ENG 201 - Introduction to Mining Engineering

1. Demonstrate the capability to determine the magnitude of costs and investment in large and small-scale mining projects.
2. Complete a design project including elements that emphasize project management, supervision, and effective communication.
3. Incorporate in the final project design a plan for mine closure and land reclamation procedures according to current environmental regulations.
4. Demonstrate the ability to prepare technical reports (including team based) in written form including graphs and tables, and oral reports in prepared presentations.

1. Conduct engineering design and analysis studies using engineering calculations, Excel spreadsheets, and mine modeling software.
2. Describe the basic types of geological formation; locate ore deposits.
3. Develop a mine plan based on data and operating parameters; present the process of mine reclamation at the end of the mine’s life.
4. Design a mine.
5. Operate a hypothetical mine.
6. Investigate geology, mineralogy, and chemical composition fundamentals.
7. Understand mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; identify the types of minerals and their proportions.
8. Analyze commodities and their relevance in the mining activities.
9. Relate the variation of market prices of metal and non-metal commodities on the operational decisions of mines.
10. Summarize commodities applicable in industry.
11. Utilize recently updated cost models for construction and the mining industry.
12. Compare capital expenditures according to the magnitude of excavation, labor, and equipment for different tonnage and mining methods.
13. Collaborate in groups on projects and presentations.
14. Develop collaborative efforts for preparing a Group Project and a Final Oral Presentation.
15. Effectively communicate with peers, front-line workforce, and management.
16. Understand permitting process in the mining industry.
17. Understand the paths of social license to operate (SLO) for mining projects.

1. Introduction to Mining Industry
2. Stages of the Mine Life Cycle
3. Technical Mining Terms and Definitions
4. Geology of Mineral Deposits
5. Understanding Mining
6. Open Pit Mine; Open Pit-Mining Methods
7. Optimization of Surface Mining Operations
8. The Mining Planning Cycle
9. Equipment for Open Pit
10. Road Design
11. Dumping in Mining
12. Achieving High Productivity Mining
13. Truck/Shovel Selection
14. Estimating Earthwork
15. Open Pit Mining: Earth Moving Equipment and Methods
16. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
17. Mining Reclamation Process