Underground Metal Mine Design
Course Name:
Underground Metal Mine Design (MI463)
Programme:
B.Tech (Mining Engg)
Semester:
Eighth
Category:
Programme Specific Electives (PSE)
Credits (L-T-P):
03 (3-0-0)
Content:
Planning and scheduling of insets, shaft bottoms, winding and transportation systems. Surface lay outs including mill and concentrator plants. Determination of number and dimensions of stopes. Planning and scheduling of a cycle of operations. Concept of ore blending. Overall planning and scheduling of activities in metal mining and processing. Case studies of planning of mining operations.
References:
Agoshkov M., et. Al., Mining of Ores and Non- Metallic Minerals, Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1983. Hartman, H.L. Introductory Mining Engineering, John Willey & Sons, 2007.
Niosh Snowden, Geological and Mining Reports of Underground Metal Mining: VolumeII, Wide Publishing, India, 2016.
Ratan Raj Tatiya , Surface and Underground Excavations, 2nd Edition : Methods, Techniques and Equipment, Taylor
Francis Ltd , London, United Kingdom, 2013.
Department:
Mining Engineering
