| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Mine Planning and Scheduling |
| Unit ID: | ENGIN5505 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ENMIN4090 and ENMIN7010) |
| ASCED: | 030303 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit qualifies participants to apply an advanced body of knowledge in the area of surface and underground mining and equips them with highly developed skills for research and enquiry. Students enrolled in this unit will be able to apply the body of knowledge to a range of contexts within the mining industry enabling them to undertake professional or highly skilled work within the mining industry and allow them to undertake further study. |
| 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. | Identify production planning and scheduling requirements for a mine. |
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| K2. | Select the parameters used in determining which planning and scheduling system should be used. |
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| K3. | Interpret common mining planning methods. |
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| K4. | Recognize a variety of planning exercises using modern simulation techniques. |
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| K5. | Appreciate the social, political and environmental issues associated with mining. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Select the best mining system for an ore deposit. |
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| S2. | Partition mine development plans. |
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| S3. | Evaluate the effects of mining operation on social, political and environmental issues. |
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| S4. | Select excavation processes for various types of mineral deposits in varying conditions. |
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| S5. | Incorporate the appropriate safety systems. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Develop short, medium and long term plans and schedules for a mine. |
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| A2. | Manage personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others. |
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| Unit Content: |
•Introduction to mine planning and sustainability
•Mineral inventory and ore reserve estimation
•Determination of size of mine, life of mine and production rates
•Feasibility study
•Equipment selection, production planning and mining costs.
•Optimisation in open pits.
•3D ultimate pit limit algorithms and their application.
•Haul road generation and dump design.
•Heuristic long and short term scheduling techniques.
•Mine optimisation for sequencing and scheduling.
•Mine closure planning
•Project management and network analysis
•Future concepts. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-5, S1-5, A1-2 | Numerical and conceptual tasks. | Written assignments | 40-50% | | 2. | K1-5, S1-5, A1-2 | Design project. | Written report and associated calculations | 50-60% |
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