307320 (v.1) WASM Underground Mine Planning and Design 601

Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

50.0

Lecture:

1 x 50 Hours Once-only

Syllabus:

Review and evaluation of new development in underground mining systems to achieve productivity, enhance safety and reduce costs. Design and layout of bulk underground mining techniques, vein mining. Stope design optimisation. Equipment selection, production planning, mining costs and ventilation design. New techniques for mine development and production systems, new haulage and conveyance systems, mine automation and monitoriing. Future trends in automated high productivity mining schemes. Scientific andengineering approach to mine design. Input data for initial mine design. Geomechanical evaluation and rock properties, application of numerical modelling and limitations, design methods for dimensioning stopes and pillars. Design considerations for various mining methods, primary and secondary development excavation design, blast design, cost and productivity estimates, stope services design and materials handling. Applications of CAD systems in mine design. Emphasis is on design principles and discussion of case studies to illustrate applications of the principles.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Acquired an advanced understanding of how the topics presented in the unit outline contribute to improvements in mine engineering. The specific and detailed outcomes to be achieved in this unit will be discussed at the beginning of each intensive session by the unit presenter.

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:

The students are provided with most (if not all) of the unit materials at the beginning of each intensive session. If appropriate, additional reference sources may be advised during the session by the unit presenter.

Unit Texts:

The students are provided with most (if not all) of the unit materials at the beginning of each intensive session. If appropriate, additional text sources may be advised during the session by the unit presenter.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Both assignment-based and examination-based assessments are used in this unit. Students are advised of the precise breakdown at the beginning of the session by the unit presenter. This is a Grade/Mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Kalgoorlie Campus	Trimester 1	Y