| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Materials Handling and Hoisting |
| Unit ID: | ENGIN5513 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ENMIN5140) |
| ASCED: | 030303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course qualifies participants to apply an advanced body of knowledge in the area of surface and underground loading, haulage and hoisting and equips them with highly developed skills for research and enquiry. Students enrolled in this course 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 |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| 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. | Interpret materials handling and hoisting systems used in surface and underground mining. |
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| K2. | Demonstrate cycle time calculations within materials handling. |
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| K3. | Identify the interaction between different materials handling systems. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Select appropriate systems for the various types of mineral deposits in varying conditions. |
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| S2. | Assess materials handling and hoisting systems. |
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| S3. | Select appropriate tools to solve problems in materials handling. |
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| S4. | Partition materials handling and/or hoisting systems. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Plan a materials handling and/or hoisting system for a underground mining system, and conceptualize the major infrastructure and equipment required. |
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| A2. | Design and optimise a materials handling and/or hoisting system as a core part of mine planning to faciliate the requests of mining production, mine ventilation and services. |
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| Unit Content: |
Hoisting, Underground Rail, Trackless Mining, Conveyors, Pipeline Systems, Pneumatic Systems. Topics may include: Selection of appropriate materials systems for differing mining systems. Design features, design calculations accounting for the whole cycle of operations and system optimisation. Interaction between different materials handling systems, determination of storage requirements. Planning materials handling systems. Tracked or fixed haulage systems comparison with trackless methods, which is the optimal choice. Automation of mine materials handling systems, available and future systems. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-3, S1-4 | Numerical and conceptual tasks related to the learning outcomes of this course. | Written assignments | 50-60% | | 2. | K1-3, S1-4, A1-2 | Design a materials handling or hoisting system for a mining method, or a component of the system | Desing report | 40-50% |
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