Mineral Processing Activities In Mining And Minerals Sector Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply basic principles of mineral processing to crushing, grinding, and screening operations.
• Demonstrate safe operating procedures for mineral processing equipment and machinery.
• Analyze process parameters to optimize recovery and product quality.
• Implement quality control measures and sampling techniques in mineral processing.
• Evaluate environmental and health impacts of mineral processing activities.
• Interpret process flow diagrams and standard operating procedures.

Target Audience

This course is designed for entry-level and experienced operators, process controllers, and technicians working in mineral processing plants within the mining and minerals sector.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals are essential to reinforce theoretical concepts and develop skills in operating, monitoring, and troubleshooting mineral processing equipment. Learners will engage in simulated and lab-scale activities covering sampling, comminution, gravity separation, flotation, and dewatering.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Sampling and Particle Size Analysis — Learners collect samples from a simulated stockpile, split using a riffle splitter, and perform sieve analysis to determine particle size distribution. (6h)
• Practical 2: Comminution – Crushing and Grinding — Learners operate a laboratory jaw crusher and ball mill, adjust settings, and measure power consumption and product size. (8h)
• Practical 3: Gravity Separation and Flotation — Learners run a shaking table and a laboratory flotation cell, adjusting feed rate, water flow, and reagent dosage to optimize recovery. (10h)
• Practical 4: Dewatering and Thickening — Learners perform a settling test using a graduated cylinder and flocculant, then operate a laboratory vacuum filter to dewater a slurry. (4h)
• Practical 5: Process Control Simulation — Learners use a simulated SCADA system to monitor and adjust a grinding circuit, responding to disturbances and optimizing throughput. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.