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Introduction to Mining Mineral Processing

• The nature and scope of mining and mineral
  processing.
• Prerequisite none - compulsory for MINE.
• One-term course worth 4 credits
• Class Schedule
• Lecture, Monday, FWRD 519 400-500 p.m.
• Lecture, Tuesday, FWRD 519 100-200 p.m
• Lecture, Thursday, FWRD 517 200-300 p.m.
• Lab, Thursday, CEME 2210 500-700 p.m.

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Introduction to Mining Mineral Processing

• Major Topics
• The Mining Industry
• Mining the environment - Sustainability
• Mining engineering, design planning
• Surface underground mining methods technology
• Liberation comminution
• Unit operations processes
• Material balance calculations
• Ore recovery flowsheets

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Introduction to Mining Mineral Processing

• Professors
• Malcolm Scoble, malcolms_at_mining.ubc.ca
• Room 517A
• John Meech, jam_at_mining.ubc.ca
• Teaching Assistant(s)
• Andrew Bamber Sephr
• Teaching format - Lectures presentations, lab
  work (AutoCAD), computer work, field trip.

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Course Syllabus
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Course Syllabus
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Marking Scheme

• Marks will be allocated as follows
• Final Exam (min process) 30
• Midterm Exam (mining) 30
• Term paper 20
• Assignment 20
• Bonus points for participation (0 - 3)
• Attendance will be taken - no points

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Course Notes

• Adobe Acrobat PDF files of all lectures will be
  available on the university WebCT system.

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Supporting Texts

• Atlas Copco Mining Texts
• (provided on CD 5 volumes)
• SME (1992) - Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd
  edition.
• Wills, B. (1990). Mineral Processing Technology,
  Pergamon Press.
• BC Mining Plan
• http//www.gov.bc.ca/empr/popt/mining_plan.htm

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Suggestions

• Get a student membership in the CIM - 21.40
  (Canadian Institute of Mining www.cim.org)
• get discount rates on texts conferences
• get the CIM Bulletin magazine
• Get a student membership in the SME - 15US
  (Society of Mining Engineers www.smenet.org)
• get great discount of mining textbooks
• online textbooks Mining Engineering magazine

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More Suggestions

• Read the trade journals
• CIMs Bulletin
• Canadian Mining Journal
• SMEs Mining Engineering
• EMJs
• IMMs International Mining Minerals
• The Northern Miner
• The Globe and Mail

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Questions?
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Purpose of Course

• To learn about the world of mining and mineral
  processing and opportunities for you.
• learn about the industry
• learn the terminology
• identify areas of possible personal interest
• learn about the department
• learn from the experience of others
• learn about career opportunities

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The Canadian Mining Industry

• Employs 350,000 people across Canada (one of
  every 40 workers)
• Our exports are worth 45 billion per year (one
  of every 7 dollars), representing 14 of Canadian
  exports
• Every mining job creates one other indirect job
  in the Canadian economy.
• Reference - Year 2000

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The BC Mining Industry

• It is a 4 billion industry
• Produces 5 of the provinces GDP
• Second largest resource industry
• Employs 30,000 people, paying them 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.

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Your career as a mining engineer

• Varied and technically challenging career
• Can be a very mobile industry with travel
  opportunities and above average working
  conditions
• Well suited to people with initiative, like
  working with people, applied engineering, career
  and workplace variety

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What does a mining engineer do?

• Crucial role in mining operations
• Plan implement the safest, most economic means
  to extract minerals from the earth
• Often supervises or manages the work as well
• Mining engineering offers a broad task spectrum -
  civil, mechanical, electrical, thermodynamics,
  airflow, rock engineering...

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What does a mining engineer do?

• Also the softer skills of people management,
  team building, safety
• Computer aided mine design mine planning,
  scheduling activities and costs, project
  management
• Lots of interaction with people, other
  disciplines

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What does a mining engineer do?

• Multi faceted - underground, open pit, oil and
  gas, explosives engineering, ventilation,
  management, regulatory, operations, technical,
  consulting, finances, law, etc . . .
• Mining is a production industry so hands-on
  skills are important
• Generally the source of future operational
  management

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Typical Career Paths

• Technical
• planner
• mine engineer
• chief mine engineer
• superintendent
• manager

• Management
• shifter
• captain
• superintendent
• mine/mill manager

• Corporate
• officer

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Questions?
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Assignment 1-Canadas Mining Industry
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Objectives of the Assignment

• To learn about some of Canadas important mining
  companies.
• To acquire a perspective on the diversity of the
  industry.

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Why?

• Major economic contributor to the Canadian
  economy
• Provides metals, materials and energy to serve
  societys needs
• Results in exports, employment (direct
  indirect) and the development of Canada

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How significant?

• Canada ranks among the top 5 world producers of
• nickel - copper
• zinc - potash
• asbestos - iron
• gold - silver

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The players

• The majors - large multinationals
• Noranda, INCO, Placer Dome, Barrick Gold
• The juniors
• The suppliers
• Dyno Nobel, PH, Caterpillar, Tamrock
• The consultants
• AMEC, Hatch, Golder
• The Contractors
• JS Redpath, Dynatec

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Your assignment

• Research your Canadian mining company using any
  or all of the Internet, the library, the
  newspapers, trade journals, etc.
• Briefly describe your company summarize in a
  1-2 (but no more) typewritten page report.
• Bring your report to next Tuesday class for
  possible 60 seconds presentation (6 to 9 students
  will be selected at random).
• You will be marked for the quality of your work
  and of your presentation.

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Possible criteria to consider

• Characterize the companys financial stature and
  statistics.
• What are the commodities of interest to the
  company?
• Where are its operations?
• Who are the customers of the company?
• Does the company have relationships with other
  companies?
• How and when did the company commence business?
• Are there any recent mergers or alliances of
  interest?
• Who are the key officers of the company?
• Who are some of the key shareholders?
• Does the company have a provincial, national or
  international perspective?
• Is the company involved with any downstream
  processing?
• Are there security issues regarding the future
  viability of the company and its business?

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The Draw
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RememberIf it can't be grown, it has to be
mined.