Surface Exploitation of Ore Bodies

Code:

MEMG0007

Acronym:

EMM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technology and Applied Sciences

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEMG	13	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to develop students’ contact with subject matters related to mine exploration.
It is mainly focused on the methodologies of exploration of opencast mineral resources, being all the elementary operations of this extractive activity comprehensively analysed.
This course unit also aims to endow students with skills (and attitudes) which make them able to design an exploration system of rock masses or coordinate in an optimized way an exploration unit.

Program

Introduction: Overview: concepts of ore and mineral; concept of mineral deposit and mineral field; stages of valorisation of a mineral field; mine work and mine machines; physical e technical properties of rocks; mine operations.

Rock masses properties: Diverse anisotropies. Statistical analysis by stereographic analysis.
Rock properties: characterization tests to several purposes

Industrial explosives: characteristics of explosives; types of explosives and domain of application; criteria of explosives exchange; loading and detonation; handling; storage and transportation of explosives.

Opencast ore extraction: parameters and capacity of production of opencast exploration; concept of optimization of a chain of operations; optimization of costs and optimization of investment; Mechanical ore extraction: types of equipments; characterization and domain of application; extraction of ornamental rocks; ore extraction organization. Explosives ore extraction: study of drilling; selection of drilling equipment; fire diagrams; pre-cut and smooth-blasting; ore extraction in urban environments; ore extraction organization.
Regulations
Hygiene and safety
Landscape recovery

Mandatory literature

Shevyakow, L; Mining of Mineral Deposits, Ed.MIR, MOSCOV
Gornovoy; Labores Mineras, Ed.Mir, Moscov
Kennedy, Bruce A.; Surface mining. ISBN: ISBN: 0-87335-102-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes are entirely theoretical-practical, comprising a component of field classes (direct contact with industrial units of ore extraction and rock transformation), which will include a significant workload.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

Students have to attend at least 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average arithmetic grade of the reports on the field classes.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to General Evaluation Rules of FEUP.