Syllabus

1) Selection of mining method using UBC Modified Nicholas methods with case studies

2) Ultimate Pit Slope limit determination using Floating cone and 2D L&G algorithm (Economic Pit Shell)

3) Preliminary Pit Slope design using Empirical rock mass classification system (MRMR) (Stable Geo technical Pit Shell)

4) Preparation of geological model from bore hole log data using Surpac (Geological Block Model)

5) Preparation of a geological block model and estimation of solid volume, grade-tonnage curves

6) Design of pit slopes, ramps and waste dumps using Surpac

7) Advanced Production Planning & Scheduling in open pit mines (using MineSched)

8) Estimation of rock support (rock bolt, shotcrete, etc.) requirement using Empirical approach

9) Design of Stope size and Crown pillar dimension for a u/g metalliferous mines using Empirical approach

10) Use of Drone and Lidar data for preparation of DTM, contour and volumetric estimations

Understand the concept & principle of mine planning using industry accepted tools

Learn Design of a pit, ramp, waste dumps

Ability to use Empirical approach in preliminary level mine designs

CO1: Understand basis of pit design from exploration data

CO2: Able to design an open pit mine and waste dump using mine planning software

CO3: Understand the practice of production planning & scheduling in both surface & underground mines

Mark Kuchta and Willam Hustrulid, Open Pit Mine Planning and Design, CRC Press

Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Advances in Applied Strategic Mine Planning, Springer

Ernesto Villaescusa, Geotechnical Design for Sublevel Open Stoping, CRC Press

J. M. Galvin, Ground Engineering - Principles and Practices for Underground Coal Mining, Springer