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ENGIN5505 - Mine Planning and Scheduling
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<p>This unit qualifies participants to apply an advanced body of knowledge in the area of surface and underground mining and equips them with highly developed skills for research and enquiry. Students enrolled in this unit will be able to apply the body of knowledge to a range of contexts within the mining industry enabling them to undertake professional or highly skilled work within the mining industry and allow them to undertake further study.</p>
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<p>•Introduction to mine planning and sustainability <br>
•Mineral inventory and ore reserve estimation<br>
•Determination of size of mine, life of mine and production rates <br>
•Feasibility study<br>
•Equipment selection, production planning and mining costs.<br>
•Optimisation in open pits.<br>
•3D ultimate pit limit algorithms and their application.<br>
•Haul road generation and dump design.<br>
•Heuristic long and short term scheduling techniques.<br>
•Mine optimisation for sequencing and scheduling.<br>
•Mine closure planning <br>
•Project management and network analysis<br>
•Future concepts.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit qualifies participants to apply an advanced body of knowledge in the area of surface and underground mining and equips them with highly developed skills for research and enquiry. Students enrolled in this unit will be able to apply the body of knowledge to a range of contexts within the mining industry enabling them to undertake professional or highly skilled work within the mining industry and allow them to undertake further study.</p>
Unit content
<p>•Introduction to mine planning and sustainability <br> •Mineral inventory and ore reserve estimation<br> •Determination of size of mine, life of mine and production rates <br> •Feasibility study<br> •Equipment selection, production planning and mining costs.<br> •Optimisation in open pits.<br> •3D ultimate pit limit algorithms and their application.<br> •Haul road generation and dump design.<br> •Heuristic long and short term scheduling techniques.<br> •Mine optimisation for sequencing and scheduling.<br> •Mine closure planning <br> •Project management and network analysis<br> •Future concepts.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Engineering
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
030303 - Mining Engineering
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/engin5505">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
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Corequisite
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Exclusion
<p>must not have completed 1 of "ENMIN4090" / "ENMIN7010"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Identify production planning and scheduling requirements for a mine.</p>
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<p>Select the parameters used in determining which planning and scheduling system should be used.</p>
K3
<p>Interpret common mining planning methods.</p>
K4
<p>Recognize a variety of planning exercises using modern simulation techniques.</p>
K5
<p>Appreciate the social, political and environmental issues associated with mining.</p>
S1
<p>Select the best mining system for an ore deposit.</p>
S2
<p>Partition mine development plans.</p>
S3
<p>Evaluate the effects of mining operation on social, political and environmental issues.</p>
S4
<p>Select excavation processes for various types of mineral deposits in varying conditions.</p>
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<p>Incorporate the appropriate safety systems.</p>
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<p>Develop short, medium and long term plans and schedules for a mine.</p>
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<p>Manage personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Numerical and conceptual tasks.</p>
<p>Written assignments</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
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<p>Design project.</p>
<p>Written report and associated calculations</p>
<p>50-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Engineering
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
030303 - Mining Engineering
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/engin5505">View unit fees</a>
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