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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


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Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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