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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, malcolms@mining.ubc.ca
– Room 517A
– John Meech, jam@mining.ubc.ca

• Teaching Assistant(s)

– Andrew Bamber & Sephr

• Teaching format - Lectures &

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

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

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

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

• 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

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