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304803 (v.1) WASM Drill and Fragmentation 531



 

Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

303138 (v.1) WASM Mining and Metallurgy 131
Drilling and fragmentation as part of the mine to mill system. Exploration and production drilling, optimisation of drilling performance. Explosives - safety and regulations, types, properties and mining applications. Surface and underground blasting, optimising patterns, explosives and initiation systems in relation to the rock mass environment and production requirements. Blast vibrations, damage and fragmentation. Mechanical fragmentation of material - drag bits as in continuous miners, road headers and longwall drum shearers, indentors as in tunnel boring machines and raise borers.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 1YY 
2003Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 2 Y 

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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