Sustainable Mineral Resources Development

At the end of the course, students will: 1. have a complete mental picture of mineral resources development from mineral exploration (en route mines development, mining, mineral processing, metallurgy and manufacturing) to the market; 2. be able to identify the various experts that work hand in hand for sustainable mineral resources development and their roles; 3. be able to explain the various processes involved in minerals and metals processing; and 4. be challenged to study hard to excel, acquire as much skills as possible so as to be entrepreneurs, working together in a collegiate spirit for sustainable mineral resources development.

Human civilization and mineral resources development: Mineral resources development and national economic diversification agenda; seeing the whole picture from mineral exploration (en route mines development, mining, mineral processing, metallurgy, manufacturing) to the market; features of sustainable mineral resources development. Sustainable mineral resources development: Relay race among four athletes: geologist, miner, mineral processor and extractive metallurgist based on techno-economic issues, safety and health issues and environmental issues; mining value chain: exploration: (prospecting + valuation), mining geology, geo-statistics and mines development; Mineral value chain: Five classes of mining titles, applied mineralogy, comminution, classification and particle size analysis, concentration methods- Physical process, concentration methods- physico-chemical process and de-watering; Metal value chain: geo-metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, physical metallurgy, mechanical metallurgy, manufacturing processes. Engineering materials family: Situating metals among other engineering materials: ceramics, polymers & composites.