This course provides a basic introduction to the fundamental operations involvedin mining engineering. Topics to be covered include stages in the life of a mine,resources evaluation, mine planning and design, surface and underground miningmethods, drilling and blasting, rock support systems, haulage and hoisting,mineral processing, mine ventilation, mine safety and environment, future mining.
Elements of Underground and Opencast Mining
Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University and IGNOU via Swayam
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Title of The Video
Week-1
Prospecting
Exploratory Drilling
Drivage of Incline / Drift / Adit
Week-2
Shaft Sinking Method
Introduction to Surface and Underground Mining
Week-3
Mine Gases
Heat & Humidity
Mine Illumination
Week-4
Air Flow in Mine Working
Natural Ventilation
Week-5
Mineralogy
Structural Geology
Petrology
Week-6
Levelling
Board and Pillar Method
Longwall Mining
Mining Under Different Conditions
Week-7
Wire Ropes
Haulage
Winding
Week-8
Open Pit Design and Layouts
Rock Breakage
Site Preparation
Loading and Excavation
Transportation in Open Pits
Week-9
Health and Mine Occupational Disease
Mine Accidents
Belt Conveyors
Support
Week-10
Size Reduction
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Week-11
Land Pollution
Noise Pollution
Commercial Explosives
Week-12
Surface Blast Design
Underground Blast Design
Mine Fires
Spontaneous Heating
Explosion
Taught by
Dr. P.K.Ghosh & Mr. Govinda Gahine
