Online Courses Handbook 2003

11714 (v.3) WASM Mining 601

Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	16.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	4 x 4 Hours Weekly
Overview of the Australian and world mining industry for non-mining professionals. The nature of mining and its principal characteristics. Mining methods - surface and underground mining, surface mining methods, underground mining methods. Mining technology - unit operations in mining, drilling and fragmentation, excavation and transport, geotechnical analysis, mine occupational health and safety, ventilation environment monitoring and control.