NLC GET Mining Engineering Syllabus

NLC Graduate Executive Trainee Mining Engineering Syllabus

Mine Surveying – Levels and Leveling, “theodolite”, techeometry, triangulation, Contouring-Errors and Adjustments- Correleation-Underground Surveying. Curves, Photo Grammetry. Field Astronomy- EDM and Total Station- Introductory GPS.

Geomechanics – Geo-technical properties frock-Rock mass classification – Instrumentation and Stress Management techniques – Theories of rock failure – Ground Vibrations-stress distribution around mine openings-Subsidence-Rock bursts and coal bumps -Slope Stability.

Mining Methods – Surface Mining – Layout, development, loading, transportation and mechanization, continuous surface mining systems- Underground coal mining, Bord and pillar systems, room and pillar mining, long wall mining, thick seam mining methods, highwall mining-underground metal mining-open, supported and caved stoping methods, stope mechanization, ore handling systems.

Mining Machinery – Generation and transmission of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic power – Materials handling; haulages, conveyors, face and development machinery, hoisting systems, pumps, crushers.

Surface Environment – Air, water and soil pollution- Standards of quality, causes and ispersion of contamination and control, Noise, Land reclamation.

Subsurface Hazards – Mine Gases, Underground hazards from fires, explosions, dust and inundation – Rescue apparatus and practices- Safety in mines – Accident data analysis – Mine lighting; Mine legislation – Occupational safety, legislative provisions with respect to open case mining. Mine Economics- Mineral resource classification, Discounted cash flow analysis – Mine valuation; Mine investment analysis – Mineral taxation.

Mine Planning – Sampling methods, practices and interpretation – Reverse estimation techniques : Basics of geo statistics and quality control, optimization of facility location – Work, study.

Systems Engineering – Concepts of reliability, Reliability of simple systems. Maintainability and availability. Linear programming, transportation and assignment problems, Network analysis, Inventory models, Queuing theory – Basics of simulation.