305614 (v.1) WASM Mine Environment 231
| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Mine Environment: mine atmosphere. Dust and dust explosions. Heat, radiation. Gases - toxic gases and vapours, explosive gases, diesel exhaust products and dilution factors, methane and explosive mixture. Toxic substances. Mine fires. Mine lighting. Noise. Mine Psychrometry. Mine Ventilation - Basic airflow theory. Airflow control. Mining Laws and Regulations. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Learnt about the basic issues of mine environment and mine ventilation including preliminary quantative methods. |
| 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: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous assessment 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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