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Underground Metal Mining Technology

This document outlines the syllabus for an undergraduate course on underground metal mining technology. The course objectives are to introduce concepts of metal mining, study the development and operations of metal mines, and study special metal mining methods. The course outcomes are that students will have a basic understanding of metal mining methods, mine design, development and operations. The syllabus covers topics like metal mining terminology, mine design, various stoping methods like unsupported, supported, and caving methods, and novel techniques like hydraulic mining and solution mining. Required textbooks are also listed.

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Underground Metal Mining Technology

This document outlines the syllabus for an undergraduate course on underground metal mining technology. The course objectives are to introduce concepts of metal mining, study the development and operations of metal mines, and study special metal mining methods. The course outcomes are that students will have a basic understanding of metal mining methods, mine design, development and operations. The syllabus covers topics like metal mining terminology, mine design, various stoping methods like unsupported, supported, and caving methods, and novel techniques like hydraulic mining and solution mining. Required textbooks are also listed.

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R18 B.Tech. Mining Engg.

Syllabus JNTU HYDERABAD

MN701PC: UNDERGROUND METAL MINING TECHNOLOGY

B.Tech. IV Year I Sem. L T P C


3 0 0 3
Pre-Requisites: NIL

Course Objectives:
 To introduce concepts of metal mining and metal mining terminology.
 To study development and operations of metal mines.
 To study about special methods of metal mining methods.
 To know the various statutory aspects like CMR, MMR and the relevant DGMS circulars related
to this course.

Course Outcomes: The students will have basic concept on metal mining methods, mine design,
development and operations of metal mines. They will also know about novel methods of metal mining
and its applications.

UNIT - I
Basics: Metal Mining Terminology; Typical modern metal mine features; exploration, estimation of
block wise and mine wise reserves and actual production, typical pre-stoping ore block constructional
features; classification of mining/ stoping methods.

UNIT - II
General Mine Design: Mode of mine and stope entry; Layouts; Determination of optimum production
level; sequence of extraction, production scheduling; Basic design – Level Intervals, ore pass, common
ore pass, size of blocks ore handling in stope and other openings, overview of constructional features
– X cuts, Raises, Winzes etc.

UNIT - III
Stoping – General Concepts: Techno-economic characteristics impacting choice of method; typical
unit cost parameters; optimum size of a mine and stope. stope layout, design, equipment selection;
preparing a stoping block; sequence of stoping; organization; production cycle; unit cost calculation;
comparison of methods and costs

UNIT - IV
Stoping Methods: Unsupported methods – Stope and pillar, room and pillar, shrinkage, sublevel
stoping etc. supported stoping– cut and fill, stull, square set, rill, etc. caving methods – Top slicing,
sublevel caving, block caving. Case studies of Indian and foreign underground metal mines.
Comparison of various methods of stoping and costs.

UNIT - V
Novel & Innovative Techniques and Special Applications: Hydraulic mining, slurry mining, solution
mining, nuclear mining; Rapid excavation; Radial – axial splitter; Thermal fragmentation; shock wave
breaking; Deep mining; narrow contiguous veins; shaft and remnant pillars; VCR; Ring drilling; Large
Blast hole stoping.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Hartman, H.L., Introductory Mining Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987.
2. Hustrulid, W.A. Ed., Underground Mining Methods Handbook Society of Mining Engineering
AMIE, New York, 1990.

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R18 B.Tech. Mining Engg. Syllabus JNTU HYDERABAD

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. BICCARD J C, Gold mining in Witwatersrand, The Transvaal chamber of mines, Volume I, II,
1946
2. Hartman, H. L. (Editor), SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 3rd edition, Vol I & II, Society of
Mining Engineers, New York, 2011

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