309994 (v.2) Mining Systems 331

Area:	Department of Mining Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
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:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	303152 (v.2) Surface Mining 331 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	303138 (v.2) Mining and Metallurgy 131 or any previous version
Syllabus:	The principles and application of the major underground and surface mining methods. The design of materials handling and transport systems including: conveyor systems, in-pit crushing, hoisting systems; wire rope and rigs; hoisting calculations, hydraulic transport, pumping and drainage, draglines, rail transport, underground bins, flasks, crushers, skips, bunkers, stockpiles, separation ore/waste. Systems infrastructure and site requirements including: mine development, access (shaft, declines), surfaceinfrastructure (offices, fuel storage bays), mine services (water, air, rail, roads, electrical and hydraulics). Maintenance.
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 1	Y
2010	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2			Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

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

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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