Underground Metalliferous Mining
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The official GTU curriculum for Underground Metalliferous Mining (subject code 4362202) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 34 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Jan-2024 intake. 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 (4362202)Unit 1 Introduction of Metalliferous Mining
- 1.1. Historical development of metalliferous mining, Trend of Mining of metallic ore deposits in India
- 1.2. Geographical distribution of important economic metallic deposits in India
- 1.3. Major underground metal mining industries across India
- 1.4. Comparison between Underground coal and metal mining Underground Metalliferous Mining Course Code: 4362202
Unit 2 Development of Underground Metalliferous Mines
- 2.1. General Terminology: Country rock, Footwall, Hangwall, Drift, Cross-cut, level, Stope, Crown pillar, Rib pillar, Sill pillar, Manway, Ore passes with its size, Ore bins, Waste bins, and Winze.
- 2.2. Mode of entries to underground deposits- Constructional features and applicability conditions of Adit, Shaft, Incline and Decline.
- 2.3. Drilling patterns – Burn cut and Wedge cut
- 2.4. Development parameters
- 2.4.1. Selection of level interval and its governing parameters.
- 2.4.2. Method of Horizontal Drivage – Drift/Cross-cut, main level, sub- level and companion level etc.
- 2.4.3. Method of Vertical Drivage:
- 2.4.3.1. Raising methods - Open raising, Compartment method, Drop raising, Raising by Alimak raise climber and Raise borers with their cycle of operations.
- 2.4.3.2. Winzing method with their cycle of operations.
Unit 3 Unsupported Stoping Methods
- 3.1. Classification of unsupported stoping methods with their applicability conditions
- 3.2. Open stoping methods:
- 3.2.1. Stull mining
- 3.2.2. Breast stoping
- 3.2.3. Room and pillar
- 3.2.4. Sublevel stoping
- 3.2.5. Shrinkage stoping
- 3.2.6. Blast hole stoping
- 3.2.7. VCR stoping Underground Metalliferous Mining Course Code: 4362202
Unit 4 Supported stoping methods
- 4.1. Classification of supported stoping methods with their applicability conditions
- 4.2. Supported Stoping Methods:
- 4.1.1. Post pillar method
- 4.1.2. Cut and fill method
- 4.1.3. Square set stoping
Unit 5 Caving and special methods
- 5.1. Caving methods with applicability conditions:
- 5.1.1. Top slicing
- 5.1.2. Sub level caving
- 5.1.3. Block caving
- 5.2. Special method:
- 5.2.1. Extraction of underground pillar
- 5.2.2. In-situ leaching
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