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SURFACE MIINING MinE322 Fall 2008 Time: TBA Place: Room 205 Instructor: Salah Badr, PhD Mining Engineering Department Cell: 0540725437 - Office: 66752 [email protected] , [email protected] The class shade lights on surface mines design and the main operations. A considerable literature on surface mining is covered. The main work tasks in surface mines are discussed and design approaches are covered. The mining unit operation are covered in details and design examples introduced The student at the end of this class will have the required engineering tools to decide at a surface mining approach, know pit geometrical design and practice unit operation including drilling, blasting and hauling. Syllabi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Prospecting, exploration and reserve categories. Ore deposit modeling (compositing, block model) Pit limits determination (floating cone) Pit geometrical layout design (bench design and haul roads) Production phases planning and scheduling Unit operations: drilling, blasting, loading and hauling Mine closure and reclamation ( 1 week) ( 2 week) ( 1 week) ( 1 week) ( 1 week) ( 2 week) ( 1 week) Grading and Absentia 2 5 1 1 1 Quiz Homework Mid term Mid term Final weighting weighting weighting weighting weighting 3+2 points 5x5 points 20 points 20 points 30 point time TBA time per 2 weeks time November time December time TBA Home works must be tidy, word processed and submitted in decent form – penalties for late submitting is 25% for each day late. Textbooks: “Open Pit Mine Planning and Design” W. Hustrulid and M. kuchta, A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield. 3ed edition 2003. understanding of the fundamentals of the mine planning process including design, scheduling and evaluation, and the tools available to assist in the planning process. The course covers: the mine planning process; strategic planning and tactical planning; mine design, economic cut-off grade and optimisation; resource estimation; scheduling; feasibility studies; economic modelling; equipment selection; mine systems selection; performance benchmarks for operations; project risks; environment and mine site rehabilitation planning; government regulations; and an introduction to computer tools to assist in mine planning. On completion of the course a student should have an understanding of the process to derive an optimum mine plan including an appreciation the various factors and constraints to be considered in the mine planning process; an ability to design a pit shell; construction of a production schedule and creation of an economic model to analyse a mining scenario. Assumed Knowledge: MINE3710, MINE3400 Implausible