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2.00 Credits
(1-1) 2 credits. Prerequisite: GE 130 or permission of instructor. Computer hardware and software. Applications in exploration and resource modeling, equipment selection and simulations, mine planning and design, rock stability analysis, and economics and cost estimates. Emphasis on three-dimensional modeling and visualization. Vulcan software and other software applications.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. An introduction to the concepts of the time value of money and the application of time value of money decision criteria to mineral project evaluation situations. Both before-tax and after-tax investment situations are discussed. A discussion of the financing options available to a company for expansion, new project development or acquisitions. This course is cross-listed with ENVE 302.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 credits. Prerequisite: Sophomore or junior standing. A study of underground mining techniques, unit operations, and equipment applicable to coal mining, metal mining, quarrying and tunneling operations. Topics include mining method selection, mine design and planning, drilling and blasting, and novel underground mining methods.
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4.00 Credits
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisite: EM 214 or EM 216 or EM 217 or equivalent and junior standing. Principles of rock mechanics and mechanics of materials. Concept of stress, strain and the theory of elasticity. Applications in mining, geological engineering and tunneling. Emphasis on the design of safe structures in rocks. Laboratory experience for determining the basic physical and mechanical properties of rocks.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. An introduction to explosives products; the theory of rock breakage by explosives; and the design of blast patterns for different applications including surface blasting techniques, underground blasting techniques, controlled blasting and specialized techniques. The techniques and equipment used to control and/or monitor airblast, ground vibration and flyrock are studied.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisites: MEM 301 and MEM 303. Fundamentals of electric circuits, basic mine power systems, and power distribution system design. Applications of pumping in surface and underground mines.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The application of the theory of geostatistics to qualify the geological concepts of (1) area of influence of a sample, (2) the continuity of the regionalized variable within a deposit, and (3) the lateral changes in the regionalized variable according to the direction. Basic concepts and theory of probability and statistics will be introduced, including probability distributions, sampling distributions, treatment of data, the mean, variance, and correlation. Computer techniques will be extensively used for geostatistical estimation of grade, volume, and variance. This course is cross-listed with ENVE 307.
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4.00 Credits
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisite: MEM 303, EM 328 and senior standing. Analysis of mine atmosphere and the control of airflow in an underground mine. Basic principles of thermodynamics and air conditions. Emphasis is on solutions of airflow networks and the design principles of mine ventilation systems. Laboratory experience for determining the basic pressure and airflow parameters, ventilation network analysis, and fan characteristics.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. A study of environmental problems associated with both surface and underground mining and the reclamation practices that have been developed or are being evaluated to alleviate these problems. Federal, state and local reclamation regulations are examined for their effects on present and future mining practices and costs. Field trips to mining operations in the Black Hills region or the Powder River Basin will be taken for on-site observation of actual reclamation practices. This course is cross-listed with ENVE 405.
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4.00 Credits
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The use of computer techniques in modern geoscience modeling of mining, geology and environmental problems such as exploration, geological characterization and mining exploitation. Practical application of state-of-theart Vulcan modeling software will be essential part of the course. Students enrolled in MEM 533 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in MEM 433. This course is cross-listed with ENVE 433/433L/533/533L.
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