GEOE 465 Excavation and Materials Handling

S.J. Jung

Email: sjung@uidaho.edu

TEL 208-885-6481

Reference book:

    SME surface mining, 2nd edition (ISBN 0-87335-102-9)

    Open pit Mine planning and design (ISBN 0-9054101830)

   Estimation Construction Costs (ISBN0-07-243580-1)

Reading Materials/lecture note will be posted on the following;

http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~sjung/emh.htm

Password for note:

Course description:

Principles of excavation design and handling of earth materials related to construction projects, quarries, and mines; blasting, excavation planning and scheduling, equipment selection and replacement, cost estimating, geographic information and management information systems.

• Geology, exploration and modeling
• Extraction planning and handling principles
• Drilling and blasting
• Excavation and hauling equipment selection
• Excavation and loading operation
• Haulage and transportation
• Maintenance
• Excavation capital and operation cost
• Operation management
• Reclamation

Evaluation:   Assignments     15 %
                       Midterm           20 %  
                       Final                 30 %
                       Final project     35 %,