The course content addresses the following topics:
- Scattered mining
- Longwall mining
- Sequential Grid mining
- Downdip and updip methods
- Room and pillar methods.
Each method will be examined from a design, planning, scheduling and productivity perspective, assessing the geotechnical environment, the support methods, the infrastructural layouts, ventilation and health and safety considerations. The economics of each method will also be examined, and case studies will be used.
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