Online Courses Handbook 2003

303147 (v.1) WASM Mine Surveying 341

Area:	WASM Mine Surveying Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10416 (v.2) Survey Computations 185 or any previous version AND 10418 (v.2) Plane and Construction Surveying 181 or any previous version
Review of basic principles and techniques as applied to mine surveying. Surface surveys for mining properties. Transfer of true meridian to an underground base. Gyroscopic methods used to find the north azimuth. Underground traversing. Stope surveys. Gradient control. Shaft surveys. Surface and underground setting-out surveys. Transformation of coordinate systems. Check surveys and survey adjustments. Preparation of surface and underground mine maps. Legal aspects of mine surveying.