COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINING OPERATIONS-I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 2008 MINING OPERATIONS-I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

KAMIL BOSTANCI

Offered to

Mining Technology
Mining Technology

Course Objective

Making underground excavation and design works with classical and mechanized methods, way opening about underground preparation and its project, making a sample plan of mining preparation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know searching ways in ore deposits.
2   To know excavating methods.
3   To know explosive materials and drilling.
4   To know determination of the preparation methods.
5   To know opening ways about preparation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Researching on ore deposits
3 Researching works on ore deposits
4 Excavation works
5 Excavation works
6 Explosive materials
7 Mid-term exam
8 Drilling hole
9 Drilling hole
10 Opening ways about preparation
11 Opening ways about preparation
12 Shaft opening works
13 Preparation planning
14 Preparation planning

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book: Madenlerde Hazırlık ve Kazı Işleri", Senai Saltoğlu, ITÜ Maden Fakültesi yayını, Istanbul, 1981
Other books: "Underground Mining Methods Handbook", W. A. Hustrulid, AIME, 1982 Madencilik Bilimsel ve Teknik Kongreleri Bildiri Kitapları. Kömür Kongreleri Bildiri Kitapları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture is going to make with theoretical courses in class, laboratory works and field trips. Instructor is going to teach the lessons with slide shows, create a discussion area with question and answer method with students and make laboratory works on specific subjects.

Assessment Methods

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

I. Mid-term exam %50: Assessment of the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: Assessment of the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vevhbi.ozacar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15:30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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