COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3211 UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAYATI YENICE

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

In this lesson, the students learn underground development studies which should be made for production of any ore deposit and in the result of these studies, they learn to select production method and its application ways.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to determine underground heading developments which should be made in various ore deposits.
2   able to plan developments depending on the characteristics of ore deposits in the mine.
3   able to define sublevel lengths and gallery cross-sections as suitable to the purpose during the mine developments.
4   able to make selection of used methods and comparisons with each other for the production of coal and ore.
5   able to select the most appropriate mining method for determining the factors affecting the choice of special productions method.
6   able to decide selecting one of the sinking shaft methods by examining environmental conditions in terms of excess water inflow and rock strength.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Developments heading (the main gallery levels, planning, and shafts)
2 Drilling and blasting in underground openings
3 Developments in levels
4 Developments in ore body or coal seam
5 Shaft bottom galleries
6 Developments are made between the main levels
7 1st midterm exam
8 Classification of underground mining production methods
9 Long and narrow excavation face methods
10 Methods with pillar
11 Room methods and block methods
12 Special production methods
13 Selection of production method and factors affecting the choice
14 Selection of production method and factors affecting the choice

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Saltoğlu, S., 1987, Developments and Excavation in Mines (in Turkish).
Köse,H .,Tatar,Ç., 1997, Underground Mining Production Methods (in Turkish).

Supplementary Book(s): Cummins, G., 1973. SME Mining Engineering Handbook.
Hustrulid, W.A., Bullock, R.L., 2001. Underground Mining methods, SME, Colorado, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson will be made in the form of oral presentations, visual expressions, and classroom discussions.

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 (RESIT) 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

LO 1-5 : Mid-term exam I

LO 5-7 : Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Hayati YENICE
e-MAIL:hayati.yenice@deu.edu.tr
office phone: +09 (232) 3017525

Office Hours

Friday: 09:00-12:00 am.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1355
LO.2355
LO.3355
LO.4355
LO.5355
LO.63355

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