Advanced Mining Methods
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Advanced Mining Methods Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Mining Methods (subject code 3172211) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 7 divides the course into 7 units, covering 26 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 (3172211)Unit 1 Support System
- General support system
- Powered Support: Components and types
- Principles of operation and design
- Selection of powered support
- Latest development in powered support system
- Application- Support for wide excavations
Unit 2 Horizon Mining
- Layout of Horizon Mining
- General Considerations before adopting horizon mining
- Planning considerations
- Semi-Horizon Mining (Level Mining)
- Advantages and disadvantages
Unit 3 Mining of Thick Coal Seams
- Problems of mining thick coal seams
- Factors affecting choice of method
- Various methods- Slice Mining
- Sublevel Caving
- Shield method of mining
Unit 4 Mining of Thin Coal Seams
- Problems in mining thin seams
- Face development
- Equipment and methods for thin seam extraction
Unit 5 Hydraulic Mining
- Suitable Conditions
- Layout of workings
- Advantages and disadvantages
Unit 6 Underground Coal Gasification
- Suitable Conditions
- Technology of underground coal gasification
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Future Scope
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