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Level of Difficulty
No. of Easy Moderate Difficult
COMPETENCY Weight Items Know Compre Application Analysis Synth Eval
1.0 Mineral Processing 40% 40 16 1 7 4 12 0
1.1 Know about ores and ore characterization
1.1.1 Know and understand ores and sources of minerals and metals
1.1.2 Understand and apply ore microscopy and other mineral identification techniques 5% 4 2 1 1
1.1.3 Understand and analyze of liberation size concepts
1.1.4 Know the mineralogy of metallic ores and industrial minerals
1.2 Know the theories of size reduction 1% 1 1
1.3 Know and understand the principles of crushing and screening
1.3.1 Screen Analysis
1.3.2 Crushing
5% 5 2 1 1 1
1.3.3 Industrial Screening
1.3.4 Crushing flowsheets
1.3.5 Crushing calculations
1.4 Know and understand the principles of grinding and classification
1.4.1 Grinding Mills
1.4.2 Classification 4% 4 2 1 1
1.4.3 Grinding flowsheets
1.4.4 Grinding calculations
1.5 Knowthe principles of concentration and separation
1.5.1 Gravity Concentration 2% 2 2
1.5.2 Magnetic and Electrostatic Separation
1.6 Know and understand of the principles of flotation
1.6.1 Surface chemistry of flotation
1.6.2 Flotation reagents 4% 4 2 1 1
1.6.3 Flotation equipment
1.6.4 Flotation applications
1.7 Knowthe principles involved in solid-liquid separation 1% 1 1
1.8 Know the principles in materials handling and slurry transport 1% 1 1
1.9 Know the principles of sampling and perform laboratory tests and milling calculations
1.9.1 Know and understand sampling techniques
1.9.2 Perform laboratory tests(grindability, flotation, settling, moisture content determination) 9% 9 1 3 5
1.9.3 Perform milling calculations (pulp density, bulk density, settling rate, reagent dosages, grindability)
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1.9.4 Perform mass balance calculations

Level of Difficulty
No. of Easy Moderate Difficult
COMPETENCY Weight Items Know Compre Application Analysis Synth Eval
1.10 Understand and design mineral processes including waste handling and treatment and/or disposal 5% 5 5
1.11 Know of the principles and basic calculations in fire assaying 1% 1 1
1.12 Know and understand the metallurgy of industrial minerals 2% 2 2
1.13 Know and understand the agglomeration processes (pelletizing, balling, briqueting, nodulizing) 1% 1 1

2.0 Pyrometallurgy 30% 30 9 1 6 10 4 0

2.1 Know and understand metallurgical fuels
2.1.1 Types of Metallurgical Fuels
4% 4 4
2.1.2 Properties of Fuels
2.1.3 Processing of Solid Fuels
2.2 Undertake charge calculations in pyrometallurgy 2% 2 2
2.3 Know and understand heat and heat flow and perform heat balance calculations 3% 3 3
2.4 Know and understand the principles of combustion and heat utilization 5% 5 5
2.5 Understand the principles of chemical equilibria in pyrometallurgy 2% 2 2
2.6 Understand the principles of high temperature kinetics 2% 2 2
2.7 Know and appy unit pyrometallurgical processes and operations 4% 4 4
2.8 Understand the applications of pyrometallurgy of common metals
2.8.1 Copper smelting 4% 4 4
2.8.2 Nickel, Aluminum, Lead and other metals
2.9 Know and understand the science of refractories for pyrometallugical applications
2.9.1 Types and Properties of Refractories 2% 2 1 1
2.9.2 Design and application of refractories on metallurgical processes and furnaces 2% 2 2

3.0 Hydrometallurgy/Electrometallurgy 20% 20 7 4 9 0 0 0

3.1 Know and understand the various leaching systems 3% 3 2 1
3.2 Understand the principles of enrichment of pregnant solutions 3% 3 2 1
3.3 Understand the principles of metals winning 3% 3 2 1
3.4 Understand and apply the principles of hydrometallurgy to common metals
3.4.1 Precious metals
9% 9 9
3.4.2 Base metals
3.4.3 Rare earth and other metals
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3.5 Understand the principles and processes in electrometallurgy 2% 2 1 1

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Level of Difficulty
No. of Easy Moderate Difficult
COMPETENCY Weight Items Know Compre Application Analysis Synth Eval

4.0 Metallurgical Physical Chemistry 10% 10 2 8 0 0 0 0

4.1 Know and understand the concept of state and systems, attributes and basic relationships 1% 1 1
4.2 Know and understand the laws of thermodynamics 2% 2 1 1
4.3 Know and understand phases and phase equilibria 1% 1 1
4.4 Know and understand gases and their behavior 1% 1 1
4.5 Know and understand the principles of the thermodynamics of solutions 2% 2 1 1
4.6 Know and understand the principles of reaction kinetics 1% 1 1
4.7 Understand electrochemical systems 1% 1 1
4.8 Know and understand corrosion 1% 1 1
34 14 22 14 16 0
Total 100 100
48 22 30
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Level of Difficulty
No. of Easy Moderate Difficult
COMPETENCY Weight Items Know Compre Application Analysis Synth Eval

1.0 Physical Metallurgy 25% 25 12 8 5

1.1 Know metals properties and behavior 10% 10 10
1.2 Interpret phase equilibrium diagrams 5% 5 2 3
1.3 Relate the kinetics of transformation to the structure, behavior and properties of metals 10% 10 5 5

2.0 Mechanical Metallurgy 20% 20 9 6 5

2.1 Know metal forming processes and operations 5% 5 5
2.2 Know and apply principles of stress and strain analysis 5% 5 2 3
2.3 Know and apply principles and standards in testing metals 5% 5 2 3
2.4 Evaluate metallurgical and mechanical factors causing problems and defects in metal forming processes 5% 5 5

3.0 Crystallography/Metallography 10% 10 3 5 1 1

3.1 Know the arrangement of atoms within the structure of metals and alloys. 1% 1 1
3.2 Apply principles in the crystallographic calculations 1% 1 1
3.3 Relate the atomic arrangement to the behavior and properties of metals 1% 1 1
3.4 Know principles in metallographic preparation 2% 2 2
3.5 Identify microstructures of metals 5% 5 5

4.0 Iron and Steel Metallurgy 15% 15 9 4 2

4.1 Know the production processes of ferrous metals from ores to refined iron and steel 6% 6 6
4.2 Interpret metallurgical data, diagrams and flow sheets in ferrous production processes and operations 4% 4 4
4.3 Know and apply the chemistry in iron and steel production 5% 5 3 2

5.0 Non-ferrous metallurgy 15% 15 10 5

5.1 Know the different application and fabrication of non-ferrous metals 10% 10 10
5.2 Interpret metallurgical data, diagrams and flow sheets in the application and fabrication of non-ferrous metals 5% 5 5

6.0 Foundry Metallurgy 15% 15 8 4 3

6.1 Know the principles and processes of metal casting production 8% 8 8
6.2 Apply foundry principles in charge calculation 2% 2 2
6.3 Apply foundry principles in the design of gates and risers 2% 2 2
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6.4 Evaluate casting parameters and quality control measures for higher casting yield and prevention of defects 3% 3 3
51 22 13 6 8
Total 100 100
73 13 14
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Level of Difficulty
No. of Easy Moderate Difficult
COMPETENCY Weight Items Know Compre Application Analysis Synth Eval

1.0 Inorganic Qualitative and Quantitative Chemistry 20% 20 10 10

1.1 Know principles of the structure and properties of chemical elements 10% 10 10
1.2 Interpret chemical equilibrium principles 5% 5 5
1.3 Apply principles in quantitative analysis of elements 5% 5 5
2.0 Metallurgical Law, Jurisprudence 6% 6 6
2.1 Know the provisions of PD 1536 and its implementing rules 3% 3 3
2.2 Know general provisions of laws relevant to the practice of Metallurgical Engineering 3% 3 3
3.0 Ethics 9% 9 4 5
3.1 Know the code of Ethics for Metallurgical Engineers 4% 4 4
3.2 Understand safety, environmental and social aspects in metallurgical processes 5% 5 5
4.0 Statistics 15% 15 5 10
4.1 Know statistical concepts and principles 5% 5 5
4.2 Apply principles of Design of Experiments 5% 5 5
4.3 Apply statistical techniques in the interpretation of metallurgical data 5% 5 5
5.0 Engineering Economics 15% 15 5 5 5
5.1 Know concepts and principles in engineering economics 5% 5 5
5.2 Apply engineering economic principles in metallurgical operations 10% 10 5 5
6.0 Engineering Mechanics 20% 20 20
6.1 Know and apply concepts and principles of engineering statics 5% 5 5
6.2 Know and apply concepts and principles of engineering dynamics 5% 5 5
6.3 Know and apply concepts and principles of strength of materials 5% 5 5
6.4 Know and apply concepts and principles of fluid mechanics 5% 5 5
7.0 Metallurgical plant design 15% 15 5 5 5
7.1 Apply design of simple metallurgical processes / operation / plants or facilities 10% 10 5 5
7.2 Know practices in the treatment of metallurgical by-products 5% 5 5
35 5 50 10 0 0
Total 100% 100
40 50 10

By:

ENRICO C. NERA AGUSTIN M. FUDOLIG

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