Nuffield Advanced Chemistry (Third Edition): Mineral Process Chemistry

The Mineral Process Chemistry special study was originally published by the Mineral Industry Manpower and Careers Unit (MIMCU) in 1980 as a supplement to the studies published earlier by the Nuffield Foundation. In the first revision of the course, in 1984, this title was incorporated into the project’s list of special studies. For the third edition, the special study was extensively revised and updated in the light of comments from teachers, examiners and other professional experts.

[b]Aims[/b]
1. To introduce the geological and industrial chemistry that underlie the formation and recovery of mineral raw materials, and the manufacture of products from these.
2. To show how science, and chemistry in particular, is applied in the mineral processing industry, both on the laboratory scale and in industrial plant.
3. To show how mining enterprises and the mineral industry are closely tied to national and international economies, and the broader relation to society, the environment and the management of finite resources.
4. To provide opportunities for experimental work, fieldwork and/or relevant visits to industry that are important in the development of knowledge and understanding of the science in the special study.

[b]Contents of the students’ book[/b]
Chapter 1: Raw materials and the mineral industry
Chapter 2: Geochemistry of mineral deposits
Chapter 3: An overview of the mineral industry
Chapter 4: The processing of ores
Chapter 5: The processing of concentrates
Chapter 6: Society, environment and the mineral industry
Glossary
Examination questions
Background and further reading