2017-18 MALLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE B.

Tech
Onwards
(Autonomous) VII Semester
(MR-17)
Code: 72531 L T P
UNDERGROUND METAL MINING
Credits: 3 3 - -

Prerequisite: Underground coal mining Technology.

Objectives:
To understand the details of development of a mine for exploitation of mineral deposits. To
analyze design requirements of Underground Coal and metal Mining Methods. To apply
different support systems including backfilling techniques for underground mines for stability of
workings.

MODULE-I:Development 10 Periods
Mine development for working veins, lodes and tabular deposits, shape, size and position of the
development working in relation to the ore body, Layout of the drifts, cross-cut, raises and winze
in ore body.

MODULE-II: Raising methods 09 Periods

Different types of raising methods and their merits and demerits. Classification of stoping
methods, factors influencing the choice of stoping method.

MODULE-III: Stopping Methods 10 Periods

Part A:Room and Pillar, Sublevel Open Stopping, Shrinkage method of Stopping and Cut & Fill
method of Stopping
Part B: Sublevel Caving, Block Caving, Special methods of working of thin deposits

MODULE-IV: Mine development 10 Periods

Applicability of methods, stope layout, stope development, ground breaking, mucking,
ventilation, support, haulage and dumping.

MODULE-V: Leaching methods 09 Periods

Productivity and cost of mining of ores. Principles of in-situ leaching, scope and limitation of in-
situ leaching.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Mining Engineers handbook Vol.I & II, Peele , John Wiley & sons,
2. Working of Mineral deposits, Georgi Popov, International Law & Taxation Publishers.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Underground Mining Methods handbook.
2. Underground Mining Methods and Technology – Elsevier Science publication.
3. Mine working Vol. I & II, Karmakar H. – Lovely Prakasan, Dhanbad.

E RESOURCES:

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 1. http://wikianswers.indianservers.com/under-ground-metal-mining-technology/
2. https://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk3/1981/8103/810313.PDF

Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, students will be able to
1. Understand Mine development for working veins, lodes and tabular deposits
2. Understand Different types of raising methods and their merits and demerits
3. Understand different types of Stopping Methods
4. Understand stope layout, stope development and related concepts
5. Understand different types of Leaching methods.

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