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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of all aspects of coal mining, including an overview of coal industry, reserves and geology, planning and development of coal mines, surface and underground mechanized methods of face preparation, equipment, coal extraction, handling and preparation as practiced in the United States. Prerequisite: Accompanied or preceded by Min Eng 217.
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3.00 Credits
Coal properties, sampling, testing, breaking, sizing, cleaning and dewatering. Disposal of refuse. Prerequisites: Min Eng 241 and senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
A detailed review of artificial ground support, both above and below ground, including slope stabilization techniques and shaft and tunnel liner design. The use of shotcrete, roofbolts, and solid liners and the principles of underground longwall and room and pillar mine support. Longwall and hydraulic mining practice is covered. Prerequisite: Min Eng 331.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced theory and application of explosives in excavation; detailed underground blast design; specialized blasting including blast casting, construction and pre-splitting. Introduction to blasting research. Examination of field applications. Prerequisites: Min Eng 307. Student must be at least 21 years of age. Successful background check. (Co-listed with Exp Eng 350)
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3.00 Credits
Forth flotation including mineral surfaces, double layer theory, zeta potential, hydrophbicity, adsorption, collectors, frothers, modulation, kinetics, and sulphide and acid flotation systems. Hydrometallurgy including leaching, ion exchange and liquid/liquid extraction. Prerequisite: Min Eng 241.
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3.00 Credits
Mineral particle mechanics of comminution, sizing, classification, concentration, filtering and thickening. Mill and equipment selection and design including flowsheet, development and plant assessment. Prerequisite: Min Eng 241. (Co-listed with Met Eng 353)
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3.00 Credits
Market structure. World resource development. Supply and demand analysis on energy production and consumption within domestic and global settings. Prerequisite: Econ 221. (Co-listed with Econ 355)
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3.00 Credits
Permitting: the legal environment of reclamation and environmental impact assessment; post-mining land-use selection and mine planning for optimum reclamation of all mines: metal, nonmetal, and coal; unit operations of reclamation: drainage, backfill, soil replacement, revegetation, maintenance, etc. Prerequisites: Geo Eng 50; Min Eng 324 and 326 or prereq./coreq. Civ Eng 215. (Co-listed with Geo Eng 376)
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3.00 Credits
Cover both mechanical excavation and conventional excavation techniques to underground tunneling and construction. The emphasis will be on equipment selection and prediction of performance expected of the equipment. Ground control systems will be covered as technology emerges. Excavation methods and support of large caverns, often found in civil structures, will also be discussed. A limited focus will be on underground construction specifications and underground advance rate and cost estimation techniques. Prerequisites: Min Eng 331, Min Eng 324 or Civ Eng 215, Civ Eng 216 or Geo Eng 371.
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Designed for the undergraduate student who wishes to engage in research. Not for graduate credit. Not more than six credit hours allowed for graduation credit. Subject and credit to be arranged with the instructor.
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