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MINERALS INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING II
They should have complete knowledge of Mineralogy to understand
Mineral Engineering
Teachers should have continuous interaction with industry
For minerals engineering mass rather than heat balances are important
The list matches most stated general competencies for engineering
programs. Any program that meets international engineering accreditation
standards should meet the requirements specified by our survey
respondents.
How well are Universities Delivering?
How well are the fundamentals being taught?
The survey asked respondents to rate how well Universities met industry’s
training needs in the specific mineral processing topic areas listed
previously.
Overall, there is general satisfaction with education providers, but
few assertions of exceptional performance. The fundamental topics
of Comminution, Flotation and Physical separation were rated as best
taught, while the worst were Materials handling, Dewatering technology,
Metallurgical laboratory procedures, Sampling theory and practice,
Metallurgical Accounting and Process Control.
When the full group is compared with the non-academics and non-
academics, there is a slight difference in the overall rating, but there is
sufficiently good agreement to indicate that academia is in touch with
industry expectations.
Developing Guidelines for Mineral
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Processing Education
