COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3310 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜRCAN KONAK

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering

Course Objective

Within the scope of this course, the possible effects of mining operations will be investigated. In this context, the methods and techniques that would minimize the environmental impact of mining activities will be defined and their applicability will be analyzed. The measurement and evaluation techniques of certain hazards such as noise, dust and vibration which occur at mine sites will be handled and prevention measures will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn the environmental effects of mining activities and to gain the skill of measurement and interpretation of these effects.
2   To be able to make convenient material selection for the prevention of environmental effect of mining operations.
3   To be able to make plans forwarded to the prevention of environmental effect of mining operations.
4   To be able to apply special techniques and methods in order to reduce the environmental effect of mining activities.
5   To be able to follow up the legal aspect of environmental impact and to gain the ability of make interpretations out of these.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of environmental effects induced by mining activities
2 Visual contamination at open pit mines and pre-production and post-production suggestions for the solution of this problem
3 Dust generation sources at open pit mines and prevention techniques
4 Investigation of the legal regulations related to dust measurement
5 Noise generation at open pit mines and prevention techniques
6 Investigation of the legal regulations related to noise measurement
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Definiton of blast-induced seismic energy and vibration
9 Effects of frequency and wavelength at blasting operations
10 Definitions of scaled distance and particle velocity, calculation and use in blasting design
11 Measurement techniques of blast-induced vibration and interpretation of results
12 Factors that affect vibration and prevention techniques
13 Investigation of the legal regulations related to measurement of blast-induced vibration
14 Investigation of special controlled blastng methods intended for the prevention of blast-induced environmental impact

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
Köse, H., Yalçin E., Şimşir, F., Konak, G., Onargan, T., Kızıl, M. Open pit mining technique (in Turkish), DEU Engineering Faculty, Press, Izmir, Turkey.
Auxiliary sources:
Eskikaya, Ş. Mining engineering-open pit mining handbook (in Turkish), TMMOB Chamber of Mining Engineers Press.
William, A., Hustrulid, W. (2006). Open pit mine planning and design , Taylor & Francis, 991 pages.
Saltoğlu, S. (1992). Open pit mines , (in Turkish), ITU Press, No: 1472, Istanbul, Turkey.
Keser, O. (2002). Investigation of controlled blasting techniques and determination of application methods , M.Sc. Dissertation, DEU Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Izmir, Turkey.
Naapuri, J. (1990). Trench drilling and blasting and controlled blasting on contraction sites .
Manual of Surface Drilling and Blasting, Tamrock, Finland.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

It will be conducted in the form of in-class presentations, visual explanations, in-class discussions and homework presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam 1 : LO 1, LO 2, LO 3
Homework : LO 3, LO 5
Final Exam : LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO 5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Gürcan KONAK (Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Mining Engineering Department, 35160 Tınaztepe Campus Buca/Izmir-Turkey)
Phone : 232 301 75 24 E-mail : gurcan.konak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Tuesdays, between 1:00-3:00 p.m.
On Thursdays, between 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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.113522222242
LO.22241442222431
LO.344525542233341
LO.4334332231331
LO.52544223

CONTACT INFORMATION
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