ECTS Credits
10 ECTS /266 hours of work
Language of instruction
English
Timing
Spring term of the 4th academic year
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course students should be able to: 1) use the knowledge of rock mechanics, rock drilling and blasting to make mining planning and mine designs; 2) perform better operations or improve current operations in drilling, blasting, extraction, tunnelling, and comminution; 3) understand the effect of ore recovery on mining economy and resource recovery; 4) gain knowledge on how to improve recovery; 5) gain the knowledge of reducing the damage to the environment due to mining activities.
Contents
The course will first give a compact introduction to basic rock mechanics, rock drilling, rock blasting and ventilation, and then introduce basic principles for mining planning and operation design such as development and different excavations. After these, the course will introduce each mining method in detail, including mass mining methods such as sublevel caving and block caving and other common mining methods such as cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar, shrinkage, open stope, etc. In the last part of the course, mining economy related to mining operation and mining technology will be discussed, optimum fragmentation aiming to save energy will be described, and then vibration control will be introduced.
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, written reports, and assignments (mine visit if available).
Target group
Students from mining and mineral processing, geophysics and geology
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Bachelor degree in mining or mineral processing or geology or other civil engineering.
Recommended optional programme components
-
Recommended or required reading
Recommended materials to read:
Zhang ZX. Mining Science and Technology. Compendium for course Mining Technology, University of Oulu, 2017.
Hamrin H. Underground mining methods and applications. In: Underground mining methods—engineering fundamentals and international case studies, eds. By WA Hustrulid and RL Bullock. Littleton (Colorado): Society for mining, metallurgy, and exploration, Inc, (SME), 2001, p.3-14.
Hustrulid WA, Bullock RL. Underground mining methods—engineering fundamentals and international case studies. Littleton (Colorado): Society for mining, metallurgy, and exploration, Inc, (SME), 2001.
Vergne J. Hard Rock Miner’s Handbook, Edition 5. Edmonton: Stantec Consulting Ltd, 2008.
Zhang ZX. Rock fracture and blasting: theory and applications. Oxford: Elsevier, 2016 (Chapters 1, 3-7, 10, 17-19, 21-24).
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment methods include oral presentations, written reports, seminars, assignments and written examination. The total points gained from the above determine the final grade of the course, and it is given on the scale Fail-1-5.
• For grade 1, the student must be able to know and understand the basic knowledge in this course.
• For grade 2, the student must know how to make a preliminary plan for mining and rock support by using the knowledge in rock mechanics and mining science.
• For grade 3 the student must be able to make a plan for mining and rock support and evaluate such a plan
• For grade 4, the student must be able to make a plan for mining and rock support and evaluate such a plan. In addition, the student should be able to improve any current plan for mining and rock support by using his/her knowledge in mining science.
• For grade 5, the student must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to make a very good plan for mining and rock support. He or she must do an outstanding design in at least one aspect, e.g. he/she can find a problem in one operation or one design and know how to solve the problem or how to make improvement.
Grading
The course unit utilizes a numerical grading scale 1-5. In the numerical scale zero stands for a fail.
10 ECTS /266 hours of work
Language of instruction
English
Timing
Spring term of the 4th academic year
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course students should be able to: 1) use the knowledge of rock mechanics, rock drilling and blasting to make mining planning and mine designs; 2) perform better operations or improve current operations in drilling, blasting, extraction, tunnelling, and comminution; 3) understand the effect of ore recovery on mining economy and resource recovery; 4) gain knowledge on how to improve recovery; 5) gain the knowledge of reducing the damage to the environment due to mining activities.
Contents
The course will first give a compact introduction to basic rock mechanics, rock drilling, rock blasting and ventilation, and then introduce basic principles for mining planning and operation design such as development and different excavations. After these, the course will introduce each mining method in detail, including mass mining methods such as sublevel caving and block caving and other common mining methods such as cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar, shrinkage, open stope, etc. In the last part of the course, mining economy related to mining operation and mining technology will be discussed, optimum fragmentation aiming to save energy will be described, and then vibration control will be introduced.
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, written reports, and assignments (mine visit if available).
Target group
Students from mining and mineral processing, geophysics and geology
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Bachelor degree in mining or mineral processing or geology or other civil engineering.
Recommended optional programme components
-
Recommended or required reading
Recommended materials to read:
Zhang ZX. Mining Science and Technology. Compendium for course Mining Technology, University of Oulu, 2017.
Hamrin H. Underground mining methods and applications. In: Underground mining methods—engineering fundamentals and international case studies, eds. By WA Hustrulid and RL Bullock. Littleton (Colorado): Society for mining, metallurgy, and exploration, Inc, (SME), 2001, p.3-14.
Hustrulid WA, Bullock RL. Underground mining methods—engineering fundamentals and international case studies. Littleton (Colorado): Society for mining, metallurgy, and exploration, Inc, (SME), 2001.
Vergne J. Hard Rock Miner’s Handbook, Edition 5. Edmonton: Stantec Consulting Ltd, 2008.
Zhang ZX. Rock fracture and blasting: theory and applications. Oxford: Elsevier, 2016 (Chapters 1, 3-7, 10, 17-19, 21-24).
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment methods include oral presentations, written reports, seminars, assignments and written examination. The total points gained from the above determine the final grade of the course, and it is given on the scale Fail-1-5.
• For grade 1, the student must be able to know and understand the basic knowledge in this course.
• For grade 2, the student must know how to make a preliminary plan for mining and rock support by using the knowledge in rock mechanics and mining science.
• For grade 3 the student must be able to make a plan for mining and rock support and evaluate such a plan
• For grade 4, the student must be able to make a plan for mining and rock support and evaluate such a plan. In addition, the student should be able to improve any current plan for mining and rock support by using his/her knowledge in mining science.
• For grade 5, the student must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to make a very good plan for mining and rock support. He or she must do an outstanding design in at least one aspect, e.g. he/she can find a problem in one operation or one design and know how to solve the problem or how to make improvement.
Grading
The course unit utilizes a numerical grading scale 1-5. In the numerical scale zero stands for a fail.
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