MNE 536 Surface Mine Planning and Design

A senior-level course in open pit mine design and planning, incorporating the principles from prior mining and engineering courses. Functions of a mine engineer include the mine development process, resource and reserve analysis, economic pit limit determination, pit and phase design, production planning, cash flow analyses and social and environmental considerations. Laboratory design problems and work are associated with typical mine design and planning functions by using the MinePlan software.

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