Metallurgical/Mineral Processing Engineering

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Metallurgical/Mineral Processing Engineering

Metallurgical/Mineral Processing Engineering

Mineral Processing engineers have the responsibility of accepting ore mined from the earth, comminuting the ore until liberation occurs, and then removing the
valuable minerals in the form of concentrates.

Extractive metallurgical engineers extract the valuable metals from the
concentrates, remove impurities from the metals using aqueous or thermal chemistry, and then market the purified metal as a commodity.

Physical metallurgical engineers accept various purified metals and alloy them to control a number of characteristics including strength and corrosion resistance.
Materials engineers control the same characteristics but pertaining to plastics, composites, glasses, ceramics, etc.

Welding engineers join the various materials together but with minimal destruction of the integrity of the materials.



Mineral Processing Engineering deals with the extraction, separation, and concentration of minerals from raw ores.

Extractive Metallurgy focuses on refining processes, such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy, through which concentrates are refined into a pure metal form.

Materials Science emphasizes the study of physical and chemical properties associated with metals, ceramics, glasses, plastics, and slag.

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