Underground Metal Mining Technology
Course Name:
Underground Metal Mining Technology (MI351)
Programme:
B.Tech (Mining Engg)
Semester:
Sixth
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
04 (3-1-0)
Content:
Development and opening up of underground deposits. Choice and suitability of entries. Draw points and ore passes. Different methods of stoping. Problems encountered in deep mines and measures to tackle them. Introduction to solution mining and in-situ leaching. Case studies from Indian Mines.
References:
Hartman, H.L. Introductory Mining Engineering. John Wiley & Sons, 1987. Hustrulid, W.A., SME Handbook on Metalliferous Mining, 1985.
Niosh Snowden, Geological and Mining Reports of Underground Metal Mining: VolumeII, Wide Publishing, India, 2016.
Department:
Mining Engineering
