Course catalog

Course Catalog 01/02

Civil and Mining Engineering
ABT013 Surface and Underground Mining 6.0 ECTS credits
TIMEPERIOD: Q III LANGUAGE:English/Swedish EXAMINER Per-Arne Lindqvist Prof PREREQUISITES ABT022 COURSE AIM After approved examination the students should be able, at a qualified level, to select and design modern open pit and underground mining methods, be able to develop and plan mine production, be able to select latest mining equipment and understand how mining methods influence product quality. CONTENTS Open pit mine design and mine planning. Underground mining methods with open stoping, cut-and fill, and caving methods, selction of method, development work, orelosses and waste dilusion, equipment. Properties of fill material and flow of fragmented rock. Influence of mining on the environment methods to reduce environmental import. Project assignment. Field visits TEACHING The teaching will include classroom lectures, home work/project work. EXAMINATION A written exam with differentiated grades. Written assignments and project assignment require the grade Passed. COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5 ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam	3.00ECTS
	3.00ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE Text books from the Div of Mining Engineering. REMARKS Further information: International Office

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