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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION

Logic Model Activities

Table 4 includes the activities or the content of a mineral processor’s
education at the course level. The content of the courses is from many
perspectives. Some themes are general and cross all aspects of the
education field, such as mineral processing should use best practices, be
based on evidence, mineral processors should be lifelong learners and
be prepared to learn on the job. The personal characteristics of a mineral
processor include patience, and good people skills. The latter are not
usually taught at university but are acquired skills.

The activities are divided into core courses (unit operations, supplementary
material and auxiliary courses). The table of course contents is organized
such that the first column provides the major topic and the subsequent
columns the granularity. For example:

The first column of unit operations comprises 4 blocks from comminution
to dewatering with some granularity in the second column. In supplemental
material 10 blocks are identified, including auxiliary courses. Note, the raw
data had more granularity, but for brevity only a summary is provided.

Table 4: The Education Logic Model Activities

Core Courses: Unit Operations
Comminution Breakage principles, Crushing, Grinding, Particle
size analysis, Liberation analysis
Particle size Screening, Classification
separation
Mineral recovery Ore Sorting, Density-based separation,
and separation Flotation
Magnetic, Electrical, Others

Chemical processes
Dewatering Sedimentation, Filtration, Thermal

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