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. |
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