Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : MN5027 : Novel and innovative mining practices { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Ram Manohar Bishwal
Syllabus
Innovative Mining Technology: Opencast and Underground.
Automation, Robotics, Tele-monitoring in Mines, Virtual Reality and Animation
Extra-Terrestrial Mining: Deep Sea Mining, Moon Mining, Asteroid Mining, Mining in the Arctic and Antarctica.
Underground Gasification and Coal Bed Methane, Remote Sensing, GIS & GPS Applications
Innovations in Instrumentation and Communication System, Bioleaching and Heap Leaching, Clean Coal Technology.
Course Objectives
- Understand unique mining methods and practices
- To acquire the knowledge about mining in challenging environment
- Understand application latest techniques and tools in mining
Course Outcomes
CO1: To understand novel mining methods <br />CO2: To study innovative mining practices
Essential Reading
- W. Hustrulid and M. Kuchta, Open Pit Mine Planning and Design, A.A. Balkema
- Alan B. Craig and William R. Sherman, Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and Design, Elsevier
Supplementary Reading
- Alan Wexelblat, Virtual Reality: Applications and Explorations, Academic Press
- Rahul Sharma, Deep-Sea Mining: Resource Potential, Technical and Environmental Considerations, Springer