Sampling and raw material analyses

 

Contents:

• Raw material characterization
• Sampling
• Evaluation and presentation: grain size, density, degree of intergrowth, mineralogical composition, chemical composition, comminutability/grindability, surface properties
• Independent work in the raw material laboratory under supervision (sampling, sample preparation, simple analyses)
• Introduction to physical and chemical analysis (XRF, ICP, AAS, etc.)
• Ore microscopy

 

Learning Objectives:

• To learn and practice methods for addressing and characterizing primary and secondary raw materials
• Furthermore, to acquire the methods for chemical and physical characterization of energy raw materials