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MINE 290

Introduction to Mining & Mineral

Processing

Course Introduction

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 4:00-5:00 p.m.
• Lecture, Tuesday, FWRD 519 1:00-2:00 p.m
• Lecture, Thursday, FWRD 517 2:00-3:00 p.m.
• Lab, Thursday, CEME 2210 5:00-7:00 p.m.

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

Introduction to Mining &

Mineral Processing

• Professors:

– Malcolm Scoble, [e-mail]
– Room 517A
– John Meech, [e-mail]

• Teaching Assistant(s)

– Andrew Bamber & Sephr

• Teaching format - Lectures &

presentations, lab work (AutoCAD),
computer work, field trip.

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

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

Course Notes

• Adobe Acrobat PDF files of all

lectures will be available on the
university WebCT system.

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_pla

n.htm

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

More Suggestions

• Read the trade journals

– CIM’s Bulletin
– Canadian Mining Journal
– SME’s Mining Engineering
– EMJ’s
– IMM’s International Mining & Minerals
– The Northern Miner
– The Globe and Mail

Questions?

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

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

The BC Mining Industry

• It is a $4 billion industry
• Produces 5% of the province’s 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.

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...

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

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

Typical Career Paths

• Technical

– planner
– mine engineer
– chief mine

engineer

– superintendent
– manager

• Management

– shifter
– captain
– superintendent
– mine/mill

manager

• Corporate

– officer

Questions?

Assignment #1

-

Canada’s Mining

Industry

• To learn about some of

Canada’s important mining
companies.

• To acquire a perspective on

the diversity of the industry.

Objectives of the

Assignment

• Major economic contributor to

the Canadian economy

• Provides metals, materials and

energy to serve society’s needs

• Results in exports, employment

(direct & indirect) and the
development of Canada

Why?

• Canada ranks among the top 5

world producers of

– nickel

- copper

– zinc

- potash

– asbestos - iron
– gold

- silver

How significant?

• The majors - large multinationals

– Noranda, INCO, Placer Dome, Barrick

Gold

• The juniors
• The suppliers

– Dyno Nobel, P&H, Caterpillar, Tamrock

• The consultants

– AMEC, Hatch, Golder

• The Contractors

– JS Redpath, Dynatec

The players

• 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.

Your assignment

 Characterize the company’s 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?

Possible criteria to

consider

The Draw

Remember…

If it can't be grown, it

has to be mined.