Underground Metal Mining
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The official GTU curriculum for Underground Metal Mining (subject code DI04022031) as prescribed for CSE · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 37 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 (DI04022031)Unit 1 Introduction to Underground Metal Mining
- 1.1 Definition: Rock
- Ore 1.2 Metals in antiquity 1.3 Metals in Industrial Civilization 1.4 Present status of ore deposit and Mining in India 1.5 Major Underground metal mining industries across India 1.6 Difference between Underground Metal and Coal Mining
Unit 2 Mine Development
- 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Types of Deposit: Vein deposit
- Massive deposit
- Bedded Deposit
- Outcrop 2.3 Terminology: Access to deposit: Adit
- Shaft: Vertical and Inclined and their comparison
- Hang wall
- Foot wall
- Cross cut, Drift/Drive
- Staple pit/shaft
- Shaft Station
- Ore pass
- Waste pass
- Ore bin, Waste bin, Man-pass/Manway
- Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Mining Engineering Subject Code: DI04022031 Subject Name: Underground Metal Mining 2.4 Level Interval and the Factors Influencing It 2.5 Horizontal Drivage: Drilling pattern: Burn cut and Wedge cut, Cycle of operation (Including Auxiliary Operations) 2.6 Vertical Drivage: Raise 2.5.1 Introduction and purpose 2.5.2 Raise driving techniques: Classification
- Open raising
- Compartment method
- Alimak raise climber
- Jora Hoist
- Long hole raising
- Drop raising
- Raise borer 2.7 Vertical Drivage: Winze
- Introduction and Drivage technique
Unit 3 Stoping Method
- 3.1 Factors governing choice of a stoping method 3.2 Classification of stoping methods 3.3 Terminology: Sill Pillar
- Crown Pillar
- Over cut, Bell
- finger raise
- grizzly level
- Draw point
- Haulage drift/Transport drift
- Rib pillar
- Slot raise
- Service raise
Unit 4 Unsupported/Open stoping method
- 4.1 Overhand stoping 4.2 Underhand stoping 4.3 Breast stoping 4.4 Room and Pillar stoping 4.5 Shrinkage stoping 4.6 Sub level stoping 4.7 Blast hole stoping: VCR method
Unit 5 Supported Stoping method
- 5.1 Stull stoping 5.2 Cut and Fill stoping 5.3 Square set stoping
Unit 6 Caving methods
- 6.1 Sublevel caving 6.2 Block caving 6.3 Top slicing
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