COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROTECTION OF THE SURFACE MINING ENVIRONMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5055 PROTECTION OF THE SURFACE MINING ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇAĞATAY PAMUKÇU

Offered to

Mining Operation
Mining Operation
Mining Operation

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to outline the reasons of destruction of morphology, flora, fauna, and, contamination surface and underground water due to surface mining activities for different open-pit types. Moreover, precautions to be taken in order to minimize the level of destruction and contamination will be discussed. After that, methods and techniques of adapting destructed land parts to the natural environment will be given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the terms of reclamation, rehabilitation, restoration, recultivation and to present the differences among them
2   To be able to comment on the importance of Environmental Impact Assessmentin mining and legislations about environmental impact assessment in the world
3   To be able to present the ways of removal and stocking of topsoil in mines
4   To be able to comment on ideal reclamationtechniques in mine sites
5   To be able to discuss on topics related to ground water problems in mines

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to reclamation and surface mining shapes (downhill, uphill, pit mining)
2 Environmental impacts of mining (direct threats to human life, indirect threat to human life, damage given to private property, farm fields, forest and wildlife, threats reducing the life quality of the community etc.)
3 Definitions of reclamation, rehabilitation, restoration, recultivation and necessity of reclamation stage in mining
4 Sustainable development concept in mining and nature restoration concept and stages of nature restoration (land use planning, re-arrangement of the site, remediation, monitoring and maintenance)
5 Legislations about environmental impact assessment in the world and in Turkey
6 Summary of ideal reclamation studies at mine sites and reshaping of the land (contour cutting, grading), obtaining the necessary slope and site stability
7 Integrating visual impacts into reshaping of the land
8 Mine waste disposal, planning and environmental protection aspects, dump design
9 Dewatering of mine wastes, building waste storage damps, stability of mine waste dumps
10 Mid-Term Exam
11 Reclamation of waterways, channel geometry and geomorphology, channel substrate and sediment
12 Removal and stocking of topsoil, replacement of soil strata, preparation of soil with fertilizers and conditioners, stabilization of soil surface (by biosolids and mulching method)
13 Revegetation of the mined land, selection of appropriate plant types, ordering and storage of suitable seeds
14 Ground water contamination, prevention techniques of ground water contamination by mine water, various reclamation examples from the world and discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

- Surface Mining, 2th edition, Bruce A. Kennedy, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., Colorado, 1990.
- Surface Coal Mining Technology-Engineering and Environment Aspects, R. Fung, Noyes Data Corporation, New Jersey, USA, 1981.
- Mine Drainage and Surface Mine Reclamation, Volume 2, Bureau of Mines, IC 9183, 1988.
- Environmental Impacts of Mining, Down & Stocks, Essex: Science Publishers Ltd., 1977.
- Surface Mining Environmental Monitoring and Reclamation Handbook, L.V. Sendlein, H. Yazıcıgil, C.L. Carlson, New York: Elsevier, 1983.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be held as vocal presentation and in-class discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

f.simsir@deu.edu.tr
0232-3017515

Office Hours

Monday 13:00 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
13 2 26
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 9 18
Preparing presentations 2 9 18
Final 1 3 3
1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.112212323221
LO.221221321222
LO.332212312112
LO.421233322321
LO.512232331222

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