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24-MMP-A3 Mineral Processing: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Gibraltar Mine Copper Flotation Circuit
  2. Question 2 Two-Stage Grinding Circuit Material Balance
  3. Question 3 Mineral Processing Term Pairs
  4. Question 4 Sieve Analysis — Cumulative Size Distribution
  5. Question 5 Mineral Processing Term Matching

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EGBC National Exam — Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, 09-MMP-A3 Mineral Processing, 2017-Dec. 3 hours duration, closed book; only an approved Casio or Sharp calculator permitted. Question 3 allows a choice of any six (6) of nine sub-terms. Question 5 and its bonus (page 5) were to be handed in with the exam booklet; Question 4's log-log plot (page 6) is reproduced here as a computed inline figure.

Reference texts: Wills & Finch, Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, 8th ed. (flotation circuit design and metallurgical balances – Ch. 12; comminution, Bond's law and circulating load – Ch. 3 & 6; particle size analysis – Ch. 4; sampling theory, Gy's equation – Ch. 3; gravity concentration, dense medium separation, magnetic/electrostatic separation – Ch. 10, 11 & 13); Taggart, Handbook of Mineral Dressing (classical economic-recovery/economic-efficiency formula used in Question 1(v)).