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Review of Mineral Processing Technology I; Physico-chemical value addition process to mineral resource; physico-chemical separation methods such as froth floatation and coal gold agglomeration for ores of relevant base metals (galena, sphalerite, gold ores); Process design (flowsheet development) for industrial minerals such as bitumen, barytes, phosphates and bentonites; Process design for ores of base metals: cassiterite, columbite, galena, sphalerite, malachite and azurite. Process design for ores of iron and steel (magnetite and haematite); Process design for ores of precious metals: gold, silver and platinum group of metals. Process design for rare earth metals such as lithium, cerium

Basic concept of mining and underground surveying techniques. Design of underground survey networks. Mine orientation, mechanical and optical shaft plumbing gyroscopic methods, laser and accuracies obtainable. Operation, sources of errors and accuracy obtainable for gyro- theodolite. Volume determination, erosion problems and crustal movements. Survey for subsidence and stability of large structures.

Analysis of elements of surface mine operation. Design of surface mining systems with emphasis on minimisation of adverse environmental impact and maximisation of efficient use of mineral resources. Surface excavation. The uses, handling and maintenance of surface equipment and plants. Ore reserve estimates, grade control (blending and dilution), short- and long-range planning, unit operations, equipment selection, cost estimation, slope stability and placer mining operation. Aggregates quarrying and dimension stones production. Ore handling equipment. Case studies of typical surface mines: coal, metallic and non-metallic mines. Bitumen oil sand mining. Scheduled field trips to operating mines. 500 Level

Selection and development of most suitable underground mining methods based on the physical and geological properties of ore deposits. Unsupported and supported underground mining methods. Tunneling engineering; construction and maintenance. Underground mining systems. Mining of averagely thick and thick deposits. Application of novel techniques for some deposits: gasification, liquification and in-situ leaching. Equipment, conveyors, cable ropeways and rope haulage, tract and trackless mining systems, hydraulic transport and pipeline systems. Calculations of ore reserve estimates, development planning and preparations for development and extraction, and construction of development openings. Conservation and environmental systems. Case studies of typical underground mines: coal, metallic and non-metallic scheduled. Field trip(s) to operating mines and tunnels. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Equipment and tools that are required for the Mining Engineering programmes are listed below according to the requirements of the major laboratories. The accessories and consumables needed for effective use of these equipment are not listed but will be requested by the department that operates this curriculum when purchasing the equipment. Rock Mechanics Laboratory 1. Rock coring machine (Table type) 2. Rock coring machine (Pillar type) 3. Uniaxial triaxial compression machine (e.g. MECATEST) 4. Triaxial compression machine 5. Digital compression machine 6. Rock grinding machine 7. Masonry saw 8. Point portable load tester 9. Slake durability apparatus 10. Laboratory oven 11. Pocket penetrometer 12. Rock cradle 13. Schmidt hammer 14. Compass clinometer 15. Digital multimeter 16. Digital clamp meter 17. Digital noise meter (Desk and pocket types) 18. Digital compass clinometer 19. Rock core trimmer Analytical/ Material Characterisation Laboratory  AAS, XRF, XRD, SEM  Provisions for wet chemical processes  Equipment and tools for other characterization test Survey and Photogrammetry Laboratory 1. Underground mining theodolite 2. Levelling instruments (analogue, digital and automatic) 3. Land theodolite (analogue and digital) 4. Mining compasses (analogue and digital) 5. Compass with tripods 6. Global Positioning System (GPS) – handheld and base 7. Total station (analogue and digital) 8. Printing machine for maps and plan (large formats A3 …) 9. Plane table with tripod 10. Digital planimeter with Laptop PC 11. Laser scanner for slope monitoring Mine Ventilation Laboratory 1. Mine air flow (Centrifugal fan rig) 2. Cross flow heat exchanger 3. Digital noise meter 4. Digital desk pH meter 5. Digital pocket pH meter 6. Manometers (analogue and digital) 7. Venturimeter (analogue and digital) 8. Photo-digital tachometer 9. Barometer (analogue and digital) 10. Differential pressure meters (analogue and digital) 11. Digital thermometers (analogue and digital) 12. Tachometer Mine Design and Modelling Laboratory 1. Computer with table and accessories (1 T HDD, 16GB RAM, 21” monitor) 2. Padded stools 3. Mining design, planning, processing valuation software packages and others 4. Multimedia projectors 5. Interactive board 6. Mining models Drilling and Explosives Tech. Laboratory 1. Laboratory table drill 2. Hand held drilling machine (pneumatic power) 3. Hand held drilling machine (electrical power) 4. Portable drilling rig 5. Models of different drilling rigs 6. Models of explosive magazine Mineral Processing Laboratory 1. Laboratory crusher (Jaw type) 2. Laboratory crusher (Cone type) 3. Laboratory crusher (gyratory type) 4. Laboratory type impact crusher 5. Laboratory ball mill 6. Roll mill 7. Mineral jigs 8. Hydro classifier 9. Shaking table 10. Spiral separators 11. Magnetic separators 12. Sluices 13. Ore microscope 14. Laboratory oven 15. Furnaces 16. Sieve shaker 17. Agitator/conditioner 18. Filters 19. Flotation machines 20. pH meter (digital and analogue) 21. Vacuum pump 22. Weighing machines Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library In addition to the university and faculty libraries, the programme must have a departmental library well equipped with specialised books and journals in both physical collections and e-collections (E-Resources) of various types. Various field and research reports of the programme must also be available in the library for staff, students and researchers. The library must be connected to subscribed repository of: 1. institutions (national and international); 2. open access sources; 3. professional bodies’ e-learning platforms, and 4. relevant international organizations; The library must also have adequate facilities. a. for reading; b. provisions for lending, and c. Reservation unit for specialised materials. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops Clinics and Offices Although other laboratories and workshops not listed here will be shared with many other departments in the faculty and university in general, the laboratories and facilities listed in the table below should be provided and equipped specifically for every Mining Engineering programme. Laboratories & Workshop Required for the Programme Laboratory/ S/N Requirements Required Size (m) Workshop Should provide equipment and tools for practical experiments, tests (laboratory and field) and research in Mine and Mine Surveying Engineering Surveying including 18.5 x 10 x HRM and 1 remote sensing with the GIS. (with technologist’s Photogrammetry Computer systems, relevant office and a store). Laboratory software and hardware with supply of consumables should be provided for preparation of maps and plans. Should have physical models of surface, underground and other mining systems for research and demonstration. Computer systems and appropriate software packages for mine design and simulation. Mining System 18.5 x 10 x HRM Provisions should also be made 2 and Design (with technologist in this laboratory for other Laboratory office’s and a store) hardware, equipment and tools for design of surface, underground and other mining techniques. There should also be provisions for data processing, analyses and presentation. This laboratory should have equipment and tools such as Drilling and jack hammer (electric, 50 x 20 x HRM 3 Explosives mechanical or fluid powered) (with technologist’s Laboratory for drilling; physical models or office and a store). table-top drilling rig. Tools such as hand augers. Models of explosives magazine and facilities for safe preparation of ANFO. Samples of the various initiation and detonation devices and large posters of various equipment for teaching aid. Serves as rock testing and analysis, lapidary and gemology laboratory. Provisions should therefore be made for Rock Mechanics 4 equipment and tools for rock Laboratory and stone cutting, polishing, mounting and finishing for teaching and research in all areas of rock engineering. Ventilation and air conditioning equipment and facilities should be provided in this laboratory. Models of underground mine galleries for flow demonstrations are required. Various environment parameter 18.5 x 10 x HRM Mine Ventilation 5 measuring equipment such as (with technologist’s Laboratory gas and dust analysers, office and a store) particulate counters, weather trackers are required for teaching and research. Large posters of mine galleries and equipment that will serve as teaching aid must be provided Should be adequately spacious Mineral (if a single laboratory is Processing and provided) to accommodate 50 x 20 x HRM 6 Extractive equipment and facilities for (with technologist’s Metallurgy teaching and research in all office and a store). Laboratory. sections of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. Should provide equipment and tools for practical experiments, 18.5 x 10 x HRM Geotechnics 7 tests (laboratory/field) and (with technologist’s Laboratory research on soil and other office and a store) earthen materials. Wire rope type, uses and preparation, pumps and pipeline models, models of Mine Machinery / 50 x 20 x HRM mine machinery for 8 Equipment (with technologist’s demonstration, equipment for Workshop office and a store) metal cutting and joining including welding and measuring tools. This laboratory will provide material analyses and characterisation services for  3 rooms of 10x6 other laboratories in the each with Analytical/ programme. Should have an office Material 9 analytical equipment such as  store Characterisation AAS, XRF, XRD, SEM and  maintenance Laboratory provision for wet chemical room processes. Equipment and tools for other characterisation tests are also required. The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer Lecturer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

The course investigates non-conventional materials for composition with or without pigments and how they relate to picture making. Instructions shall include the structure, content, and construction of images in the two-dimensional plane. Students shall be encouraged to chart personal styles drawn from the genre’s history as an exploratory course.

Introduction and overview; properties of wireless; PANs; LANs and WANs: Ad-hoc and infrastructure networks; physical constraints and limitations (transmission and reception); network structures and architectures; including hand-off and mobility support at the physical/link level; example technologies at the physical/link layers: PANS - bluetooth; LANs - IEEE802.11; HiperLAN; basic GSM and GPRS network structures and protocol architectures; next generation wireless overview including UMTS; IMT-2000 and W-CDMA; mobile IP: mobile IPv4 and mobile IPv6; problems with routing; quality of service and security; overview of use of intelligence in mobile systems and power management issues; file systems: CODA and the like and mobile infrastructure support; Adaptive and re-configurable systems; mobile multimedia and its relationship to proxying; context sensitive applications; ubiquitous computing; pervasive computing and ambient networking; overlay networks and vertical hand-offs; programmable networking and applications for mobile systems; code mobility and control/signalling

Definitions and motivations: mobile, pervasive and ubiquitous computing. Physical interaction. Theoretical foundations of pervasive computing. Context-aware interaction, resource and device constraints. Implementing pervasive systems: sensor, actuators, and embedded systems. Applications, programming languages, and approaches, device types, and choices. Capturing needs and requirements for pervasive systems: techniques and challenges. Multisensory communication using pervasive computing. Sensor Networks.Security Protocols for Sensor Networks. Introduction to cloud computing technologies and its services. Lab Work: Developing simple mobile applications. Design of simple pervasive computer systems. Design of context-aware sensor networks. Testing the security of mobile and pervasive computer systems. Using security protocols for sensor networks.

Introduction to developing mobile applications. Mobile operating systems capabilities, application architecture, and major components, such as activities, services, broadcast receivers, etc. Development of interactive applications using widget libraries, web-based services. Basic concepts of 2D graphics and animation. An SQL database engine, and multithreading. Multiplatform mobile application development. Mobile application basics and features; Android application basics, UI design. Data storage; networking application design. Advanced application design (sensors, camera, GPS, Audio, etc.), graphics and games, web- based hybrid application design. Design and implement a simple mobile application for a given mobile platform. Metrics and methods to evaluate the performance of mobile applications. Mobile application perspectives and impact. Lab Work: Demonstration of a Simple Mobile Application. Design and Development of interactive mobile applications. Demonstration of multiplatform mobile application development. Development of Android applications including UI design and data storage design. Demonstration of advanced mobile application design. Illustration of metrics for measuring the performance of mobile applications.

Introduction to developing mobile applications, beginning with mobile operating systems capabilities and application architecture and extending to major components, such as activities, services, broadcast receivers and many others. Development of interactive applications using widget libraries, web-based services, animation, an SQL database engine, and multithreading.

Evolution of mobile radio communications: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. Examples of mobile radio systems: radio paging, cordless telephones, cellular radio. Trends in cellular radio and personal communication systems. A basic cellular system, frequency reuse, roaming, hand-off strategies, co-channel interference, traffic and grade of service, system capacity, improving capacity of cellular system. Doppler effect. Co-channel interference and reduction; adjacent channel interference; near-far problem. Standards and overview of analogue and digital cellular systems; frequency management and channel assignment, speech coding, channel coding, bandwidth consideration, equalisation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques. GSM: architecture, elements, and standard interfaces; FDMA/TDMA structure; speech and channel coding; time slots and bursts; signaling; hand-offs; DCS 1800; GPRS; data services over gsm. Field strength prediction models, propagation path loss, multipath propagation problem, Rayleigh fading, Rician distribution. Other applications of wireless communications, especially in the financial sector. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Computer Laboratory (Hardware and Software) 1. Control and instrumentation laboratory 2. Electronics and telecommunication laboratory 3. Signal processing laboratory 4. Data communication and internetworking laboratory 5. Communication systems aboratory 6. RF microwave laboratory 7. Antenna laboratory. Intermediate Network Laboratory S/n Description of Equipment 1 D3000 Virtual Instrument Platform (VIP2) 2 D3000 9.0 Experimental Master PCB 3 D3000 21.1 AM Communications PCB 4 D3000 21.2 Superhet Receiver PCB 5 D3000 21.4 Digital Communications PCB 6 D3000 21.5 PAM PCB 7 D3000 21.8 PCM PCB Transmission Laboratory S/ Description of Equipment N 1 Ctl Modicom 1 "Signal sampling and reconstruction module" 2 02 Modicom 2 "Time division multiplexer PAM Module" 3 CT3/1 and CT3/2 Modicom 3 "pulse code modulation Transmitter/Receiver 4 system" CT4 Modicom 4 " Delta modulation Module" 5 CT5/1 and CT5/2 Modicom 5 " Data conditioning and carrier modulation system" 6 CT7 Audio Input Module 7 CT8 Audio Output Module 8 CT20 Anacom 1/1 and V2 "Introductory Analogue Communication Module" 9 CT21 Anacom 2"Introductory Analogue Communication Module" 10 CT30 Transmission Line Trainer 11 Digital Communication System Trainer 12 Analog Communication System Trainer 13 PS20 Power Supply 14 FG2 Function Generators 15 OSC1 Oscilloscopes Fiber Optic Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment 1 06 Modicom 6 "Fiber-Optic Transmitter/Receiver system" 2 NTC-1 03.000 "Fiber-Optic Communication" Training stand 3 Pulse Semi-conductor Laser 4 Photodiode Current Meter 5 Continuous Semiconductor Laser 6 Current Generator 7 Fast Photo detector 8 Stand to study photo detector operation 9 Optical Fiber Coupler Microwave Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment 1 CT60 Microwave Communications Trainer: Receiver Transmitter Probe 2 Spectrum Analyzer " 9kHz -3GHz 3 Indoor TV Antenna 4 NTC-1 04 " Radio Engineering & Telecommunication with MPMS" 5 Microwave Trainer MST 532 6 Microstrip Trainer MNT 530 7 18GHz Spectrum Analyzer 8 18GHz Network Analyzer Networking Laboratory S/N Description of Equipment Nn 1 NTC-1 42.000 "Global, Local, Wired & Wireless Networks" Training stand 2 D-Link Switch 3 Cisco 1 900 Router 4 D-Link Router Basic Electronic Equipment 1. Frequency meter 2. Digital energy meter 3. Digital wattmeter, single phase 4. Digital wattmeter, 3-phase 5. Semiconductor curve tracer 6. Digital transistor tester 7. Decade resistance box 8. Decade capacitance box 9. Decade inductance box 10. Digital multifunction documenting calibrators 11. Digital function generator (different frequency ranges) 12. Electrical tools box 13. Digital stroboscope 14. Digital DC A ammeters multi-range 15. Digital AC voltmeters multi range 16. Digital DC volt meters multi range 17. Digital DC volt meters multi range 18. Digital damp meter 19. Standard digital earth loop/PSC/tester 20. Photo/contact tachometer 21. LCD Display 3-phase rotation tester 22. Rheostat (different ranges) 23. Wheatstone bridge 24. Portable DC potentiometer 25. Analog dual oscilloscopes (different frequency ranges) 26. Signal trace/lnjector 27. Digital RF signal generators 28. Klystron microwave trainer complete set 29. Antenna laboratory trainer complete set 30. PCB Fabrication equipment complete set 31. Standard analog multimeters 32. AVO meters 33. Digital logic analyzer 34. Smart logic design experimental Kit 35. Digital logic circuit design experiment kit microcomputer trainer 36. GSM/GPS experimental trainer 37. Programmable logic controller system trainer 38. Digital 3 phase power analyzer with SD card real time data recorder 39. Digital storage color display 2/4-channel oscilloscope 40. Digital spectrum analyzer (9kHz -3GHz) 41. Instrumentation trainer using transducers complete set 42. Solar power system training kit 43. Electrical and electronic system trainer 44. Power electronic training system 45. Programmable dual output DC power upply units (different ranges) 46. Variable transformer 47. Portable wind power generator training kit universal EPROM programmable (48 Pins) 48. B ench digital multi-meter digit (various digit ranges) Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalent of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practicals and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees, hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC; 1. there should be a minimum of two Ph.Ds and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate calibre for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level Library Library and Information Resources There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications etc. in sufficient numbers Library Facilities The following facilities should be provided to enable users make maximum use of library services: a. Reading rooms b. 24-hour reading rooms c. Visually impaired resource centre d. Radio frequency identification (RFID) security gate for theft detection e. RFID tags for book tagging f. Notebook computers for loan service g. Over two hundred computers distributed at the various service points for database search at the university library and faculty libraries h. Workstations at the faculty libraries for database search i. Projectors and creens for presentations j. Photocopying machines k. Scanners l. Visually impaired resource centre m. Information display screen n. E-library (postgraduate and undergraduate sections) Classroom, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves