The course deals with pit design, economic pit limit analysis, loading, hauling and auxiliary equipment, production scheduling and the use of computer simulation in the evaluation of load-haul-dump systems. In addition to conventional open pit design, surface coal mining methods and equipment are described with special emphasis on the engineering aspects of dragline applications. Pit dewatering, the location and stability of waste dumps and an examination of equipment cost and production statistics are also included. Computer use in all aspects of open pit mine design is stressed, with source code software and AutoCAD made available in the computing laboratory. (14/0/0/16/24)
