units

MNE4030

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 05 May 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Engineering
OfferedClayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Mohan Yellishetty

Synopsis

The course provides an appreciation of management principles and practices vital to a mine manager's successful running of a mining enterprise. The course consists of three equally weighted modules:

  1. strategic minerals management,
  2. mine operations management, and
  3. mine asset management.

Outcomes

At the conclusion of this unit, students should be able to:

  • identify the key stakeholders in a mining project and their respective needs
  • apply knowledge of management theory and contractor management to mining
  • conceptualise and assess the factors that motivate people's behaviour in a mine environment
  • apply the principal performance measures used in mine management
  • question and analyse the financial management in mining operations
  • develop a holistic mine management plan

Chief examiner(s)

Professor J Walker

Workload requirements

3 hours lectures, 2 hours practice classes and 7 hours of private study per week

Prerequisites

MNE3020

Co-requisites

None

Prohibitions

None