Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering
The Mining Engineering Department runs both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes.
After completing the programme, the Mining Engineer should be capable of applying science
and technology to plan, design, develop, optimise, operate and manage mining and mineral
projects anywhere in the world. He/she is trained to carry out professional duties using their
knowledge of sound environmental technology with the conscious effort to maximise returns on
investment.
Curriculum
Throughout the mining engineering programme, students take core courses in surface and
underground mining, mine planning and design, mineral deposit and ore reserve modelling,
mineral processing, mineral economics, principles of economics, mine management, rock
mechanics, rock fragmentation, operations research, economic development and planning.
These courses require a strong background in probability and statistics, mathematical analysis,
technical drawing, physical and structural geology, physical and analytical chemistry and
mineralogy and petrology, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, land surveying, thermodynamics,
Geographical Information Systems (GIS). In order to make the engineer complete and versatile,
he/she is taught courses such as communication skill, literature in English, law of contract and
tort and entrepreneurial skills.
Career Prospects
Mining engineering graduates pursue careers in mining (surface and underground), mineral
exploration, equipment manufacturing and sales, and mineral commodity markets. They find
employment in mining companies, sales and service industries, banking and financial
institutions, exploration companies, and water engineering companies. Since human population
continues to increase with increasing complexity of taste and comfort, there need for more
minerals in the phase of competition for capital, there will also be an ever increasing need for
more Mining Engineers.
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Programmes Offered:
Programme Description
The programme is a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering (BSc Mining Engineering). It aims
Students take core courses in surface and underground mining, mine planning and design, mineral depo
After completing the programme, the Mining Engineer should be capable of applying science and techno
OR SUBJECTS at Senior
1. Passes in THREE CORE 2. High
Passes
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GCE LEVEL
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WASSCE-SSSCE Conversion
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YEAR ONE
SEMESTER ONE
Course
Subject
No. T P C
MN 151
MN 153
MN 155
MN 157
MN 159
MN 161
MN 165
MN 167 Applied Electricity
Linear Algebra & Trigonometry
Engineering Drawing I
Communication Skills I
Introduction to Computing
Physical and Structural Geology
Elements of Mining
Basic Mechanics 2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2 2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1 3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Totals 15 13 19
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YEAR ONE
SEMESTER TWO
Course No. Subject T P
C
MN 150
MN 152
MN 163
MN 156
MN 158
MN 160
MN 162 Calculus
Strength of Materials
Physical & Analytical Chemistry
Engineering Drawing II
Communication Skills II
Mineralogy and Petrology
Applied Electronics 2
2
2
1
2
2
2 2
1
1
4
1
2
1 3
2
2
3
2
3
2
Totals 13 12 17
YEAR TWO
SEMESTER ONE
Course No. Subject
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MN 251
MN 255
MN 259
MN 263
MN 267
MN 269
MN 273
MN 275
MN 277 Literature in English I
Mathematical Analysis
Geology of Ghana
Mine Machinery
Thermodynamics
Mineral Processing
Mine Drainage
Field Mapping
Economic and Exploration
1 Geology
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2 1
1
1
2
1
0
1
4
1 1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Totals 116 12 19
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YEAR TWO
SEMESTER TWO
Course No. Subject T P
C
MN 252
MN 254
MN 256
MN 258
MN 264
MN 270*
MN 272
MN 274 Literature in English II
Soil Mechanics
Land Surveying
Extractive Metallurgy
Fluid Mechanics
Field Trip & Technical Report Writing I
Ground Fragmentation
Alluvial & Ocean Mining 1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2 1
4
4
1
2
4
4
2 1
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
Totals 13 22 19
* Fieldtrips maybe organised in either semester but the results shall be credited only at thesecond sem
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YEAR THREE
SEMESTER ONE
Course No. Subject
MN 351
MN 353
MN 357
MN 359
MN 361
MN 365
MN 377
MN 376 Computer Applications
Mine Surveying
Rock Mechanics
Materials Handling
Probability & Statistics
Environment Management
Underground Mine Development
Survey Field Work 1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0 3
2
4
2
1
2
2
5 2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
Totals 11 21 18
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YEAR THREE
SEMESTER TWO
Course No. Subject T P
C
MN 350
MN 352
MN 356*
MN 372
MN 374
MN 376
MN 378
MN 380
MN 382 Mineral Resource Estimation
Public Relations
Fieldtrip and Technical Report Writing II
Underground Mining Systems
Surface Mining Systems
Survey Field Work
Mine Ventilation
Petroleum Engineering
Mine Electrification 2
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
2 1
0
4
2
2
5
2
2
0 2
2
1
3
3
1
3
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3
2
Totals 14 15 19
* Fieldtrips maybe organised in either semester but the results shall be credited only at thesecond sem
YEAR FOUR
SEMESTER ONE
Course
Subject
No. T P C
MN 451
MN 453
MN 455
MN 457
MN 459
MN 461
MN 471 Economic Development and Planning
Mineral Project Evaluation
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Law of Contract and Tort
Operations Research
Principles of Economics
Mine Planning and Design 2
2
1
2
2
2
1 0
2
3
0
2
0
8 2
3
2
2
3
2
3
Totals 12 15 17
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YEAR FOUR
SEMESTER TWO
Course No. Subject T P
C
MN 450
MN 452
MN 454
MN 456
MN 458
MN 460 Project Work
Colloquium/Seminar
Business Entrepreneurship
Mining Laws and Regulations
Management
Instrumentation and Control
0
1
2
1
2
2 12
4
0
3
0
2 4
2
2
2
2
3
Totals 8 21 15
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Using CAD Software to do the following: Sectional views and standard conventions of sectional
views. Curves of intersection of various planes and solids. Development of various solids like
cylinders and spheres. Assembly drawings from both exploded views and working drawing
views.
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properties. Blasthole loading methods and blast initiation. Introduction to delay blasting.
Underground and surface blast design. Environmental impact of blasting.
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General Mine Planning and design principles. Surface mine planning and design. Underground
mine planning and design. Siting of surface facilities. Student Course Work.
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