Methods of Underground Exploiatation

The basic objective of the course is to acquaint the mining students with the basics of the mining profession and science.

The student will be able to: fast and easy upgrade of the acquired knowledge; ability to analyze and synthesize; ability to obtain and analyze the information; having the competence in general engineering disciplines such as technological processes of underground exploitation; knowledge of the technological process of designing mine with underground exploitation, organization of work, management and management of systems;with the skills of designing and constructing underground constructions, usage of knowledge from exploitation of raw materials in practice, development of habits for permanent informing, monitoring and apllication of innovations in the profession, development of the communication skills with working area, development of professional ethics, responsabilitty and accuracy in work, with idea of economical use of natural resources in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

Basics on mineral deposits and tendencies in exploitation. Technological procedures of underground exploitation of mineral deposits. Technological procedures of underground exploitation of mineral deposits. Underground pressure, roof management and support of excavation. Roof management. Opening, developing and preparing of bedded deposits. Opening, developing and preparing of bedded deposits. Opening, developing and preparing of non-bedded deposits. The methods of bedded deposits excavation- general part. Excavation methods with short face. Chamber excavation methods. Longwall methods of excavation. Methods of underground excavation of non - bedded ore deposits. Determination of technical and technological parameters of excavation.

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2. M. Petrović, Otvaranje,razrada i metode otkopavanja ležišta, RGF Beograd 1963

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3. B. Gluščević , Otvaranje i metode podzemnog otkopavanja rudnih ležišta , Minerva Subotica, 1974.

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4. B. Genčić , Tehnološki procesi podzemne eksploatacije slojevitih ležišta , Univerzitet Beograd 1971.

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5. S. Torbica, N. Petrović, Metode i tehnologija podzemne eksploatacije neslojevitih ležišta, RGF Beograd 1997

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Class attendance and teaching activities 5 points
Seminar work 10 points
Colloquiums I and II 20+20 points
Final exam 45 points

The lectures, exercises, consultations.