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MNE4010

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 19 April 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Professor Jerry Tien

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit covers the design of open cut and/or underground coal mine projects. The unit integrates technical, economic, environment, community and management aspects in the de-sign and evaluation of a mining project. A range of factors based on site-specific geological, geographical and engineering considerations are considered, including surface features, mine layout, equipment selection, staffing and scheduling, cost estimation, risk analysis, sustainability, and community expectations. Specialized mine design software are used for short- and long-term planning to facilitate the design. The design is undertaken by teams which are required to prepare and present a final design report. Teamwork, project management and presentations skills are assessed in addition to the technical analysis and con-tent of the final design.

Outcomes

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

  1. design a basic coal mine operation
  2. develop and evaluate specifics of coal deposit characteristics in mine layout, production planning, equipment selection, mine reclamation with life-cycle analysis considerations
  3. analyse and evaluate various issues related to cut-off grades, pit and underground layout optimization, breakeven analysis and capital budgeting to optimize operational performance
  4. produce a written report covering all aspects of the final coal mine design
  5. prepare and present the findings to various audiences

Assessment

Individual and group written reports and oral presentations: 100%

Workload requirements

3 hours practice class, 9 hours private study per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

MNE3040 and MNE3050

Co-requisites

None

Prohibitions

None