Courses Handbook 2010

309995 (v.2) Mine Planning 332


Area: Department of Mining Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 303155 (v.2) Surface Mine Design 332 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     303138 (v.2) Mining and Metallurgy 131 or any previous version
    OR
    11312 (v.4) Mining 131 or any previous version
AND
309994 (v.2) Mining Systems 331 or any previous version
Syllabus: Mine planning process- Mining method selection ; Mine life/ capacities ; Principles of mine layout and design ; Mine scheduling ; Mine optimisation ; Benchmarking / KPI ; Equipment/ fleet selection ; Capital and operating cost estimation; Environmental issues in mine planning ; Regulatory environment ; Role of feasibility studies in mine planning; Risk analysis in mine planning.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 030303 Mining Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2010 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 2 Y        

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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