MINING ENGINEERING (MNGN)

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• Master the basics of MinePlan software’s menus, pulldowns, and features and options
• Master the basics of MinePlan software’s 3D visualization tool “MS3D”
• Master the basics of MinePlan software’s Statistical tool “Sigma”
• Master the basics of MinePlan software’s 3D Modelling tool
• Master the basics of MinePlan softwares pit design and evaluation tool “MineEval”

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• Basic life cycle of a mining property
• The factors that influence a successful mining operation
• The legal and regulatory responsibilities mines operate under
• The importance of exploration and resource delineation/reporting,
• Basic unit operations and mine design considerations
• Social, environmental, and workplace responsibilities
• The economics associated with the marketing and sales of mineral commoditie

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• Primary: Knowledge, Analysis, Design and Operation; Secondary: Open-ended and Teams

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• Students should know and apply the basic principles of measuring and locating lines, elevations, and angles on the earth’s surface.
• Students should know and apply the basic principles of modern underground and surface mine surveying using basic Brunton compass and modern total station instruments.

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• Identify and discuss fundamental concepts of forces, moments, pressures, mass, and gravity
• Calculate forces and moments acting on simple and complex structures, equilibrium of forces and moments
• Calculate forces and moments using centroid and center of gravity concepts
• Identify and discuss statically indeterminate equilibria
• Apply concepts of statics to mining machines and structures
• Compare and contrast translational and rotational motion, equivalence, calculations
• Apply dynamics concepts to mining machinery

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• Primary: Knowledge, Analysis, and Design and Operation; Secondary: Open-ended and Teams

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• 1. Apply interdisciplinary analyses to examining how communities and the natural environment are intimately related.
• 2. Demonstrate their understanding of the “community concept” by applying critical thinking to the ways we conceptualize communities
• 3. Be able to articulate the ways in which natural resources are social constructions.
• 4. Describe the concept of sustainable development and its role in natural resource developments contexts.
• 5. Research, write about, and present a variety case studies on the relationship between communities and natural resource developments in different contexts.
• 6. Articulate the engineer’s role in issues and case studies related to communities and natural resource developments.

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• • define basic concepts and principles of thermodynamics, heat, energy and work (a)
• • know and apply, in examples, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, mass and energy balances (a)
• • perform fundamental calculations in heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation (a, b)
• • explain the fundamentals of gas cycle processes as they apply to internal combustion engines, gas turbines, compressors and refrigeration machines (a)
• • apply mine ventilation concepts properly ventilate underground coal, metal and non-metal mines (b, e)
• • dilute and render harmless concentrations of toxic and explosive gases (e)
• • maintain respirable dust standards through adequate ventilation, use of water sprays and other engineering controls (b, e)
• • Maintain diesel particulate matter (DPM) standards through adequate ventilation and engine emission control technologies (b, e)
• • use computer simulation programs to solve mine ventilation network problems and to improve mine ventilation conditions (b, c, e, g, k)
• • communicate effectively about mine ventilation needs, methods, fire and explosion prevention measures, air conditioning and dust control. (c, e, g, k)

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• Primary: Knowledge, Analysis, and Design and Operation; Secondary: Open-ended and Teams

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• Recognize main features of spatial data models (vector and raster data) and structures (R tree and octree data structures), recall the characteristics of geospatial big data and evaluate and compare various data sets (e.g. satellite images, Lidar point clouds, sensor measurements, environmental monitoring data, socio-economic data) in terms of the 5V`s (Volume, Velocity, Veracity, Variety and Value) of big data.
• Distinguish types of geospatial big data and its sources (IoT, sensors, images, Lidar, crowd-sources, etc.) in geosciences
• Apply incremental steps of geospatial big data life cycle to a given business case (e.g., monitoring land use and land cover change, decision making processes in geosciences, monitoring human behavior, etc.)
• Design at least three data visualizations for geospatial big data sets considering visual design principles (Bertin`s visual variables, preattentive attributes, Gestalt principles and Tufte`s design principles).
• Implement the first order and second order exploration methods for various geospatial data (spatially discrete point data, spatially continuous point data and area data)
• Apply machine learning algorithms (k-means clustering, self-organizing maps, support vector machines) to geospatial data sets.
• Implement statistical learning methods (point pattern analyses, kriging, non-spatial, spatial regression and geographically weighted regression) to geospatial data sets and identify the structure of big data frameworks used in management of the geospatial big data in geosciences

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• Know the typical application of the underground space, Be aware of subsurface constraints and controlling parameters, be able select project alignments, and understand the pros and cons of different subsurface conditions.
• develop the ability to design a preliminary geotech site investigation plan, including the boring, as well as field and lab testing, along with the estimated costs
• Be able to select tunneling method based on results of geotech investigation, have the practical knowledge of various tunneling methods in rock and variety of equipment, and operational settings in the tunneling projects
• Understand the ground stresses, ground/support reaction curves, and be able to select and develop a preliminary design for ground support in rock.
• Be able to select the shaft and raise development methods in rock for different subsurface conditions.
• Be able to select the right application for conventional tunneling methods, develop blast round design for tunnel
• know the options, pros and cons, and approaches to Sequential Excavation Method (SEM or NATM)
• Ability to select the right tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the given project and be able to estimate the penetration and daily advance rate
• Be able to make an assessment of the potential for ground squeezing and rock burst in deep tunnels
• Be able to offer a preliminary estimate of construction cost for tunnel, and develop a risk registry for rock tunnels

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• 1. Identify all phases of a construction project from cradle to grave
• 2. Understand the numerous roles and responsibilities of the key project players through all stages of a project, including regulatory framework
• 3. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of project delivery methods and select the appropriate one for a specific construction project, including environmental and social impacts
• 4. Complete a cost estimate for a tunnel project
• 5. Compete in a construction bid scenario
• 6. Schedule a series of construction tasks using the critical path method
• 7. Establish a project cash flow projection
• 8. Identify and apply key construction contract clauses
• 9. Identify and analyze project risks, with an accent on geotechnical risk
• 10. Identify and assess safety and its management on underground construction projects
• 11. Assess and manage social and ethical issues for underground construction projects

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• The same as MTGN-528

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• 1. Understand the importance of establishing an organization-wide culture of health and safety and will
• 2. Understand the processes and techniques for effecting changes in human behavior
• 3. Understand the elements of strategic safety planning
• 4. Understand the elements and processes for accident recognition, investigation, analysis and prevention
• 5. Understand the processes and techniques for responding to crisis and emergency situations
• 6. Understand how to design, set up and manage health and safety training programs that are tailored to specific project needs.

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• 1. Students will describe various principal ore genesis events and relationships with local and regional geology.
• 2. Students will assess the relationship between ore deposits and mine planning activities.
• 3. Students will formulate exploration programs.
• 4. Students will formulate sampling and data validation (EDA) requirements, and identify geostatistical assessment requirements required by JORC and NI 43-101 documents.
• 5. Students will identify the parameters required to minimize risks associated with geological structures, resource evaluation and mine planning.

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• 1. Students will design and evaluate mining support facilities, and utilities.
• 2. Students will design top-level communication, control and monitoring systems.
• 3. Students will construct mine operations databases, perform queries, and evaluate outcomes.
• 4. Students will evaluate mine plant systems for cost, environmental compliance, risk, and life-of-project sustainability.
• 5. Students will formulate, evaluate, and present design alternatives for a mine plant project.

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• 1. Students will be knowledgeable of principles of accounting as applicable to engineers and managers in the mining industry.
• 2. Students will understand and be able to evaluate financial statements and balance sheets.
• 3. Students will understand the application of cost accounting methods for mine projects and operations including the proper application of accruals.
• 4. Students will understand accounting standards in the U.S. and internationally from a managerial perspective.
• 5. Students will be aware of mandatory financial reporting requirements for corporate entities in the U.S.

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• 1. Students will specify underground and surface mining methods that can optimally exploit a mineral resource based on its chemical and physical characteristics.
• 2. Students will prepare mine production schedules that can provide desired cash flows based on ore production and waste disposal.
• 3. Students will evaluate emerging technologies to improve health and safety, and improve productivity.
• 4. Students will design mine ventilation plans to effectively provide the desired working atmosphere.
• 5. Students will characterize local geological conditions to design a ground control plan.
• 6. Students will develop a sustainable waste disposal plan to comply with government regulations and social concerns.
• 7. Students will assess risks and develop plans to mitigate and manage risks.

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• 1. Students will be knowledgeable of principles of finance as applicable to engineers and managers in the mining industry.
• 2. Students will be aware and understand various financing methods for establishing corporate equity and for funding specific mine projects.
• 3. Students will understand the fundamentals of asset and cash management in a mining venture.
• 4. Students will be aware of approaches and challenges of mergers and acquisitions.
• 5. Students will be aware of the financial challenges and potential remedies throughout the mine life cycle from exploration to closure.
• 6. Students will know how to apply financial ratios in analyzing a mining company’s financial health.
• 7. Students will be aware of the purposes and protocols for audits.

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• 1. Students acquire an advanced knowledge in mine capital investment evaluation utilizing time value of money principles.
• 2. Students are knowledgeable of implications on capital investments of tax policy, sustainability requirements, leasing, debt financing and other forms of capital structure in a project.
• 3. Students acquire knowledge for performing cost estimation for capital and operating cost budgets in feasibility studies.
• 4. Students are knowledgeable of how to prepare and the requirements for feasibility studies at the different levels of detail.
• 5. Students will be aware of world standards for public reporting requirements of mineral resources, reserves and investments.
• 6. Students are knowledgeable of methods of sensitivity and real options evaluation of capital investments.

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• Predict physical characteristics of a hydrogeological system
• Construct conceptual models of the hydrogeological conditions in a mine setting
• Propose effective methods for management of an abandoned mine
• Describe requirements for mine closure and reclamation

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• 1. Students will be knowledgeable of the underlying mineral market dynamics of supply and demand.
• 2. Students will be aware of historical and potential factors that influence the demand and supply of minerals.
• 3. Students will understand the role of public policy in defining the mining industry in a nation including the requirements for tax and royalty revenue, economic contributions and sustainable development of the local and greater communities.

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• 1. Students will identify and specify mill unit operations that are appropriate for a given ore.
• 2. Students will establish project develop plans from concept through operation.
• 3. Students will estimate the capital and operating cost of mills.
• 4. Students will develop an economic model from concentrate qualities and smelter schedules.
• 5. Students will assess risks and emerging trends in mineral processing systems.
• 6. Students devise mill performance testing programs.
• 7. Students will construct water and energy management plans.

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• 1. Students are knowledgeable of all aspects of project management from major mine construction projects to business improvement projects.
• 2. Students are capable of applying improvement tools to boost business results.
• 3. Students are adept at methods for analyzing and managing risk.
• 4. Students understand methods to improve decision-making under conditions of uncertainty.
• 5. Students are capable of applying constraints analysis and using methods to optimize mine systems and processes.
• 6. Students understand when and how to apply various approaches for conflict resolution in the business.

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• 1. Understand the significance and commonalities of the administrative and regulatory framework in host country jurisdictions and the importance of industry good practices, lender and development bank expectations.
• 2. Understand the fundamentals of the environmental and social assessment process and how it fits into the overall project cycle.
• 3. Understand the business case for social and environmental assessment, including key concepts and the roles and responsibilities of assessment professionals.
• 4. Understand what goes into each procedural step of the assessment process.
• 5. Understand how to limit the scale of the assessment to address only what is needed, no more and no less, so that the resulting environmental and social assessment is cost-efficient, appropriately scaled and fit-for-purpose.
• 6. Understand the need and processes for stakeholder engagement and how it fits with the social and environmental assessment process throughout the project cycle.
• 7. Understand the business case for stakeholder engagement and the roles and responsibilities of assessment professionals.
• 8. Understand the elements of, and continuous improvement processes for, a comprehensive environmental and social management system.

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• 1. Understand the fundamentals of watershed hydrology and hydrometeorology at mine sites 2. Understand the fundamentals of hydrogeology, including aquifer properties, saturated and unsaturated flow and groundwater quality. 3. Understand mining hydrogeology, mine dewatering systems and the development of the water supply 4. Understand surface water management, sedimentation control and surface water models 5. Understand water balances and models, including facility-specific water balances (e.g., tailings, heap leach facilities) and site-wide water balances 6. Understand hydrology at closure, including pit lakes, underground reservoirs and water treatment 7. Understand the risks associated with mismanagement of mine wastes 8. Understand the applicable guidelines and regulatory framework pertaining to mine wastes. 9. Understand the elements of material characterization, including physical and geochemical characterization 10. Understand the methods and design criteria for heap leaching systems and for the permanent storage of mine waste rock and mill tailings 11. Understand the fundamentals of solid, hazardous and medical waste management 12. Understand slope stability evaluations as they relate to mine waste and closure scenarios 13. Understand the fundamentals of mine closure planning, design and implementation as well as the financial implications

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• At the conclusion of the class students will… a) Be aware of the types of risks associated with the mining industry b) Be knowledgeable of the systematic risk management process – identification, analysis, assessment and treatment c) Be familiar with concepts and methods used in risk identification, analysis, assessment and treatment d) Be familiar with techniques applied in causative analysis e) Be familiar with quantitative risk analysis methods as applied to the mining industry – decision trees, stochastic modeling, deductive modeling and other applicable principles

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• Frame and translate complex ambiguous problems in resources sciences and engineering into actionable opportunities for innovation
• Conduct effective, objective and ongoing beneficiary discovery in efficient ways
• Combine tools and methods to quickly test assumptions and secure beneficiary acceptance
• Develop creative approaches to navigate real and perceived constraints
• Leverage mentor and stakeholder support through credible communication based on research
• Launch innovative solutions with the advocacy of beneficiaries and stakeholders
• Create value by solving complex sociotechnical problems with scientific and technical foundations

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• Demonstrate knowledge of sustainable development principles relevant to mining and energy projects and identify current best practices and continuing challenges.
• Critically evaluate necessary elements of Corporate Social Responsibility concepts and practices (transparency, accountability, continuous improvement, etc.).
• Determine stakeholder roles in general and for particular projects, and specify strategies for effective stakeholder engagement
• Specify criteria for engineering projects that contribute to sustainable development, and evaluate the “business case” for incorporating such criteria.
• Identify mine management successes in real cases where a social license to operate was gained/maintained, or “fatal flaws” in cases where a social license was not granted/withdrawn; and suggest alternative approaches in unfavorable cases.

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• Apply critical thinking and interdisciplinary analyses to the relationship between energy and mineral developments and society.
• Research, write about, present, and discuss case studies on the relationship among energy, natural resources, and society in a variety of contexts
• Apply concepts such as, sustainability, community development, corporate social responsibility, and social license to operate to analyses of the energy-natural resources-society nexus

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• Ability to think through, define and design a project with sufficient detail to allow for detailed project planning and development. Evaluate and communicate clearly a written response to a request for proposal (RFP) from the perspective of a contractor or consultant that encompasses contractor background, project scope and content and a detailed schedule, budget, milestone deliverables, and tasks necessary to complete the project to address client needs. Craft a response to an RFP with specific sensitivity to the target audience and their needs and objectives and also serves as an effective marketing document for contractor/consultant expertise and experience

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• The following outcomes are expected: understanding of the concept of sustainable heat mining; understanding the state-of-the-art heat recovery and utilization methods; understanding stakeholders

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• Describe the process in which tailings are generated from ore processing, and contrast tailings production from different mines as a function of commodity;
• Distinguish and compare different types of tailings in terms of physical and chemical/mineralogical characteristics, and develop a logical argument based on the concepts of tailings generation to explain the differences;
• Differentiate tailings based on the rheology of the “tailings continuum” and explain how the factors affecting yield strength and viscosity impact on tailings management;
• Analyze the different technologies applied for water reduction in the context of tailings dewatering, thickening, and filtering;
• Contrast current practices in mine tailings to identify challenges that are pushing innovation in the industry, including demands for tailings minimization, environmental and social impacts, and governance (ESG);
• Explain the importance of integrating the existing mine workings into planning and siting of a tailings facility;
• Apply data / information sources to design an effective site investigation.
• Apply material balance and water balance analysis to TSF initial design, and identify and assess external considerations that influence siting;
• Apply multiple accounts analysis to assess candidate locations for a future tailings facility;
• Design an effective surveillance and monitoring program considering the outcomes from geotechnical investigations;
• Discuss strength and deformation of tailings with emphasis on drained and undrained shear behavior, and describe importance of and methods used for evaluating dilative/contractive and brittle/ductile behavior;
• Describe a framework to connect stress, density, water pressures and shear behavior, and identify common loading conditions in tailings facilities, and identify critical design cross sections; and,
• Apply several methods of geotechnical analyses to evaluate the stability and performance of TSFs.

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• Define the role of water in the planning and operation of a TSF.
• Describe the hydrologic processes important to surface water, seepage and groundwater management at TSFs.
• Understand the current practice of addressing climate uncertainty and climate change.
• Analyze the role of the mine water management plan in TSF management and decision making.
• Explain what water balance models are, how they can be used to improve decision making, and what techniques can be implemented to improve model reliability.
• Describe the essential components, risks and generally accepted risk mitigation for the design and operation of TSF water management systems.
• Provide perspective on project management aspects of tailings construction, including managing construction contractors, resident engineering, quality assurance and quality control, and documentation
• Manage development and implementation of an OMS (Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance) systems
• Manage the process of developing EAP (Emergency Action Plans; called Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans in the Global Industry Standard
• Explain and implement applicable international standards of care, including the Global Tailings Standard, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) guidelines, The Canadian Dam Association (CDA) guidelines and other related references
• Describe the process and components of TSF decommissioning and closure.
• Compare and contrast techniques for minimizing TSF closure challenges via closure-oriented tailings management through life-of-mine.
• Select components and design different cover types for function.
• Prepare closure cost estimates and schedules.
• Compare financial assurance instruments.
• Distinguish between net present value and whole-of-life accounting.
• Develop a TSF closure plan that fits within an integrated site-wide closure plan.