The unit is designed to develop a student's knowledge in an area relevant to open cut mining. The work is student led and comprises the development of a literature review and evaluation of a specified topic that is selected from a list of topics. The topic areas are broad and allow the student to focus on issues of interest while maintaining a high level overview of the subject . Indicative topics include: subsidence and heave in mines; in-situ geomechanical monitoring; recent developments in cone penetration testing, acid mine drainage; environmental impacts from surface mining; water control in mining operations, applications of geophysics in mining exploration on mine planning, mapping... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Rae Mackay
