COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OPEN PIT MINING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜRCAN KONAK

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Objective of this course is to introduce equipment, blasting agent and blasting techniques used in open pit mining as well as to teach method selection, excavation, transportation and water drainage subjects

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain ability to chose open pit mining method and planning of pit outlines
2   To be able to define explosives and be able to plan drilling-blasting operations
3   To analyse excavation and haulage systems of open pit mining
4   To select open pit mining method and ability to do capacity calculations
5   To gain ability to do water drainage plan and projection
6   To analyse the environmental effects of open pit mining and be capable of taking necessary precautions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of open pit mining, advantage and disadvantages against underground methods, variations of stripping ratios
2 Definition of slope angles and variations, open pit planning, methods of defining limits of open pit and underground
3 Cut-off, cut-off application, selection initial pit location, bench height and width selection
4 Introduction of drilling machinery and classification of drilling methods
5 Definition of blasting agents, classification and properties
6 Blasting equipment, Definition of blast pattern
7 Calculation of blast geometry
8 Vibration and air shocks, sample application of a blasting
9 Excavation and loading in open pit mining
10 Technical properties of rope excavators, dragline, bucket wheel excavator, hydraulic excavator, wheel loaders, capacity calculations and auxiliary equipment
11 Haulage methods in open pit mining, introduction of railway, trucks, belt conveyors, air transportation, capacity definition
12 Overburden removal techniques in open pit mining, sample applications, economic evaluations of open pit mining methods
13 midterm exam
14 Water drainage in open pits, recultivation, marble technology

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
-Köse, H., Yalçın, E., Şimşir, F., Konak, G., Onargan, T., Kızıl, S., 1996, Açık Işletme Tekniği . Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayını, Yayın No: 256, 467 Sayfa, Izmir.
Assist Sources:
-Köse, H., Kahraman, B.; Maden Işletme Ekonomisi , 1992,Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayını No:223, Izmir.
-Saltoğlu, S., 1992, Açık Işletmeler, I.T.Ü. Yayınları No: 1472, Istanbul.
-Kennedy, B. A., 1990, Surface Mining, Society For Mining, Metallurgy And Exploration, Inc. Colorado, U.S.A.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson will be made visual expressions and classroom discussions.

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

CLO 1 : Desing Project
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO4: Mid-term exam and Final Exam
CLO5 and CLO6 : Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gurcan.konak@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017524

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday at 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Field study 1 4 4
Design Project 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.12334534
LO.2324522
LO.31224534
LO.43334524
LO.52434523
LO.6334545

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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