EXM131: Introduction to Extractive Metallurgy

This unit provides an overview of the processes used to extract metals from ores. Mineral processing: crushing, grinding, sizing, concentration, solid-liquid separation, gas cleaning, flow sheets. Pyrometallurgy: fuels, roasting and calcining, smelting of oxides and sulphides, electrometallurgy, refining, material balances, flow sheets. Hydrometallurgy: chemical principles, processing steps and practical considerations, local hydrometallurgical processes, environmental aspects, sustainable resource processing.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; workshops/laboratories: 3 hours per week. External: Unit Study Guide provided. Internet access and compulsory 4-day on-campus laboratory session. Due to the nature of offering this unit students are recommended to seek confir
Prerequisites	Nil. Knowledge of physical sciences at senior high school level is assumed. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Dr Dan Churach Position: Lecturer E-mail: D.Churach@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.058 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2831
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Dan Churach Lecturer (D.Churach@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2831 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.058 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)