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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION

Preliminary Definition of the Mineral Processing
Discipline

The definition of Mineral Processing was based on the first question, while
the logic model was based on the feedback and information obtained
through the interviews on the 2nd (activities) and 3rd questions (outcomes).
The preliminary definition was presented to a set of senior professionals.
Revisions were made until an agreed version emerged.

Analysis of the interview data from the professionals, performed by the 2
experts, yielded several common threads which created the preliminary
definition shown below.

Definition: Draft 1
Mineral Processing is the discipline of efficient and safe processing
of valuable earth resources in an environmentally and socially
responsible manner to produce useable products.
Following several sets of revisions by senior professionals, the draft mission
statement was refined to the following:

Definition: Draft 2
Mineral Processing is the discipline of economical, efficient and safe
processing of valuable mineral resources in an environmentally and
socially responsible manner to produce useable products.

Definition: Draft 3
Mineral Processing is the engineering discipline of liberation and
concentration of desirable minerals to produce essential products in
an economical, efficient and safe manner that is environmentally and
socially responsible.

The final draft version, still subject to further refinement is:

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