Saint Louis University

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Department of Mining Engineering

3. Organization
A guide/ checklists for On the Job 4. Management by Objectives
Training SLU mining students; 5. Performance Appraisal System
from Engr. Robenson O. Odcheo 6. Education, Training and Development
7. Management Information system.
EM/GE(Asst.Professor- dept. of mining eng’g) 8. Mine productivity
8. Underground Incentive Bonus System.
9. Maintenance Management.
10. Material Management.
Inquiries to do in your on the job training 11. Industrial Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility.
(BSEM Class 2016) 12. Introduction to Quantitative Management Techniques

I-MINE SAFETY IV-MINE DESIGN

1. Engineering Design Process
1. Primary causes of mining accidents 2. Facilities planning, process, manufacturing engineering, and
2. Hazard recognition relative to explosives, mine gases, electrical Re-engineering
and mechanical devices 3. Design Problems (Mineral resource and ore reserve estimation;
3. “Best Practices” to help reduce serious accidents in work sites Surface mine fleet design; Mine dewatering; Underground fleet
4. Establishment of Health and Safety Organizations in design; Ventilation: Underground track haulage; Conveyors and
Mines,Qualification, Duties & Responsibilities of Safety Men, Rights Hoist design)
and Duties of Employees, record Keeping
5. Mine mapping as regards to escape ways, first-aid stations, fire
extinguishers, emergency evacuation plan, barricading V-ORE RESOURCE ESTIMATE
6. Procedures of safely entering and leaving the mine; A) Exploration
transportation; communications -Drilling results for surface and underground
7. Procedures regarding ground control systems -sampling method and results
8. Safe procedures dealing with the usage, transport and storage of B) Ore resource Estimate
explosives -Methods used
9. Safe procedures of using welding and cutting equipment -Declaration of Ore Resource
10. Methods of fighting mine fires *Measured
11. Proper procedure of donning self-rescue device and care of *Indicated
such devices *Inferred
12. Elements of basic first aid
13. Mine Safety rules and regulations VI-ORE RESERVE ESTIMATE
14. Introduction to the principles of quantitative risk assessment in These are based on geological data and the mining
a mining context. methods applied.
-Dilution factor applied
II-MINE VENTILATION (Underground) -The payability
1. Introduction. Definition. Control Process -The Mining recovery
2. Properties and behavior of air. -Declaration of Ore Reserve
3. Quality control (Contaminants, gas and dust control) *Proven
4. Quality control in ventilation. *Probable
5. Types of ventilation and economics of airflow
6. Temperature and humidity control. VII- MINE PLANNING DATA ON THE FOLLOWING;
7. Ventilation surveys -Long Range _5 to 20 years
-Medium Range_3 to 5 years
III-MINE MANAGEMENT -Short Range_1 to 2 years
*Includes weekly
1. Introduction to mine management. *Includes monthly
2. Corporate Planning
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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Mining Engineering

*Includes quarterly Types and parameters on the following;

*Includes semi-annual projections -U/G loaders (standard bucket and width vehicle)
-U/G trucks (Maximum payload capacity and width
VIII-MINE PLANNING and DESIGN vehicle)
These Designs were based the data of geotechnical and geological; -Jumbo drill
-Development Parameters -Scissor lift
*By Mechanized -personnel carrier
*By Conventional or
*Combination of Mechanized and conventional B. Surface Mobile Equipment
method.  Loaders/shovels
-The mining method
-Mining Interval
 Haulers
-Mining Sequence  Drillers
-Manpower and Equipment  Miscellaneous equipment(water
-Ventilation System truck,Graders,compactors,etc.)
-Compressed Air Requirement
-Drainage system XII-DRILLING PATTERNS
-Power and Electrical System Showing Cross section and longitudinal section.

IX-DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS XIII-BLASTING-COLUMN CHARGE

A.Underground Showing Longitudinal section.
The height, width & gradient of the following; -Dry hole on Lifter/kneeholes
-Ramps *using dynamite, primer & detonator
-Crosscuts - Dry hole on Lifter/knee, cut, production & perimeter
-Ore drives holes
-Ventilation raises/Manways *using ANFO, primer & detonator
-Ore passes -Wet hole on all holes
-Muckbays/stockpiles =using straight dynamite & primer
-Sumps
-Footwall drive XIV-BLASTING LAYOUT WITH DETONATING CHORD
-Drainage/haulage drive Showing Cross section layout.
B.Surface
The height, width & gradient of the following; XV-GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS
-Ramps Inquire on their data results on items 1 to 6.
-Working face Geomechanics classification / Rockmass rating (RMR)
-Road curvatures - a system of estimating the strength of rock masses using
-Road superelevations the parameters below:
-Parameters of their working pit 1. Uniaxial Compressive Strength of rock material
-stockpile areas 2. Rock Quality Designation (RQD)
-Sumps 3. Spacing of discontinuities
-Drainage system 4. Condition of discontinuities
5. Groundwater conditions
X-ROCK DENSITY 6. Orientation of discontinuities
-In Situ Rock Density (Ore) Inquire on the Classifications on RQD with Rock Mass Quality;
-In Situ Rock Density (Waste) Inquire on the Corrected Rock Mass rating with classification;
-Loose Rock density
-% Swell XVI-GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS
Inquire on the ground support requirement applied on the
XI-U/G MINING MOBILE EQUIPMENT classification of ground.
A. Underground Mobile Equipment -Ground support on timbering
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Department of Mining Engineering

-Ground Support on split set Rockbolts 5.Tailings disposal

-Ground Support on Shotcrete 6. Environmental and legal considerations.
*are they using Dry-mix type of shotcrete or; 7. Other metallurgical concrens
*are they using wet-mix type of shotcrete
XVVII-PORT STOCKPILE AND SMELTERS CHARGES
What are the applications for split sets, using dry-mix and using
wet-mix,pls inquire. COMPUTATIONS
1. Allowable moisture of concentrate/ore content for
XVII-APPLIED MINING METHOD loading.
Inquire on the ground support requirement applied on the
2. Volume per shipment.
classification of ground and the mining methods used.
XVIII-FINANCIAL RUN 3. Cost/ton of concentrate
Inquire on following; 4. Smelters calculations with charges
-Operating cost
*Cost/ton($/t) XVVIII-OTHERS
*Cost/meter($/m.)
-Break-Even Grade XVIX-MINE AND PLANT PRACTICE (Summary)
-Cut-Off Grade 1. Mineral Exploration: geologic principles, mineralogy, mineral
-Financial Analysis (sensitivity analysis) resource/ore reserve estimation and evaluation, and mineral
-Revenue / Profit economics.
XVIV-MINE DECOMISSIONING & CLOSURE PLAN 2. Mining Operation: Mine Engineering, mine development, mine
 MINE CLOSURE PLANNING planning and management, and mine design, draw control,
 UNDERGROUND FACILITIES mine ventilation and safety, environmental engineering and
 SURFACE FACILITIES management.
 WATER MANAGEMENT
 SITE REHABILITATION
3. Mineral processing: Size reduction and concentration
 SOCIO-ECONOMIC processes, dewatering stages, auxiliary operations, tailings
 CLOSE-OUT disposal, and environmental and legal considerations.
4. Mill flowsheet.
XVV- WATER AND POWER RESOURCES
A.WATER RESOURCES A wise proverb;
1.main There are four sorts of men.
2.supplementary He who knows not, and knows not he knows not;
-Flowsheet of water distribution on the ff; He is a fool-shun him.
a. mining operation He who knows not, and knows he knows not;
b. milling operations He is simple-teach him.
c. Domestic usages He who knows and knows not he knows;
A.POWER RESOURCES He is sleeping-wake him.
1.main He who knows and knows he knows;
2.supplementary He is wise-follow him.
-Flowsheet of power distribution on the ff;
Enjoy, learn, explore then take notes. The future is yours.
a. mining operation
b. milling operations
c. Domestic usages
XVVI- Mineral processing:
1. Size reduction
2. Concentration processes
3. Dewatering stages
4. Auxiliary operations

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