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4342204
Code: 4342204
Credits: 3
Semester 4
CSE
Surface Mining
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Surface Mining Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Surface Mining (subject code 4342204) as prescribed for CSE · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 20 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 (4342204)Unit 1 SurfaceMining
- 1.1.1. Applicable conditions for surface mining methods (i) Stripping ratio (ii) Break even stripping ratio
- 1.1.2. Types of Surface mining methods (i) Strip mining (ii) Open-pit mining (iii) Mountain top removal (iv) Dredging (v) High wall mining
- 1.1.3. Advantages & disadvantages of surface mining methods
- 1.2. Preliminary investigation of surface mining – Feasibility study – Various points considered in feasibility report (i) Type of reserve (ii) Market value and cost (iii) Transport facilities (iv) Power supplying facilities (v) Availability of water resources (vi) Environmental conditions (vii) Presence of nearby township (viii) Availability of skilled labor (ix) Local Topography Surface Mining Course code: 4342204 (x) Geotechnical parameters (xi) Control of environmental pollution (xii) Aspect of giving compensation due to damage (xiii) Raising funds (xiv) Government policies for investment/taxation (xv) Socio-economic and political situation (xvi) Communication system
- 1.3. Factors considered for designing and planning a surface mine:- (i) Dip of the deposit (ii) Form of the deposit (iii) Size of the deposit (iv) Depth of the deposit (v) Surface topography (vi) Geo-technical parameter of rock (vii) Production target, Degree of mechanization, Availability of capital (viii) Environmental condition and town sheep (ix) Land reclamation, Sub-soil management, Environmental management (x) Availability of power (xi) Cost economic analysis
Unit 2 Mine Development
- 2.1. Opening out surface deposits by box cut – it’s location, geometry & technical parameters.
- 2.2. Overburden removal
- 2.2.1. Main factors considered (i) Thickness (ii) Dip and depth of the overburden (iii) Manner of occurrence of deposit (iv) Surface topography (v) Ground conditions (vi) Environmental conditions (vii) Production requirement (viii) Geo-technical parameters (ix) Geological disturbance (x) Watery conditions (xi) Stability of overburden benches
- 2.2.2. Selection of Machines for overburden removal (i) Geotechnical parameters of rock like compressive strength, shear strength, tensile strength and modulus of elasticity Surface Mining Course code: 4342204 (ii) Geophysical characteristics like thickness, stratification, massiveness, scattered condition, friability, hardness, looseness, watery condition, and floor condition
- 2.2.3. Methods of overburden removal (i) Over Casting or Side casting by dragline (ii) Shovel and conveyer combination (iii) By bucket wheel excavator and bridge conveyer
- 2.3. Design of haul road – Factors considered for deciding numbers and location of entries/ramps to enter and exit from the mine
- 2.4. Bench designing parameters - bench,bench height & width, bank width, berm, toe, crest, face angle, overall pit slope angle & ultimate pit slope angle.
Unit 3 Drilling & Blasting
- 3.1. Various drilling patterns used for bench blasting
- 3.2. Various technical parameters of blast hole design - Hole diameter, Charging length, Stemming length, Sub grade drilling, Spacing, Burden, Free face etc.
- 3.3. Charging and blasting of holes- (i) Various blast hole charging techniques (ii) Calculation of quantity of explosive required for blasting. (iii) Calculation of volume of broken rock.
Unit 4 Excavation & Transportation
- 4.1. Type of excavation machines used in surface mines - Constructional and Working principles of surface machines - single bucket and multi-bucket excavators, Pay loader, Drag line, Ripper, Scrapper and Surface miner.
- 4.2. Mode of transportation used in surface mines- Constructional and Working principles of transportation machines – Truck/Dumper, Belt Conveyer, Aerial Ropeway, Railway System.
- 4.3. Optimization of transportation system in surface mines - Optimization of shovel- dumpercombination – calculation of appropriate number of shovel and dumper to match with required production capacity. Surface Mining Course code: 4342204
Unit 5 Environmental Impacts of Surface Mining
- 5.1. Concept of environment – Main constituents considered for analyzing mine environment (i) Land (ii) Water (iii) Air (iv) Flora & Fauna
- 5.2. Various effects on these environmental components due to surface mining activities. (i) Land degradation – Non fertile land (ii) Acid mine drainage – Ground/river water pollution (iii) Air born dust pollution – Various Health issues (iv) Deforestation issues
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