After successfully completing this course the student will be able to;

-Describe the sources of metals; explain unit operations in mineral processing, preliminary treatment processes such as drying, calcination, roasting and agglomeration; pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrometallurgical extraction of metals; fuels and refractories used in extraction of metals; production of important metals and alloys such as iron, steel, copper, zinc, lead and aluminum.

-Do mass and heat balance for different metallurgical and materials engineering systems using their knowledge of stoichiometry and thermodynamic principles.

-Design simple flowsheets using various unit operations and processes for the extraction and purification of metals.