Surface Mine Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Surface Mine Technology (subject code 3162210) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 6 divides the course into 3 units, covering 35 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3162210)Unit 1 Introduction Surface mining - basic concepts, Scope, applicability and limitations
- Classification of surface mining methods applicability
- advantages and disadvantages
- Types of stripping ratios and their significance
- Annual production and life of mine
Unit 2 Opening up of deposits Box cut – objective, types, parameters, methods; Factors
- affecting selection of box cut site
- Production benches – formation
- parameters and factors affecting their selection
Unit 3 Methods of excavation and transport - Cyclic methods- Shovel-dumper operation
- Applicability and limitations of electric shovel
- hydraulic excavators and dumpers
- Cycle time and productivity calculation for shovel and dumper
- Dragline operation: Applicability and limitations
- different modes of operation
- Side cast diagram and calculation of reach
- Cycle time and productivity calculation
- Scrapers: Applicability and limitations
- various types
- Dozers: Applicability and limitations
- Types and classification
- Method and cycle of operation
- Front-end-loaders: Applicability and limitations
- Continuous methods Bucket wheel excavators: Applicability and limitations
- Types and principle of operation
- Operational methods – lateral block / half block method
- full block methods and their corresponding merits and demerits
- Calculation of productivity
- Continuous surface miners: Types
- applicability and limitations
- Principles of operation
- Operational methods – classification
- Wide / full bench method
- block mining method and stepped cut method
- Empty travel back method
- turn back method and continuous mining method
- Conveyor / truck loading method
- side casting method and 20 Subject Code: 3162210 w.e.f
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