305715 (v.1) WASM Surface Mining Methods 331

Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0

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

Syllabus:	An introduction to surface mining methods. Open-pit mining - mine development data, pit layouts, mine operations, productivity and cost factors, haul road design and construction, grade control and stockpiles, monitoring and control of operations and heap leaching. Strip mining - resource estimates, stripping methods, mine development, productivity and cost factors, multiple seam mining and reclamation. Alluvial mining - hydraulicking, dredging, applications and tailings disposal. Mine water and its control. Mine safety and regulations and environmental management.

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Field of Education:	030303 Mining Engineering
Funding Cluster:	08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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