12579 (v.2) WASM Underground Mining 532

Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

303156 (v.1) WASM Underground Mining 332

Syllabus:

Safety, production, profit and productivity accounting, mining as a system of unit operations. Access to underground through shafts and declines, layout and design. Unit operations of drill and blast, mechanical excavation, removal of broken rock, rock support and reinforcement, services. Coal mining, room and pillar, longwall, shortwall, methane drainage, subsidence, percentage extraction. Hard rock narrow width tabular mining methods. Other mining methods, room and pillar, cut and fill, shrinkage, longhole stoping, vertical crater retreat, sub level caving, block caving. Ground water control, backfill, dilution. Field trips.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Understand the relative merits of standard underground mining systems within a business framework so as to achieve a safe, profitable and productive outcome. Select an appropriate system and suitable equipment to suit a particular ore body. Develop an awareness of the geo mechanics of the structures and the need for the selection of appropriate rock support systems. Consider the requirements of the Mine Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Hartman H.L., Introductory to Mining Engineering. Thomas L.J., An Introduction to Mining. Brady B.H.G., Brown E.T., Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining. Hustrulid W.A., (Ed.), Underground Mining Methods Handbook. Hartman H.L., (Snr Ed.), SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed., Two Volumes. Gertsch R.E. (Ed.), and Bullock R.L., Techniques in Underground Mining, SME. Stewart D.R., (Ed.), (1981), Design and Operations of Caving and Sublevel Stoping Mines, SME. Rudenno V., (1998), The Mining Valuation Handbook. Runge I.C., (1998), Mining Economics and Strategy, SME.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Exercises, Assignments, Field Trip Report 25%, Mid Semester Test 25%, Final Examination 50%. At least a 50% pass must be achieved in the final exam. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2		Y