head • Mine Economics • Feasibility Studies • Maria Holuszko – Assistant Professor • Coal Preparation • Applied Mineralogy

  9. The Mining Faculty • Robert Hall – Associate Professor • Maintenance Engineering • Ventilation • Dirk Van Zyl – Professor • Mine Waste Management • Mine Life Cycle Analysis • Malcolm Scoble – Professor • Surface Mining • Sustainable Mining • Davide Elmo – Assistant Professor • Rock Mechanics

  10. Outline • Importance of MINE 292 • Relationship between Mining and Processing • Goals – mine and yours • Teaching and Learning Environment • Field Trip • Performance Evaluation

  11. Importance of Course • Sets up the field of Mineral Processing • Connects ore extraction (mining) with value extraction (processing) • Mineral Processing Courses (core) • MINE 224 - Mineralogy for Mining Engineering • MINE 331 - Physical Mineral Processes • MINE 333 - Flotation • MINE 432 - Industrial Automation and Robotics • MINE 486 - Mining and the Environment • MINE 491 - Mine and Plant Feasibility

  12. 2nd Year - 39 Credits TERM 1 Credits 1. EOSC 210 - Earth Sciences for Engineers 3 2. MECH 260 - Mechanics of Materials 3 3. MINE 291 - Introduction to Mining 3 4. MINE 224 - Mineralogy for Mining Engineering 4 5. MATH 255 - Differential Equations 3 6. MATH 253 – Multi-variable Calculus 3 7. MINE 293 - Seminar - ----------------------------------------------------- Total = 19 ----------------------------------------------------- TERM 2 Credits 1. APSC 201 - Technical Communications 3 2. CIVL 210 - Soil Mechanics 4 3. MINE 292 - Introduction to Processing 3 4. MINE 251 - Mining Statistics 3 5. MECH 280 - Fluid Mechanics 3 6. Complementary Studies Elective 3 7. MINE 293 - Seminar 1 ----------------------------------------------------- Total = 20 -----------------------------------------------------

  13. 3rd Year - 39 Credits TERM 1 Credits 1. APSC 278/9 - Engineering Materials / Lab 4 2. EECE 263 - Basic Circuit Analysis 3 3. MINE 302 - Underground Mine Design 3 4. MINE 310 - Surface Mining and Design 3 5. MINE 331 - Unit Operations 3 6. Technical Elective (free choice) 3 7. MINE 393 - Seminar - ----------------------------------------------------- Total = 19 ----------------------------------------------------- TERM 2 Credits 1. MINE 304 - Rock Fragmentation 3 2. MINE 305 - Geomechanics Fundamentals 4 3. MINE 333 - Flotation 3 4. MINE 395 - Ore Deposit Models 3 5. MINE 396 - Mine Economics 3 6. Technical Elective (free choice) 3 7. MINE 393 - Seminar 1 ----------------------------------------------------- Total = 20 -----------------------------------------------------

  14. 4th Year - 37 Credits TERM 1 Credits 1. EECE 365 – Electric Devices and Machines 3 2. MINE 402 - Mine Ventilation, Health & Safety 3 3. MINE 486 - Mining and the Environment 3 4. MINE 432 - Industrial Automation & Robotics 3 5. MINE 491 - Mine and Plant Feasibility - 6. Tech. Elective (403 or 434) 3 7. MINE 493 Field Trip - -------------------------------------------------------- Total = 15 -------------------------------------------------------- TERM 2 Credits 1. APSC 450 - Professional Engineering Practice 2 2. MINE 404 - Mine Life Cycle Systems 3 3. MINE 491 - Mine and Plant Feasibility 4 4. MINE 480 - Mine Waste Management 3 5. Tech. Elective (482 or 462) and (free choice) 6 6. Complementary Studies Elective 3 7. MINE 493 Field Trip 1 -------------------------------------------------------- Total = 22 --------------------------------------------------------

  15. Mining Electives • Constrained • MINE 403 - Rock Mechanics Design • MINE 482 - Maintenance Engineering • Free Choices • MINE 485 - Cave Mining Systems: Design and Planning • MINE 488 – Heavy Oil Sands Mining and Processing

  16. Mineral Processing Electives • Constrained • MINE 434 - Processing Precious Metal Ores • MINE 462 - Coal Preparation Technology • Free Choices • MINE 435 - Plant and Process Design • MINE 433 - Surface Properties of Fine Particles • MINE 438 - Advanced Process Mineralogy • MINE 496 - Advanced Computer Applications in Mining

  17. Other Elective Choices in MINE • MINE 497 - Directed Studies (faculty permission) • MINE 497H - Autonomous Ground Vehicles • MINE 497P - Advanced Mineral Processing • MINE 497Z - Geothermal Systems

  18. Relevant Electives Outside MINE • CHBE 480 - Hazardous Waste Processing Technology • CHEM 251 - Physical Chemistry for Engineers • EOSC 329 - Groundwater Hydrology • EOSC 433 - Geotechnical Engineering Practice • CIVL 235 - Plane Surveying (4 credits) • MMAT 358 - Hydrometallurgy

  19. Mining and Processing Relationship • Mining extracts solid material from the Earth • Material is known as ore or rock or muck • Processing extracts valuable material from the ore or rock • Generally the method used is Physical Separation • Chemistry is important in virtually all processes • Product is an assemblage of Minerals or Metals • All Mines have a Processing Plant • Called a Mill or a Concentrator or a Recovery Plant

  20. My Goals • To impart knowledge about Mineral Processing • fundamental knowledge • experiential knowledge • To teach you to “think” rather than “cook” • To encourage you to consider a career path in Mineral Processing • To encourage those who choose a Mining career to have an appreciation for Mineral Processing

  21. Your Goals • To acquire knowledge on Mineral Processing • To develop the skills to advance into our upper-year Processing and Mining courses • To begin developing a successful career path as a Mining Engineer • To obtain a great summer jobs • To make money • To travel around the world • To work either in remote communities or large cities • To enjoy life to the greatest extent of your abilities

  22. Teaching & Learning Environment • Lectures • Tuesdays @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm – FORW 519 • Thursdays @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm – FORW 519 • Tutorials, Seminars, Laboratories • Thursdays @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm – FORW 519 CMP Lab • Internet web site – www.jmeech.mining.ubc.ca/mine290.htm • On-line Notes: Proc/ES – An Expert System on Mineral Processing http://www.jmeech.mining.ubc.ca/MINE290/proces/index.php

  23. Teaching & Learning Environment • Assignments – 6 in total plus field trip • Laboratories – 5 in total

  24. Assignments 1. Mass Balance 1 2. Particle Size Analysis & Partition Curves 3. Work Index Calculations 4. Pulp Density Calculations 5. Mass Balance 2 6. Economics of Processing - smelter contracts • Assignments are due one week after issue • Late penalty is 1 mark / day including weekends

  25. Laboratories 1. Grinding and Particle Size 2. Physical Separation - shaking table 3. Physical Separation - electrostatic separator 4. Flotation 5. Thickening and Filtration • Reports are due one week after completion • Late penalty is 1 mark / day including weekends

  26. Field Trip Visit to Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake • Potential date – Thursday, March 14th • Bus leaves at 6:00am – returns at 9:30pm 341 km 3:41 h:m BC-1 E and Coquihalla Highway/BC-5 N We will visit mine, mill, and tailings dam Questions to be answered will be handed-out on the bus

  27. Logan Lake

  28. Schedule – Week 1 • Lecture 1/2 – Tue. Jan. 7, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Course Overview / Industry Overview • Lecture 3/4 – Thu. Jan. 9, 2:00 – 4:00 pm • Liberation-Separation-Extraction • Ore and Waste Minerals • Tour of the Lab / Safety Issues (4:00 – 5:00 pm)

  29. Schedule – Week 2 • Lecture 5/6 – Tue. Jan. 14, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Life Cycle, Downstream Processing, Sustainabilty • Material Balances • Lecture 7 – Thu. Jan. 16, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Energy Use in Comminution • Group B - Lab 1 – Thu. Jan 16, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 1 – Thu. Jan. 16, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Material Balances

  30. Schedule – Week 3 • Lecture 8/9 – Tue. Jan. 21, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Particle Size Analysis • Stokes' Law • Lecture 10 – Thu. Jan. 23, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Gravity Separation • Group A - Lab 1 – Thu. Jan. 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group B - Tut. 1 – Thu. Jan. 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Material Balances

  31. Schedule – Week 4 • Lecture 11/12 – Tue. Jan. 28, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Magnetic Separation • Froth Flotation 1 • Lecture 13 – Thu. Jan. 30, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Froth Flotation 2 • Group B - Lab 2 – Thu. Jan. 30, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 2 – Thu. Jan. 30, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Particle Size Analysis and Partition Curves

  32. Schedule – Week 5 • Lecture 14/15 – Tue. Feb. 04, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Froth Flotation 3 • Froth Flotation 4 • Lecture 16 – Thu. Feb. 04, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Surface Chemistry / Surface Tension • Group A - Lab 2 – Thu. Feb. 04, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group B - Tut. 2 – Thu. Feb. 04, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Particle Size Analysis and Partition Curves

  33. Schedule – Week 6 • Lecture 17/18 – Tue. Feb. 11, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Flotation Machines • Gold Processing • Lecture 19 – Thu. Feb. 11, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Cyanide Destruction • Group B - Lab 3 – Thu. Feb. 11, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 3 – Thu. Feb. 11, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Bond Work Index Calculations

  34. Schedule – Week 8 Feb. 17 – Feb. 21 READING WEEK

  35. Schedule – Week 8 • Mid-Term Test – Tue. Feb. 25, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Lecture 20 – Thu. Feb. 27, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Heap Leaching • Group A - Lab 3 – Thu. Jan. 30, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group B - Tut. 3 – Thu. Jan. 30, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Bond Work Index Calculations

  36. Schedule – Week 9 • Lecture 21/22 – Tue. Mar. 04, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Guest Lecture • Guest Lecture • Lecture 23 – Thu. Mar. 06, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Hydrometallurgy 1 • Group B - Lab 4 – Thu. Mar. 06, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 4 – Thu. Mar. 06, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Pulp Density Calculations

  37. Schedule – Week 10 • Lecture 24/25 – Tue. Mar. 11, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Hydrometallurgy 2 • Uranium Processing • Field Trip to Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, B.C. • Mar. 13, 6:00am – 9:30pm • Questions to be Answered will be handed out on bus

  38. Schedule – Week 11 • Lecture 26/27 – Tue. Mar. 18, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Coal Processing 1 • Coal Processing 2 • Lecture 28 – Thu. Mar. 20, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Hydro-fracking and Oil Shale / Shale Gas • Group B - Lab 4 – Thu. Mar. 20, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 4 – Thu. Mar. 20, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Pulp Density Calculations

  39. Schedule – Week 12 • Lecture 29/30 – Tue. Mar. 25, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Oil Sands Mining and Processing 1 • Oil Sands Mining and Processing 2 • Lecture 31 – Thu. Mar. 27, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Energy Use in Mining and Processing 1 • Group B - Lab 5 – Thu. Mar. 27, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group A - Tut. 5 – Thu. Mar. 27, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Circuit Mass Balance & Concentrate Reconciliation

  40. Schedule – Week 13 • Lecture 32/33 – Tue. Apr. 01, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Energy Use in Mining and Processing 2 • Dewatering Methods • Lecture 34 – Thu. Apr. 03, 2:00 – 3:00 pm • Tailings Dam Construction 1 • Group A - Lab 5 – Thu. Apr. 03, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Group B - Tut. 5 – Thu. Apr. 03, 3:00 – 5:00 pm • Circuit Mass Balance & Concentrate Reconciliation

  41. Schedule – Week 14 • Lecture 35/36 – Tue. Apr. 08, 1:00 – 3:00 pm • Tailings Dam Construction 2 • Mining and the Environment • Course Review– Thu. Apr. 10, 2:00 – 5:00 pm

  42. Performance Evaluation % Assignments/Lab Reports (5/5) 45 Field Trip Report 10 Mid-term Test 15 Final Examination 30 Total = 100 To pass the course, the average mark from the Mid-term together with the Final Exam must be greater than 50%

  43. Suggestions • Become a student member of CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining - www.cim.org) • Discount rates on texts & conferences • CIM Magazine • Become a student member of SME (Society of Mining Engineers www.smenet.org) • Great discounts on mining textbooks • Online textbooks & Mining Engineering magazine

  44. More Suggestions • Read the trade journals • CIM Magazine • Canadian Mining Journal • SME’s Mining Engineering • EMJ • International Mining & Minerals • The Northern Miner • The Globe and Mail

  45. The Canadian Mining Industry • Employs 350,000 people across Canada • one of every 40 workers • Our exports are worth $60 billion per year • one of every 7 dollars • represents 14% of Canadian exports • Every mining job creates 1-2 additional indirect job in the Canadian economy.

  46. The BC Mining Industry • $9 billion industry • 7% of the province’s GDP • Second largest resource industry • Employs 30,000 people, paying the highest wages and benefits of any industry • In the Vancouver area, there are over 850 mining and exploration companies, over 400 mining equipment suppliers, consulting firms and service providers.

  47. How significant? • Canada is among the top 10 world producers of 18 major metals/minerals in 2011 Number 1 Potash Number 2 Uranium Number 3 Aluminum , Titanium Number 4 Sulfur , Nickel Number 5 Diamonds, PGMs, Asbestos, Cd, Gypsum, Co, Zn, Mo, NaCl Number 7 Gold Number 9 Copper, Lead Number 11 Silver

  48. CANADIAN MINERAL PRODUCTION VALUE

  49. CANADIAN MINERAL PRODUCTION VALUE

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