Mineral Process Engineering is concerned with the extraction and purification of valuable commodities from the earth.
The raw materials produced by mining are highly impure and must be upgraded before they are of use to society. The refining of mineral commodities involves a broad variety of problems, mostly associated with the production, handling and separation of solid particles.
Particle systems are also critical to many of the processes and products of modern industry: materials, chemicals and electronics as well as minerals.
Mineral processing engineers are at the forefront of the development of the science and technology of particle systems and many of the techniques and procedures used in mineral processing find direct application in other areas(Mining and Mineral Process Engineering Option | Penn State Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, n.d.).
Let’s explore a day in a mineral processing engineer working in Canada!
Are you a processing engineer currently working in a mining plant? Briefly high light some few aspects of your work that makes it fabulous!
