12579 (v.3) WASM Underground Mining Systems 532

Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	A detailed understanding of advanced underground mining systems and technologies. For each of the underground mining systems considered the unit will develop an in-depth understanding and analysis of mining processes, systems and their key drivers. Core risk identification and mitigation method infrastructure requirements. The mining systems and issues to be considered include the following - coal mining, advanced longwall systems, thick seam mining, hydraulic mining, pillar mining systems (partial extraction, place changing). Multi-seam mining, gasification metal mining, caving methods, block cave, sublevel caving, VCR, cut and fill, room and pillar and shrink stopping. 'Raisebore' mining, dilution and ore loss control, small scale mining and future technological trends. Method selection and planning of a mini project.
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
2008	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2	Y
2008	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