DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING
(CTAE, UDAIPUR)
LECTURE SCHEDULE: II YR. B.TECH. (MINING)
Subject Code & Title: MI 224 Mining Geology II Credit Hours: 4(3+1)
Name of Teacher: Dr G.S.Bhardwaj
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to structural geology
2. Structural feature of rocks/ore body
3. Attitude of rocks/ore body
4. Fold definition & morphology
5. Mechanism of folding
6. Fold types
7. Fold classification
8. Recognition of fold in lease area
9. Fault definition & morphology
10. Mechanism of faulting
11. Fault types
12. Fault classification
13. Recognition of fault in lease area
14. Folding and mining
15. Faulting and mining
16. Joints definition and description
17. Classification of joints
18. Importance / impact of joint in mining
19. Unconformities in rocks
20. Outlier and inliers
21. Stereographic plotting of geological features
22. Introduction to stratigraphy
23. Standard stratigraphic scale
24. Principle of stratigraphic correlation
25. Geology of India in brief
26. Major geological formations and mineral deposits
27. Geology of Rajasthan
28. Economic importance of Geological formations of Rajasthan
29. Precambrian stratigraphy of India
30. Middle and late proterozoic stratigraphic of India
31. Cuddapah System and vindhyan system
32. Gondwana system
33. Defination of ore and gangue
34. Tenore, grade and specification of ore
35. Classification of mineral deposits
36. General description of properties of various types of mineral deposits
37. Controls of mineral localisation
38. Introduction to engineering geology
39. Selection criteria of shaft, incline, tunnel, dam and wells
40. Introduction to hydrogeology
41. Mine hydrogeology
42. Hydrogeology and its impact in mining
Period wise lecture schedule
Subject: Mi 225 Mine Development ((Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Er. Vinod Mehta
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to primary and secondary mine development.
2. Mine Entries: Choice, location and size of mine entries.
3. Shafts, inclines, declines and adits;
4. Their merits and applicability.
5. Mine Structures: Construction and layouts of structures
6. Shaft insets, ore and waste bins, skip-pockets, engine chambers
7. Ore passes, chutes, garages, grizzlies and sumps.
8. Shaft Sinking: Conventional methods; Preparatory arrangement;
9. Shaft Sinking: Conventional methods; Preparatory arrangement
10. Drilling, blasting in sinking shaft
11. Drilling, blasting in sinking shaft
12. loading and hoisting of muck;
13. Lining, ventilation, drainage and lighting;
14. Sinking through loose ground;
15. Sinking through fractured, flowing bearing ground;
16. Sinking through water bearing ground;
17. Sinking through water bearing ground;
18. Widening of shafts;
19. deepening of shafts;
20. Shaft boring;
21. Staple shaft
22. Drifting: Conventional methods,
23. Drifting: Conventional methods,
24. Drifting: different types of drilling patterns,
25. Drifting: different types of drilling patterns, blasting,
26. Drifting: loading, muck,
27. Drifting: loading, transport of muck,
28. Drifting: ventilation, drainage
29. Drifting: lighting;
30. Drifting: Drifting through loose, ground;
31. Drifting: Drifting through fractured, ground;
32. Drifting: Drifting through flowing and water bearing ground;
33. Drifting by road headers and tunnel boring machines.
34. Cross- measure drifts and laterals.
35. Stope Development: Conventional methods of raising
36. Stope Development: Conventional methods of raising
37. Stope Development: Conventional methods of winzing;
38. Stope Development: Conventional methods of winzing;
39. Stope Development: Modern methods of Raising
40. Stope Development: Raise climbers,
41. Stope Development: Long hole raising and Raise borers;
42. Stope Development: Slot preparation
Subject: Mi 226 Mine Surveying-I ((Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Er. Rajesh Arora
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Theodolite: Various types;
2. Principles of construction;
3. Temporary and permanent adjustments
4. Measurement of horizontal angles
5. Tubular and trough compass
6. Traversing: Theodolite traversing;
7. Closing error and its adjustment
8. Calculation of coordinates
9. Problems in traverse surveying
10. Problems in traverse surveying
11. Area of closed traverse
12. Omitted measurements and their calculations
13. Tacheometric Surveying: Principles
14. Types of tacheometer
15. Types of tacheometer
16. Additive and multiplying constants
17. Additive and multiplying constants
18. Tangential tacheometry
19. Tangential tacheometry
20. Tangential tacheometry
21. Anallactic lens
22. Anallactic lens
23. General procedure for field work
24. Degree of accuracy.
25. Curve Ranging
26. Definition
27. Elements of curves
28. Elements of curves
29. Elements of curves
30. Degree of curvature
31. Degree of curvature
32. Different methods of setting out curves (apex accessible and apex inaccessible)
33. Different methods of setting out curves (apex accessible and apex inaccessible)
34. Different methods of setting out curves (apex accessible and apex inaccessible)
35. Underground curve laying
36. Underground curve laying
37. Levelling
38. Shaft plumbing and measurement of depth of shaft
39. Shaft plumbing and measurement of depth of shaft
40. Subsidence survey, Underground levelling and grading, Giving and maintaining direction
& gradient for inclined shaft
41. slopes, levels and tunnels; Maintaining alignment, Contouring, Definitions, Characteristics
of contours
42. Tacheometric Contouring – Fieldwork, Interpolation of contours, Plotting and
interpretation of contours.
Subject: Mi 321 Underground Mine Environment – II (Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Dr. A. Bhatnagar
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to fire, Classification of fires, Causes
2. Monitoring and control of surface and underground fires
3. Detection Preventive measures
4. Fire fighting and inertization
5. Monitoring of atmosphere behind sealed- off areas
6. Reopening of sealed- off areas
7. Case histories
8. Spontaneous Heating: Mechanism, causes, detection
9. Monitoring and control of spontaneous heating in underground mines
10. Monitoring and control of spontaneous heating on surface and in coal stacks and
dumps
11. Incubation period; Preventive measures.
12. Explosions: Types, causes
13. Mechanism of firedamp
14. Mechanism of coal dust explosions
15. Preventive measures
16. Water spraying
17. Stone dusting
18. Stone-dust and water barriers
19. Investigations after an explosion
20. Case histories
21. Mine Rescue and Recovery work
22. Different types of rescue equipment
23. Different types of rescue equipment
24. Test on rescue apparatus
25. Rescue stations
26. Recovery and first-aid appliances
27. Training of personnel and organization of rescue station
28. Rescue and recovery work in connection with mine fire
29. Explosions and other conditions
30. Explosions and other conditions
31. Safety chamber
32. Mine Inundation: Causes
33. Mine Inundation: Causes
34. Precautionary measures
35. Precautions to be taken while approaching old workings
36. Burnside boring apparatus
37. Design and construction of water dams
38. Recovery of flooded mines
39. Dewatering of old working
40. Water blast
41. Dangers and precautions
42. Dangers and precautions
Subject: Mi 322 Dimensional Stone Technology (Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Dr. S.S. Rathore
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Resources of Marble, Granite, Slate, Sandstone and Limestone as Dimensional stones in India vis a
vis world
2. Resources of Marble, Granite, Slate, Sandstone and Limestone as Dimensional stones in India vis a
vis world, uses,
3. Resources of Marble, Granite, Slate, Sandstone and Limestone as Dimensional stones in India vis a
vis world, uses,
4. Resources of Marble, Granite, Slate, Sandstone and Limestone as Dimensional stones in India vis a
vis world, uses,
5. Uses, marketing, export
6. Geological, mineralogical and physico-mechanical properties of dimensional stones
7. Geological, mineralogical and physico-mechanical properties of dimensional stones
8. Criteria for selection of dimensional stone deposit
9. Procedure for obtaining mining lease
10. preparation of project proposal
11. Mining: Conventional mining of Sandstone, Limestone, Marble and Granite
12. Conventional mining of Limestone
13. Conventional mining of Marble
14. Conventional mining of Granite
15. Recent developments- wire saw including blind cut technique
16. chainsaw
17. Belt saw, hydraulic splitting
18. Flame jet cutting, water channeling etc
19. Blasting techniques in dimensional stone mines
20. Various types of explosives used
21. Controlled blasting for providing horizontal & vertical cut
22. Splitting by swelling material
23. Insitu splitting technique used in compact limestone (Kota stone) for utilization of waste as
dimensional stone
24. Various types of loaders cranes and hydraulic excavator used in dimensional stone mines
25. Quarry layouts
26. Quarry layouts
27. Quarry layouts
28. Hole making technique using hole-finder and laser beam.
29. Application and development of diamond tools
30. Formation of stone block and their handling
31. Introduction to Processing
32. Dressing- Mono block dresser
33. Sawing- gang saws
34. Circular saws
35. Preparation and mounting of blades/discs and segments
36. Slab repair by resin Polishing - Manual, Mechanical
37. Various types of polishing machines
38. Abrasives- type, use and selection, shaping
39. Tile preparation; Automatic tiling plant
40. Slurry handling and treatment including water supply.
41. Multiwire technology
42. Environmental impacts of mining and processing of dimensional stones; Secondary use of quarried
land and waste of the industry; Land reclamation
Subject: Mi 323 Underground Metalliferous Mining (Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Dr. A. Bhatnagar
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Metalliferous Mining in India and World
2. Historical development
3. Trend of mining non-coal deposit in India during the last ten years
4. Geographical distribution of important economic non-coal mineral in India
5. Overview of various stoping Method
6. Factors influencing selection of stoping methods
7. Classification of different stoping methods
8. Stope layouts
9. Stope preparation work for different stoping methods
10. Stope preparation work for different stoping methods
11. Stope preparation work for different stoping methods
12. Stope preparation work for different stoping methods
13. Open stoping methods
14. Stull mining
15. Breast stoping
16. Room and Pillar
17. Sub-level
18. Shrinkage
19. Blast hole
20. VCR stoping and their variations
21. VCR stoping and their variations
22. Supported stoping methods
23. Post pillar
24. Cut and fill and their variations
25. Cut and fill and their variations
26. Cut and fill and their variations
27. Square set
28. Square set
29. Different types of support used
30. Different types of support used
31. Caving stoping methods
32. Top slicing
33. Sub-level caving
34. Block caving and their variations
35. Stoping of superimposed veins and parallel ore bodies
36. Combined methods
37. Extraction of underground pillar
38. Special method of mining for deep deposit and difficult mining conditions
39. Special method of mining for deep deposit and difficult mining conditions
40. Special method of mining for deep deposit and difficult mining conditions
41. Ore mining by Leaching
42. Ore mining by Leaching
Subject: Mi 324 Mine Machinery - II(Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Dr. S.C. JAIN
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to subject
2. Head gear design
3. Shaft fittings
4. Detaching hooks, cages, skips, suspension gear
5. Rigid and rope guides
6. Multi rope winding, Winding from different horizons
7. Winding drums- types, their construction and duty cycles
8. Winding system-Drum
9. Winding system-Drum
10. Friction winding
11. Mechanical and electrical braking; Ward Leonard control
12. Automatic winding; Methods of counterbalancing loads;
13. Design calculation for different types of winding systems
14. Design calculation for different types of winding systems
15. Design calculation for different types of winding systems
16. Design calculation for different types of winding systems
17. Safety devices- depth indicators, over speed and overwind preventors
18. Keps, slow banking and other
19. Safety devices
20. Rope Haulage: Different types- their construction
21. Rope Haulage: Different types- their construction
22. Operation, maintenance and design calculations
23. Operation, maintenance and design calculations
24. Slushers, scrapers etc
25. Transport: Track and trackless;
26. Mine cars; Haulage track-its laying and maintenance;
27. Gauge selection; Mine tubs and cars-their constructional details and attachment.
28. Gauge selection; Mine tubs and cars-their constructional details and attachment.
29. Low profile dumpers and shuttle cars, their construction, operation and maintenance
30. Low profile dumpers and shuttle cars, their construction, operation and maintenance
31. Mine Locomotives: Diesel, battery and electric trolley wire types- their construction,
operation and application;
32. Mine Locomotives: Diesel, battery and electric trolley wire types- their construction,
operation and application;
33. Mine Locomotives: Diesel, battery and electric trolley wire types- their construction,
operation and application;
34. Calculations for locomotive haulage; Man riding systems in underground mines; Mono rails;
Underground loco shed layout.
35. Calculations for locomotive haulage; Man riding systems in underground mines; Mono rails;
Underground loco shed layout.
36. Calculations for locomotive haulage; Man riding systems in underground mines; Mono rails
37. Conveyor Haulage: different types, their construction
38. Conveyor Haulage: different types, their construction
39. Installation, maintenance, Design calculations
40. Armoured face conveyor, Steep angle belt conveyor
41. Aerial Ropeway -different types, their construction, Installation, operation and
maintenance
42. Layouts including rope tensioning arrangement, Underground loco shed layout
Subject Code & Title: MI 325 Mining Geology III Credit Hours: 4(3+1)
Name of Teacher: Dr G.S.Bhardwaj
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to geological map
2. Definition of geological map
3. Scale of geological map
4. Types of geological map
5. Geological map symbols
6. Surface geological map
7. Underground geological map
8. Computer based geological map data plotting
9. Computer based geological map preparation
10. Definition of assaying
11. Wet methods of assaying
12. Dry methods of assaying
13. Spectrophotometer
14. Flame photometer
15. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
16. Sampling of ore body
17. Definition of sampling
18. Methods of geological sampling
19. Importance of sampling in mining
20. Mine sample reduction
21. Quality control and total quality of ore
22. Ore reserves and its definition
23. Classification of ore reserves
24. Estimation of ore reserves
25. Geostatistical techniques of reserve estimation
26. Physical and mathematical modeling of mine slope
27. Definition of prospecting and exploration
28. Kind and degree of exploration
29. Geological exploration,
30. Geophysical exploration
31. Geochemical exploration
32. Remote sensing exploration
33. Geological factors for rock/ore excavation
34. Seismicity and rock excavation
35. Ground water and exploration
36. Faults and exploration
37. Subsurface drain and exploration
38. Metallic mineral deposits of India
39. Nonmetallic mineral deposits of India
40. Fuel mineral deposits of India
41. Definition ,composition,origin,theories of migration of petroleum
42. Fuel mineral resources of Rajasthan
Subject: Mi 326 Rock Mechanics – II (Theory)
Teacher Concerned: Er. Rajesh Arora
LECTURE TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Stress State:
2. Stress distribution around narrow and wide openings (single and multiple)
3. Stress distribution around narrow and wide openings (single and multiple)
4. Stress distribution around narrow and wide openings (single and multiple)
5. Rock reinforcement
6. Introduction to local and mass support system
7. Design of support systems in shafts
8. systematic supports in headings, junctions, depillaring areas, gates, long wall faces and
stopes
9. systematic supports in headings, junctions, depillaring areas, gates, long wall faces and
stopes
10. bolting; Shot-creating & guniting
11. Cable bolting
12. filling & pillar as mass support system, pressure on supports.
13. Deformation and related instrumentation
14. Measurement of rock movements and interpretation of data
15. Measurement of rock movements and interpretation of data
16. Load cells
17. convergence recorders
18. bore hole extensometers
19. borehole cameras
20. Insitu and induced stresses and their measurement
21. Insitu and induced stresses and their measurement
22. Insitu and induced stresses and their measurement
23. Basics of numerical methods in geomechanics with applications
24. Basics of numerical methods in geomechanics with applications
25. Subsidence
26. Mechanics of surface subsidence
27. Factors affecting subsidence
28. Sub-critical, critical and super-critical widths of extraction
29. Discontinuous and continuous subsidence
30. monitoring, prediction, control and management of subsidence
31. Rock Bursts
32. Rock bursts and bumps
33. Mechanism of occurrence
34. prediction and control
35. Design of shaft pillar
36. Tunnels and Caverns.
37. Caving
38. Mechanics of caving
39. Cavability of rocks
40. Caving height
41. Slopes, Types of slope failure, Analysis of slope failure, Factors affecting slope stability
42. Drainage and reinforcement of slopes, Monitoring of slopes, Slope stability radar
Subject Code & Title: MI 421 Mine Economics and Financial Management
Name of Teacher: Er. H.K. Vyas
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction
2. Economic importance of the mining industry
3. Mining economy
4. Risky nature of the mining industry
4. The state and the mining industry
5. Marketing and export of minerals
5. National mineral policy
6. Loss of mineral in Mining
7. Classification and incorporation of losses
8. Classification and incorporation of losses
9. Coefficient of recovery of mineral extraction
10. Dilution and recovery
11. Mine examination and Valuation
12. Examination and report on mines/mineral properties;
13. Valuation of mines/mineral properties
14. Present value and its computation
15 Ore value and profitability of mining
16. Recoverable value
17. Cost of Mining
18. Capital and operating cost
19. Factor affecting operating cost
20. Method of estimating future costs
21. Computation of cost of development and stoping operation
22. Financial Management, Cost and budgetary control
23. Finance function and objectives of a firm
24. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP
25. Scope of financial management
26. Financial Statements
27. Nature and limitations of financial statements
28. Interpretation of financial statements
29. Uni-variate and multivariate ratio analysis
30. Limitation of ratio analysis
31. Cost analysis, Various cost concept
32. Cost-Volume-Profit analysis, Break-even analysis
33. Cost indifference point , Decision making with the cost data
34. Financial Analysis
35. Revenue and mining costs, Taxes and royalties
36. Net Present Value (NPV); Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
37. Effect of inflation on NPV of a project; Sensitivity analysis.
38. Capital-its importance, various forms
39. Formation and processes of formation; Raising capital
40. Mine accountancy and book keeping
41. International investment and trade in mineral materials and products
42. International investment and trade in mineral materials and products
Subject Code & Title: MI 422 Mine Planning and Design
Name of Teacher: Dr S.C. Jain
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to Planning aspects
2. Introduction to Planning aspects
3. UNFC Classification
4. UNFC Classification
4. Feasibility Study
5. Importance of Feasibility Study
5. Its function and preparation of feasibility report for metallic minerals
6. Its function and preparation of feasibility report for metallic minerals
7. preparation of feasibility report for non-metallic minerals
8. preparation of feasibility report for non-metallic minerals
9. Minerals inventory and ore reserves
10. Minerals inventory and ore reserves
11. Different types of underground mining methods as per the organizational and
technical parameters
12. Different types of underground mining methods as per the organizational and
technical parameters
13. Determination of size of mine
14. life of mine and production rates
15 Design for mining the mineral deposits by open-pit mining
16. Design for mining the mineral deposits by open-pit mining
17. Design for mining the mineral deposits by open-pit mining
18. Design for mining the mineral deposits by under ground mining and the
combination of both
19. Design for mining the mineral deposits by under ground mining and the
combination of both
20. The ultimate open pit profile based on physical and economical parameters
21. Optimum pit design
22. Division of underground mine into parts, levels and panels
23. Division of underground mine into parts, levels and panels
24. Determination of level interval
25. Size of long wall faces
26. Size of long wall faces
27. Stope design-the basic concepts
28. Stope design-the basic concepts
29. Different planning stages- micro and macro planning
30. Different planning stages- micro and macro planning
31. Project scheduling
32. Computer applications
33. Information systems
34. Information technology
35. Design for mining mineral deposits by underground mining
36. Production planning
37. Selection of machines
38. Haul road design
39. Optimum load haul system
40. Optimum load haul system
41. Optimum blast design
42. Optimum blast design
Subject Code & Title: MI 423 Rock Fragmentation Credit Hours: 3(3+0)
Name of Teacher: Dr S.S. Rathore
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Present status of drilling and blasting practices in India
2. Present status of drilling and blasting practices in India
3. Present status of drilling and blasting practices in India and abroad
4. Present status of drilling and blasting practices in India and abroad
5. Methods of drilling
6. Different types of machines
7. Hydraulic drills
8. Long hole drilling
9. Novel methods of drilling
10. Choice of drills
11. Variables in drilling
12. Machines of drilling
13. Drillability of rocks
14. Study of bit life
15 Cost of drilling
16. Hole diameter, pull down weight, joints etc in relation to BHD and rock
characteristic
17. Trouble shooting
18. Diagnosis of problems in drilling
19. Diagnosis of problems in drilling
20. Diagnosis of problems in drilling
21. Emerging trends in explosives
22. initiating system and blasting techniques
23. Mechanics of blasting
24. Blast round design & influence of controllable and non controllable parameters
on blasting
25. Blast round design & influence of controllable and non controllable parameters
on blasting
26. Fragmentation assessment and monitoring
27. Instrumentation and software application for design of blast round
28. Monitoring and assessment of rock fragmentation
29. Deep hole blasting
30. Hot hole blasting
31. Stemming plug
32. Blasting damages – Micro and macro level damages due to blasting
33. Ground vibrations,
34. flyrock and air over pressure
35. Wall control
36. Blast casting
37. Demolition blasting
38. Demolition blasting
39. Destress blasting Nuclear blasting
40. Destress blasting Nuclear blasting
41. Safety during blasting
42. Safety during blasting
Subject Code & Title: MI 424 Advanced Mineral Exploration Credit Hours: 3(3+0)
Name of Teacher: Dr G.S.Bhardwaj
LECTURE
TOPIC TO BE COVERED
1. Introduction to advanced mineral exploration
2. Basic principles of remote sensing
3. Remote sensing platforms, sensors and space program
4. Remote sensing sensors used for mineral exploration
4. Electromagnetic radiation, its characters
5. Space programmes
5. Satellite orbits
6. Measurement strategies
7. Atmospheric effects and remote sensing
8. Remote sensing data sets
9. Spectral reflectance properties of earth
10. Aerial remote sensing
11. Aerial photography cameras and their characteristics
12. Aerial photography films and their characteristics
13. Multiband photography and its advantages
14. Principles of photo processing
15 Advantages of multiband photography
16. Elements of photogrammetry
17. Elements of GIS
18. Elements of GPS
19. Application of GPR in mining
20. Digital image processing techniques
21. GPR types, antennas types
22. Remotely sensed data analysis
23. Software used in GPR data interpretation
24. Image classification
25. Digital levitation modeling
26. Digital Resources mapping
27. Digital resources monitoring
28. Remote sensing data integrity
29. Spatial up scaling
30. Landuse pattern analysis by remote sensing
31. Drainage analysis
32. Rock identification by remote sensing
33. Geo-environmental application in forestry
34. Terrain interpretation by remote sensing
35. Case studies
36. Mineral exploration by remote sensing