Mi.

403 – MINE SURVEYING – III

Correlation of surface and underground surveys: methods connections through audits, inclines and
shafts, connection by means of the magnetic needles, connections through one or two vertical shafts.

Stope surveying: with hanging compass and clinometers, tape triangulation, radiation and other
methods.

Subsidence surveying: principle methods and degree of accuracy.

Theory of errors: introduction to errors and its theory propogation of errors, their preventions and
eliminations, method of least squares and its applications, probable error of a single observation and the
most probable value, weight and weighted observations and their probable errors.

Mine plans and sections: legal requirements as to mine plans in india and other countries; preparation
and preservation of plans and sections, representation of geological and other features of mine plans
and sections. Stepped up plans, assay sections.

Recent developments in mine survey instrumentation: double telescope theodolites-construction,

adjustments, and uses, hanging theodolites, gyrotheolodites, use of modern data processing techniques
in survey computation.

Reference books

1. Surveying practice by kanetkar- vol. 1 & 11.

2. Mine surveying by winiberg.
MI 404 – MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN

General principles of mines planning,

Analysis of planning methods using various empirical and analytical approaches.

Documentation of the geological data and the calculation of mineral reserves.

Evaluation of the economics of mine development.

Preparation of the project report for the development of mines.

Setting of objectives: study and calculation of shaft locations, calculations of the optimum size of the
shafts, roadbase; using graphical and analytical methods.

Determination of the optimum size of the mine and its production capacity using various methods.

Design and calculation of mine excavation machines: open caste bench design, design of production
districts both for coal and metalliferrous deposits.

Reference books

1. Advanced coal mining vol. 1 &11 by vorobjer and deshmukh

2. Handbook on planning of underground mines by E.M.J.
Mi 405-mine management, economics and industrial psychology

Mine management: principles of scientific management: types of organization and organization charts

Methods of wage payment and incentive schemes; principles of trade unionism; trade union movement
in India; participation of labour in management.

Elements of modern tools of management with special reference to PERET and DPM motion and time
study; job analysis, introduction to operations research

Mine economics: principles of macro and micro economics as well as economic technique applied to
mineral industry; peculiarities of mineral industry; conservation of minerals, mineral taxation and
incentive measures, world and national mineral policy.

Mine sampling: methods of mine sampling, errors and their minimization, reliability of sampling and
statistical techniques in mine sampling, computation of average value, width and tonnage, geostatistical
evaluation.

Mine valuation: principles of valuation of mineral and mine properties: different costs- mining,
beneficiative metal recovery, marketing etc, tariff, taxation and profit. Examination and feasibility
reports; depreciation, amortization and redemption of capital. Hazards of mining and investment and
feasibility decision. Computation of present value by using different formulae. Discounted cash flow
method of project evaluation.
Mine account capital of mining companies; classification of accounts; double entry system of modern
book – keeping. Accounts book. Labour and stores distribution sheets ; balance sheet; profit and loss
accounts; cost account; cost accounting; standard cost and budget.

Industrial psychology: psychology, its relation with business, industry, management and other branches
of knowledge, studies of physical factors and their effect on man study of individual differences;
psychological tests- utility and development, tests for selection and development purposes.

Fatique- nature, causes and prevention. Monotony and its effect.

Reference books

1. Mine management by Singh

2. Mineral economics by N.L. Sharma
3. Mine economics by Truscut.
4. Coal mining economics and organization by Sinslair.
5. Industrial psychology by Bilmer.
 Mi 406 MINE LEGISLATION AND SAFETY

general principles of mining laws, development of mining legislation in india.

Statutory provisions related to development, exploitation and conservation of minerals; industrial policy
resolution, mines and minerals (Regulation and Development) act; mineral concession rules; mineral
conservation and development rules; land acquisition (mines) act.

Statutory laws in respect of safety, health, sanitation and welfare; minesact; coal mines regulations,
metalliferous mines regulations & rules , by-laws, circulars and standing orders, mine rescue rules,
vocational RTraining rules, crèche rules, and pit head bah rules. Provisions of explosives act and rules
and electricity act and rules.

Workmen’s compensation act, payment of wages act, industrial disputes act, laws relating to provident
fund, bonus, and welfare of workmen, maternity benefit act.

Accidents: classification of accidents, statistics, causes and prevention of accidents.

Health of workmen: occupational diseases in mining.

International labour organization (ILO) And its model code in the field of satety and accident prevention.

Accident enquiries and reports.

Reference books

1. Mine legislation by Rakesh & Prasad

2. Mining code by Kaku
Mi 407- MINE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:II

Mine fires and spontaneous combustion: surface fires- causes and prevention underground fires-
accidental and gas fires. Causes and nature of spontaneous heating. Physical and chemical
characteristics of coal liable to spontaneous heating. Detection and prevention measures. Dealing with
underground fires.

Study of atmosphere behind scaled-off areas. Factors and conditions for re-opening; different methods
of re-opening; difficulties, dangers and safety measures. Methods of fire fighting. Fire fighting
organization.

Explosion: types and causes of explosion in mines. Fire damp explosions- limits of explosibility of fire-
damp, factors affecting and limits. Sources of ignition of fire damp and preventive measures against fire
damp explosions; coal dust explosions, flammability of coal dust. Factors affecting flammability.
Safeguards against coal dust explosions- treatment with water, wetting agents, stone dust and stone
dusting, stone dust barriers, water barriers.

Indndation: causes, protective measures. Precautions to be taken while approaching old working- safety
boring apparatus. Barriers. design and construction of water dams. Dewatering and recovery of water
logged workings.

Mine rescue and recovery work: different types of tescue equipment, use of self rescuers. Rescue
stations, first aid appliance. Training of personal and organization of rescue work. Emergency
organization, rescue and recovery work in connection with mine fires, explosions and inundations.
Mi 407 – mine environmental engineering – contd

Mine dust: production, assessment and control, associated hazards. Personal protective equipment.

Noise: principles, noise production, estimation and control of noise in mines.

Ground vibration and air blast: vibration measurements; standard of permissible ground vibration;
sealing and precautions against vibration and air blast.

Tailing dams: methods of construction, up-stream, down-stream and central line methods. Aquatic eco-
system, toxicity and grouping of water pollutants. Water pollution due to mining and beneficiation of
minerals.

Reference books

1. Mine fires explosions and inundations by Ramulu

2. Elements of mining vol. deshmukh
3. Fire in coal mines by Kaku
4. Water problems in mines by Rakesh
5. Proceedings of training programmes on mining project plan organized by I.B.M at Bangalore on
29th and 30th July 1987
 Mi 408 – elective –

1. Operations research in mining.

2. Deep mining problems.
3. Rock excavation engineering.
4. Drilling and blasting engineering.

Mi 409 – elective –

1. Environmental planning in mines.

2. Mine construction.
3. Mine systems engineering.
4. Surface environment and ecology due to minig.
 Mi 408 – elective – syllabus
Deep mining problems

Rock pressure: rock pressure in development, rock pressure in stopping, rock bursts in stopping
and development.

Ground control: supports, rigid, yielding type, temporary, permanent supports for development
headings, stopes, shafts, winzes, cross-cuts, stowing practice, pack walling, concreting and self
supporting strata.

Mining: stope planning, stopping sequence, minimization of rock bursts and their effects
reclamation of collapsed working. Development in highly stressed ground, special mining
methods.

Ventilation: effect of temperature, humidity and barometric pressure in deep mines, sources of
heat in deep mines, methods to reduce humidity. Spot coolers, air conditioning plant surface
and underground.
Gases in deep mines, ventilation standards, fire zones, fire seals, key pits, precaution against
fire.

Deep winding: layouts, cage vs skip hoisting, shaft equipment, multilevel winding.

Pumping: layouts, drainage systems, position of pump chambers, special pumps, delivery lines,
capacity of scumps.

Personnel: importance, experience in deep mining, welfare measures etc

Reference books

1. Deep mining by jack spalding

2. Mine ventilation and air conditioning by H.L.hartman
3. Mine ventilation by G.B.Misra
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OORGAUM, K.G.F. -563 120.

MINING D E P A R T M E N T.

3/2 hours/week.

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S1. Listofexpiriments.

No.

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1. Resistivity Survey.

2. Interpretation of apparent resistivity curves.

3. Use of seismic timer, magnet ometors and gravimeters.

4. Determination of average precipitation in a bas in.

5. Potential Evaporatranspiration.

6. Computation of river discharge.

7. Hydrographs.

8. Determination of permeabilities.

9. Simple problems in well hydraulics.

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OORGAUM, K.G .F – 563 120.

MINING DEPARTMENT

ROCK MECHANICS LABORATORY.( 9Mi 411) – IV Year B.E.

3/2 Hours.

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1. preparation of rock specimens for laboratory tests.

2. Determination uniaxial compressive strength of rocks.

3. Determination of compressive strength index of rocks by using point load tester.

4. Determination of tensile strength of rocks by Brazilian test.

5. Determination of shear strength of rocks.

6. Determination of proto dyka nov index. Of the given rocks.

7. Determination of slake durability index of rocks.

8. Determination of the perameability of rocks.

9. Determination of setting load of different types of props

10. Study of testing of roof bolts for slip and pull tests.
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MINING DEPARTMENT.

MINE SURVEYING PRACTICALS – III (Mi 412) – IVth B.E.

3/2 Hours.

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SI. ListofExpiriments.

No.

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1. LEVELLING:

(a) contour drawing from block levels.

(b) Interpretation of contour by Tacheometric method.

(C) Contour by Radiation method.

2. TRIGNOMETRICAL LEVELLING:

(d) Determination of elevation of an object by triangulation method.

3. MINE SURVEY:

(e) Determination of distances and elevation underground.

(f) To establish the missing points between two known points by assume bearing method.

(g) controlling the direction of working underground.

(h) Traversing underground.

(i) Transferring of levels from surface to underground.

(j) Correlation by weisback triangle method.

(k) Correlation by assumed bearing methods.

(l) Correlation by alignment method.

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LIST OF EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE YEAR 1990-91.

MINING DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT : 1. MINE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB. II (IV Year B.E.)

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1. Study of Principle Constructional and Operational details of various types of fire extinguishers.

2. Study of Constructional and Operational details of dust collectors.

3. Study of details of dust sampling. , konimeter and Gravimetric dust sampler.

4. Study of different types of stone dust barriers.

5. Study of burn side boring apparatus.

6. study of Design and construction various types of water dams in mines.

7. Study of different types of Isolation stoppings.

8. Study of Self – contained breathing apparatus and its reducing value mechanism.

9. Study of Revising apparatus.

10. Study of Seif rescuer.

11. Study of short distance apparatus.

12. Layout and organization of Rescue Station.

Mi 302 UNDERGROUND COAL MINING METHODS

Introduction: Opening up of the coal deposit, capacity of the mine. Division of the mining
property, develop of the deposit. Design of pit-top and pit-bottom layouts.

Mining method: Evolution of coal mining methods, factors the choice of the methods-
characteristics of coal strata structure of deposit, thickness, angle of dip, of seam, physic-
mechanical properties and quality. Of mining systems; relative merits and application layout
and development plans.

Board and pillar methods; Size of pillars and headings; system application, size of panels, layout of
panels working faces; Extraction of pillars- caving and stowing .

Longwall methods: Retreating and advancing methods, development and face work, organization of
work on the face, and continuous methods, layout of faces-caving and system:
mechanization in longwall faces.

Special methods: extraction of thick seams- conventional methods, extraction of steep

and thick seams, seams, seams subject to sudden outburst of gas and seams lying under
reservoirs and other surface structures, is liable to spontaneous heating. Horizon mining- principles
development and application of the system. Harmonious Hydraulic mining. Gassification of
coal underground.

Methods of stowing coal: hand packing, mechanical, and hydraulic methods and their
application; merits demerits, materials for stowing, their handling and storage surface and underground,
face arrangements for stowing. Enforcing stowing.

Roof control: control and support of working faces, of wide excavations, longwall faces and
depillaring powered support systems. Protection of surface and -surface structure;
design of shaft and other protective .

Introduction to systems engineering and its application mechanized methods.

Reference books

1. Elements of mining vol. I by Deshmukh

2. Coal mining practice vol. I by Statham,
3. Mining by Boky.
4. Advanced coal mining vol . I &II by vorobyew & Deshmukh
5. Longwall mining by syd. Peng.
Mi 304 MINE SURVEYING-II

Contouring: characteristics of contours, various methods of contouring by level, theodolite,

tacheometer, plane table and other instruments. Calculation of areas and volumes from contours.

Tacheometry: principles, applications and limitation of tacheometric surveys, degree of accuracy,

applications in preliminary survey, for roads, railways, pit-tops etc. , deduction of data by use of
tacheometric tables.

Tacheometers: gradienter, omnimeter, substance bar, anallatic lens, stadio slide rule etc. ( Triangulation
principles, form of triangules and network of triangules) measurement of abservations and calculation of
co-ordinates,precise traversing – principles and its uses. Open cast surveys: survey operations in open
pits, calculating the amount of material taken .

Field astronomy: principlers and definition. Determination of true north by solar and star observations.

Photographic and aerial surveying; (elementary form) Principles of photogranmetry and its applications,
setting out: setting out a point of known rectangular co-ordinates. Giving and maintaining direction and
gradient for inclined shafts, slopes, levels and tunnels, maintaining alignment, ranging simple curves on
surface and underground, simpler cases of compound and transition curves, laying out and fixing
boundries of mining claims.

Reference books

1. Surveying and leveling vol. II by T.P. Kanetkar

2. Surveying vol. II by B.C. Punmia.
3. Plane and geodetic surveying vol. II By clark.
4. Mine surveying by Winiberg.
 Mi 306 MINING MACHINERY

Transmission of power: principles of mechanical and hydraulic power transmissior in mining machinery.

Winding: the elements of a winding system; head-frame location, desiar and installation; shaft fittings
and applianeos, keps, receivers, guides, suspension gear, buckets, cages and skips: common drum and
friction, winding systems including multi-rope winding, winding engines, motive power for winding,
torque time diagrams; mechanical and electrical breaking system; safety devices winding calculations.
Shafts signaling; pit top and pit bottom layouts.

Mine transport: the elements of different mine transport systems, classification and techno-economic
indices.

Rope haulage: wire ropes- constructional details, classification, fields of application, rope capping and
splicing; deterioration of ropes in use and its prevention. Selection and maintenance, rope calculations.

Rail track- gaoge, layout, curves, turnout and cross overs, track maintanence, main features of rolling
stock like tubes, mine cars, tipplers,man-riding cars.

Types of rope haulages- merits, demerits and fields of applications, safety appliances, haulage
calculations.

Locomotive haulage: locomotive haulage systems; diesel, battery, trolley, wire and compressed;
installation, operation and maintenance, field of application of different types. Calculations.

Conveyors: bolt, chain and other types of conveyors used in mines, constructional features; applicability,
selection; installation, operation and maintanence; safety considerations, loading and uploading
arrangement; calculation of capacity, size, H. . with tension etc.

Face machinery: Drill for coal and stone types; constructional details, selection and maintenance. Coal
cutting machines- principal types; of construction. Application, operation and maintenance; safety
features. Loaders- types of face loaders for coal and metal mines, their range and limitations; choice of
loaders for various operating conditions.
 Mi 307 MINERAL PROCESSING

Introduction: mineral beneficiation and its role in mineral exploration and conservation with special
reference to Indian minerals.

Comminution and liberation: theory and practices of crushing and grinding, convertional units used.
Their fields of applications and limitations.

Sizing: laws of settlings of solids in fluids, laboratory techniques, interpretation and plotting of data,
industrial sizing by screens and classifiers.

sampling: importance of sampling and methods used in ore milling. Pre-concentration: picking, washing
and classification. Gravity concentration methods: jigging, flowing film concentration method physic-
chemical principles, flotation, reagents, flotation machines and circuits, application to common
sulphider, oxides and oxidised minerals.

Magnetic and electrical separation ; principles, wet and dry magnatic separators, high tension
separation.

Dewatering and drying: thickening, filtration and drying.

Coal washing: methods of coal washing, washability curves.

Flowsheets; simplified flowsheets for the beneficiation of coal and typical ores of copper, lead, zinc, iron
and manganese with reference to Indian deposits.

Reference books

1. Mineral processing by gaudin.

2. Hand book on mineral engineering by truscot.
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MINING D E P A R E M E N T.

GEOLOGY LAB – II (MG 310) – III YEAR B.E.

3 Hours/ Week

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S1. List o f Experiments.

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I. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY :

1. Study of geological maps.

2. Solution of dip and strike problems.

3. Calculation of thickness of strata.

4. Interpreting underground structures from borehole data.

5. Solution of lineation and fault problems.

II. STUDY OF ORES :

1.Magascopic and microscopic study of ores.

III. STUDY OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF ORE MINERALS:

1.Study of ore minerals under reflected microscope.

2. Study 0f typical ore texures.

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OORGAUM , K.G.F.- 563 120.

MINING DEPARTMENT.

MINERAL PROCESSING LAB (MI 311) – III YEAR B.E 3/2Hours.

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S1. List of Expiriments.

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1. COMMUNICATION.

Laboratory techniques of size reduction.

2.SIZING

Dry and wet sieve analysis and their interpretation.

3.SAMPLING

(a) Laboratory sampling techniques.

(b) coning and quartering.

(C) Riffle sampling methods.

4.BULK DENSITY.

Determination of bulk density of the ores.

5.FROTH FLOTATION

Flotation concentration using denever flotation call and interpretation.

6.CHARGE SHEET

Bottle agitation tests to define the feed to the concentors.

7.PILOT PLANT TEST

(a)classification of hydro cyclones classification studies.

(b) gravity concentration – james table concentration studies.

(c)Magnetic separation.

8. HEAVY MEDIA SEPARATION.

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MINING DEPARTMENT.

MINE SURVEYING LAB – III YEAR B.E.

3 Hours/Week

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1. SIMPLE CURVE SETTING.

(a) By off sets from long chord.

(b) By deflection distance method.

(c)Rankin’s method of tangential angle.

2. COMPOUND CURVE SETTING.

(d) Setting out compound curve using theodolite for the give4n conditions.

3. TACHEOMETRIC SURVEY.

(e) determination of tacheometric constants by field method.

(f) distant and elevation problems for staff vertical by stadia method.

(g) distance and elevation problems by tangential methods.

4. TRIGNOMETRICAL LEVELLING.

(h) determination of elevation of an object by sdingle plane method.

(i) determination of elevation of an object by double plane method.

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MINING DEPARTMENT

MINING MACHINERY PRACTICALS. (Mi 313) – III YEAR B.E.

3 Hours.

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1. To study constructional details and functioning of Jack Hammer.

2. Study of principle and functional details of air leg and air line lubricator.

3. Study of constructional details of different types of wire ropes.

4. Study of principle and functional details of safety book.

5. Study of the details of suspension gear mechanism.

6. Study of the procedure for rope splicing.

7. Study of rope cappel and recapping procedures.

8. Study of mechanical and electrical braeaking systems for haulers and winders.

9. Study of different safety devices in haulages.

10. Study of different safety devices in winding.

11. Study of the construction and working principles of a turbine pump.

12. Study of the construction and working principles of a centrifugal pump.

13. Study of drive and tenstoning arrangement of a belt conveyor.

14.S tudy of safety devices devices of diesel locomotive.

15. Study of principles operation of a Alphine minor.