JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To familiarize the students with the recent trends in knowledge of

planning, methodology of planning, feasibility and detailed project report Environmental impact assessment, preparations of environmental management plan and mine closure plans.

Course Outcomes

Students would gain knowledge in preparation of feasibility and

detailed project report; importance and preparation of environmental impact assessment in mines; methodology of equipment in mines.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Technical factors in mine planning, methodology of mine planning, short range & long range, mine modelling, mine simulation systems approach to mine planning based on mine subsystem and their elements, mine plan generation

UNIT - II

Project Implementation And Monitoring: Pre-project activities – feasibility report, environment clearance, detailed project, report, sources of funds, import of technology, selection of contracts and contract administration, time management, cost control, material management system, project quality assurance, social responsibility, government orders and guidelines. Environmental impact assessment and preparation of environmental management plan. Mine closure plan.

UNIT - III

Opencast Mining: Selection of initial mine cuts, location of surface structures, division of mining area into blocks, mine design, bench drainage, geometry, haul roads, slope stability; open pit limits and optimisation, calendar plan, production planning, production scheduling, economic productivity indices.

UNIT - IV

Underground Mining : Location of mine entries by sieve analysis, optimisation of mine parameters, location of shaft, design of shaft pillar and protective pillars, determination of production capacity and life of mine, layout of development drives / raises / winzes etc., length of faces, size of panels, etc., planning of support systems, ventilation, lay out of drainage system, planning production schedule and monitoring, selection of depillaring / stoping method, manpower management, economic/ productivity indices, techno economic analysis, mine reclamation design.

UNIT - V

Equipment Planning: Latest technological developments in both, types and capacities of equipment used in mining operations. Planning and selection of equipment for different

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mining conditions. Equipment design for optimum drilling and blasting operations. Equipment information – selection, performance monitoring and expert systems, Innovative mining systems.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Jayanth Bhattacharya, Principles of Mine Planning-Allied Publishers, Delhi 2003.
• 2. Hustrulid, W. and Kuchta, M., (eds)., Fundamentals of Open pit Mine Planning and Design, Elsevier, 1995.
• 3. Ehrenburger, V and Fajkos, A., Mining Modelling, Elsevier, 1995.
• 4. Bawden, W.F., and Archibald. J.F., Innovative Mine Design for the 21st Century Elsevier, 1993.
• 5. Peng, S.S. and Chaing, H.S., Longwall Mining, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Passamehtoglu, A.G., Karpuz, C., Eskikaya, S. and Hizal, T., (Eds), Mine Planning and Equipment Selection, Elsevier, 1994.
• 2. Pazdziora, J., Design of Underground Hard Coal Mines, Elsevier, 1988.
• 3. Swilski, and Richards, Underground Hard Coal Mines, Elsevier, 1986.
• 4. Singh, B. and Pal Roy, P., Blasting in Underground excavations and mines, CMRS Dhanbad, 1993.
• 5. Raj, K Singhal (Ed.), Mine Planning & Equipment Selection, A.A., Balkema, 1988.
• 6. Rzhevsky, V.V., Opencast Mining – Technology and Integrated Mechanization, MIR Publishers, Moscow, 1987.
• 7. Rzhevsky, V.V., Opencast Mining – Unit Operations, MIR Publishers, Moscow, 1987. B.TECH. MINING ENGG.