| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Surface Mining Operations and Equipment |
| Unit ID: | ENGIN3503 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (ENGIN2502) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ENMIN3070 and ENMIN5018) |
| ASCED: | 030303 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit introduces students to different surface mining systems (e.g. open pit mining and strip mining), surface mining operation processes (e.g. drilling, blasting, loading, hauling and land reclamation), equipment and their selection and matching, and surface mining design, plan and optimisation. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Understand in specific terms what surface mine development is |
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| K2. | Identify the various mining systems used in surface operations |
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| K3. | Describe the operation and application of the equipment used in surface mining |
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| K4. | Understand land reclamation and land management and why this is an important consideration in the mining industry |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Select appropriate systems for the various types of mineral deposits in varying conditions |
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| S2. | Select the number required and the size of appropriate equipment |
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| S3. | Design a surface mining operation to meet given conditions |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Analyse surface mining systems and operations |
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| A2. | Select equipment used in surface mining operations |
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| A3. | Design surface mining operations, e.g. drilling, blasting, loading, hauling (including haul road), and land reclamation |
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| Unit Content: |
•Surface Mining Systems: Open pit mining, Strip mining, and Miscellaneous surface mining systems
•Surface Mining Equipment: Cyclic methods - shovels, hydraulic excavators, wheeled loaders, trucks, draglines, scrapers, etc. Continuous methods - bucket wheel excavators, continuous surface miners
•Basic estimating and costing
•Surface mining design, plan and optimisation |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-4, S1-3, A1-3 | Tutorial problems | Solutions of selected problems | 20 - 30% | | 2. | K1-4, S1-3, A1-3 | Practical exercises | Report | 20 - 30% | | 3. | K1-4, S1-3, A1-3 | Examination of some or all of the unit materials | Test(s) | 40 - 60% |
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