Underground Metal Mining detailed Syllabus for Mining Engineering (Mining), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all other VTU Mining 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU Mining 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for underground metal mining is as follows.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Module-1
Introduction: Present status of Indian metal mining industry; Scope and limitations of underground mining. Development: Choice of level interval and back/block length; Shape, size, position, excavation and equipping of shaft station/plat, grizzly, ore/waste bin, main ore pass system, underground crushing and loading stations, underground chambers, sump and other subsidiary excavations; Arrangements for dumping into main ore pass; Underground crushing, loading and hoisting; Cross-cuts and drifts :- their shape, size and position.
Module-2
Review of excavation process – ground breaking, mucking, ventilation and support; Modern methods of raising – Alimak and Jora-lift raising, longhole method including vertical crater retreat method of raising; Raise boring -systems and their details; Modern methods of winzing. Stoping methods : Classification of stoping methods, factors affecting the choice of stoping methods like depth, dip, width, grade of ore, physio mechanical characteristics of ore and wall rock. Factors affecting the stope design.
Module-3
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Module-4
Stoping by Caving method: top slicing, sublevel caving, and block caving; their applicability, stope layouts, stope preparation, ground breaking, mucking, ventilation and supporting, haulage and dumping. Case studies. Innovations in support and reinforcement systems for hard rock mines.
Module-5
Special methods: Solution mining, in-situ leaching, borehole mining, underground retorting, Problems of deep mining and their remedial measures. Case studies; Mining of parallel and superimposed veins, Pillar recovery Dilution, loss and recovery in stoping.
Course Outcomes:
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Question Paper Pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Elements of Mining Technology Vol II D.J.Deshmukh Central Techno 1998.
- Introductory Mining Engg H.L.Hartman
Reference Books:
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