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Underground Mine Planning and Design 601

  • 307320
  • Study Period 4
  • 25.0
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Review and evaluation of new development in underground mining systems to achieve productivity, enhance safety and reduce costs. Design and layout of bulk underground mining techniques and vein mining. Stope design optimisation. Equipment selection, production planning, mining costs and ventilation design. New techniques for mine development and production systems, new haulage and conveyance systems, mine automation and monitoring. Future trends in automated high productivity mining schemes. Scientific and engineering approach to mine design. Input data for initial mine design. Geomechanical evaluation and rock properties, application of numerical modelling and limitations, design methods... -- Course Website



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