Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University,

Raipur

Examination Scheme & Syllabus

for
B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-VII th

(Effective from the session: 2022-2023

 Faculty of Engineering,
Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur
B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-VIIth
Examination Scheme
(Effective from the session: 2022-23)

Hours / Sem
Maximum Marks
Week End
S.No
Course Code Course Title Credits Sem Exam
. Continuous
L T P End Total Duration
Evaluation (Hrs)
Exam
1 BENMN701T Advanced Mine Survey 3 1 - 4 30 70 100 3
Advanced Mine Survey
2 BENMN701P - - 2 1 15 35 50 -
Lab
3 BENMN702T Mine Closure Planning 2 1 - 3 30 70 100 3
Mine Safety and
4 BENMN703T 2 1 - 3 30 70 100 3
Legislation -II
5 BENMN704T Mine Economics 3 1 - 4 30 70 100 3
Mine Systems
6 BENMN705T 3 1 - 4 30 70 100 3
Engineering
7 BENMN706P Minor Project - - 2 1 15 35 50 -
Industrial Training &
8 BENMN707P - - 2 1 15 35 50 -
Seminar
Grand Total
Total Contact Hours Per Week: 23 Total Credit: 21 650
Marks
 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Advanced Mine Survey

Course Code BENMN701T

L T P TC
Course
Credits
3 1 - 4

Prerequisites Basic Mine Surveying

This course will enable students to:
• Define remote sensing, photogrammetry, satellite imaging, GIS, and CAD
• Explain GPS, DGPS, laser profilers, EDM, and Total Station.
Course • Describe correlation methods, gyro-theodolite, and stope surveying techniques.
objectives
• Understand slope monitoring, bench layout, and volume calculations
techniques.
• Define map projections, geodesy, and coordinate transformations concepts.
UNIT 1: Remote sensing
Remote sensing, Photogrammetry, satellite imaging, GIS application to mining,
Computer aided drawings of plans and section.

UNIT 2: Advances in Surveying Instrumentation

GPS & DGPS, Principle, operation, application to mine survey and face monitoring.
Laser profilers, EDM, Total Station, principle, techniques and application in mines.
UNIT 3: Underground Surveying
Methods of correlation - direct traversing in inclined shaft, correlation in vertical,
single and two shafts. Gyro- theodolite & its application.
Stope Surveying: Purpose, methods of survey in moderately and steeply inclined ore
Course bodies, flat and vertical ore bodies/seams.
Contents Relevant provisions and requirements as per the Regulations. Subsidence survey

UNIT 4: Opencast surveying

Slope monitoring survey, Bench & Ramp Layout survey, Joint boundary survey,
Problems based on Dip-Strike, boreholes, faults, Area and Volume calculations.
Relevant provisions and requirements as per the Regulations
UNIT 5: National Grid:
Map Projections; Cassini, Lambert's Polyconic, UTM, transformation of
coordinates.
Geodesy: Geoid, spheroid and ellipsoid, geocentric, geodetic and astronomical
coordinates optometric and dynamic heights.

At the end of the course student will be able to:-

Course 1. Understand remote sensing, photogrammetry, satellite imaging, GIS, CAD
Outcome applications.
2. Learn GPS, DGPS, laser profilers, EDM, Total Station principles.

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3. Master methods of correlation, gyro-theodolite application, stope surveying

techniques.
4. Acquire skills in slope monitoring, bench layout, volume calculations.
5. Grasp map projections, geodesy, coordinate transformations principles.
1. Ghatak, S., Mine Surveying and Levelling – Vol I, II & III, Coal Field
Publishers, Asansol, 2005
Text Books 2. Punmia, B. C., Surveying Vol- I & II, Laxmi Publishers, New Delhi, 2008.
3. Kanetkar, T.P., Suveying, Vol- I & II, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007

1. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, by George Joseph &C. Jeganathan, 3rd

Edition
Reference
2. Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GPS, GIS & Remote Sensing by
Books Pearson, by Gopi Satheesh, R. Sathikumar, N. Madhu, 2nd Edition

Programme Outcomes (POs)

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 3 - - - 3 2 - - - - - 2

CO2 3 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1

CO3 3 3 3 2 2 1 - - - - - 1

CO4 2 3 3 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO5 2 3 2 2 1 2 - - - - - 2

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 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Mine Closure Planning

Course Code BENMN702T

L T P TC
Course
Credits
3 1 - 4

Prerequisites
This course will enable students to:
• Explain the necessity and significance of closure planning in mining ventures.

Course • Discuss the importance of post-mining site rehabilitation programs.

objectives • Describe closure principles, financial provisions, and criteria standards.
• Discuss the significance of environmental considerations in closure planning.
• Explain the importance of legal aspects and guidelines in closure planning.
UNIT 1:
Introduction: Mine Closure Planning and its components, need of Closure Planning
in mining ventures; technical information for Closure Planning.

UNIT 2:
Issues in mine closure planning. Different mine closure operations. Role of
regulatory authorities and mine operator in mine closure. Post-mining site
rehabilitation programme.

UNIT 3:
Course Principles, planning, financial provisions, implementation, standards for closure
Contents criteria, systems approach for mine closure and development of closure plan.

UNIT 4:
Factors to be considered, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) preparation, Mine Closure Planning.

UNIT 5:
Legal provisions for environmental protection – various acts, rules and regulations
and various legal aspects of mine closure planning. Its advantages and
amendments. Guidelines from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
change. Preparation of a Mine Closure Plan.
At the end of the course student will be able to:-
Course 1. Define mine closure planning components and its technical requirements.
Outcome
2. Identify challenges in mine closure and understand regulatory roles.

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3. Grasp closure principles, financial provisions, and criteria standards.

4. Understand environmental impact assessment and its integration into closure
planning.
5. Summarize legal requirements and guidelines for effective mine closure.
1. Mineral Deposit Evaluation: A practical approach by Alwyn E. Annels 1991
2. Guidelines for preparation of Mine Closure Plan issued by Indian Bureau of
Text Books Mines
3. SME Mining Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition Howard L. Hartman

Reference 1. SME Mining Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition by Howard L. Hartman

Books

Programme Outcomes(POs)
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 3 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 3 1 1 1

CO2 2 1 - - - 1 - - 3 2 2 1

CO3 2 2 1 2 - 1 - - 3 1 1 1

CO2 2 1 - - - 1 - - 3 2 2 1

CO4 2 2 2 2 - 1 - - 3 1 2 1

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 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Mine Safety and Legislation-II

Course Code BENMN703T

L T P TC
Course
Credits
3 1 - 4

Prerequisites Underground Coal Mining Method, Underground Metal Mining, Surface Mining
This course will enable students to:

• Explain the significance of Mines and Minerals Act in regulating mining

operations.
• Discuss the regulations under the Indian Electricity Act relevant to mining
activities.
Course
objectives • Describe the importance of safety education, training, and management
systems in mining.
• Discuss safety management plans and emergency preparedness in mining
operations.
• Explain the significance of Total Quality Management in mine planning and
control.
UNIT–I
Salient provisions of Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act and
rules and regulations made there under. Coal Mines Conservation & Development
Act.

.UNIT-II

Indian Electricity Act and Rules made there under applicable to mining

UNIT –III
Introduction to risk based safety and health management system; Methods of Risk
Course assessment; Safety education and training. Safety management systems in Indian
Contents mining industry; Need for Mine safety

UNIT - IV

Principal Hazard Management Plan (PHMP), Measures for improving overall safety
in mines. Safety management plan, Emergency plan

UNIT–V
TOTAL QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT
Concepts of Quality and its use in mine production, Scheduling and control,
Queuing theory, short and long term planning, Quality control.

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At the end of the course student will be able to:-

1. Understand key provisions of Mines and Minerals Act and associated
regulations.
2. Grasp the Indian Electricity Act and its applicability to mining operations.
Course
3. Learn about risk-based safety management systems and methods of risk
Outcome
assessment.
4. Understand Principal Hazard Management Plans (PHMP) and measures for
improving safety.
5. Explore quality concepts and their application in mine production.
1. Legislation in Indian Mines: A critical Appraisal, Vol. I & II by S. D.
Prasad & Rakesh (1992).
2. Safety in Mines by Kejriwal, B. K. (2002)
3. Coal Mines Conservation & Development Act Mines 1974& Minerals
Text Books (Development and Regulation) Act and rules1957.
4. Indian Electricity Act 2003 and Rules 2005.
5. Industrial & Occupational Safety, Health &Hygein by A. Hommadi.
6. Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers by Ann Fingret &
Akin Smith. 1st Edition
Reference 1. Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach, 3rd
Books Edition, by Charles D. Reese

Programme Outcomes (POs)

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 2 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO2 2 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO3 2 2 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO4 2 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO5 2 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

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 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Mine Economics

Course Code BENMN704T

L T P TC
Course
Credits
3 1 - 4

Prerequisites Applied geology

• Explain the importance of accurate sampling methods in resource estimation.
• Discuss the role of mine valuation in investment decision-making.
• Explain the significance of budgetary control in optimizing mining operations.
Course
• Discuss the importance of accurate accounting practices in the mining
objectives
industry.
• Explain the significance of thorough project reporting in securing funding for
mining ventures.
UNIT 1:
Introduction: Importance of Mineral resource in Economy; Mineral Resources
& Reserves -concept, methods of classification, UNF Codification. Sampling-
Methods of sampling, Sample preparation, Errors in sampling, analysis of
samples. Salting, precautions against salting, Estimation of grade and Ore
reserves.

UNIT 2:
Elements of Economics, Factors of Production, Functions and Forms of
Capital, Market Systems, Trade Cycle.
Mine Valuation – Purpose & range of economic studies, Preliminary &
Intermediate studies of valuation, Valuation Methods, Depreciation,
Amortization and Redemption of capital, life and present value of a mine.

UNIT 3:
Course
Cost of mining: Elements of Costs, Direct & Indirect Costs, Components of
Contents
Costs, Capital and operating costs; factors affecting operating cost; standard
cost estimation and forecasting; budget and budgetary control.
Financial Management - Methods of financing industrial enterprises,
Memorandum and articles of association. Sources of funding Enterprises,
shares, debentures, dividends and interest. Break even chart and inventory
control computations.

UNIT 4:
Investment Decisions - discounted cash flow methods, non-discounted cash
flow methods, advantages and disadvantages of them, Internal Rate of Return
& Return on Investment, Net Present Value. Book keeping, balance sheet,
profit and loss statement.

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UNIT 5:
Pre-feasibility, feasibility, and detailed project reports.
At the end of the course student will be able to:-
1. Grasp the significance of mineral resources in the economy.
Course 2. Understand the principles of economic evaluation in mining projects.
Outcome 3. Identify key components of mining costs and their management.
4. Learn about financial appraisal methods for mining investments.
5. Understand the process of preparing feasibility studies for mining projects.
2. SME Mining Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition Howard L. Hartman
Text Books 3. Mine Planning for coal by S. P. Mathur, 1993
4. Underground Coal Mining Methods – J.G. SINGH

Reference
Books

Programme Outcomes (POs)

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 3 3 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1

CO2 1 3 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - 1

CO3 1 2 3 2 - 1 1 - - - - 1

CO4 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 - - - -- -

CO5 2 2 2 3 - 1 1 - - - - -

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 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Mine Systems Engineering

Course Code BENMN705T

L T P TC
Course
Credits
3 1 - 4

Prerequisites
This course will enable students to:
• Explain the classification of systems and methods for systems analysis.
• Apply transportation and assignment models to solve mining-related
problems.
Course
objectives • Calculate critical paths and analyze network redundancies in mining projects.
• Apply Monte Carlo simulation techniques to model equipment maintenance
in mines.
• Analyze queuing systems and their characteristics, with applications in
mining.
UNIT 1: Introduction to systems engineering
Concept of system, sub-system and system environment, Classification of systems;
Systems analysis.
Linear Programming: Linear Programming models; Assumption of linear
programming, Graphical and Simple method of solving Linear Programming
Problems, Application of Linear Programming for solution of mining related
problems of production planning, scheduling and blending.

UNIT 2: Transportation and Assignment Problem

Transportation models, Variations on Classical Transportation models, Solution;
Algorithm for Transportation problem. Assignment model, Variations on
Assignment model. Solution algorithm for Assignment problems. Application to
mining problems.
Course
Contents UNIT 3: PERT & CPM
Assumption of PERT and CPM; Methods of drawing network; Redundancy; Critical
path calculation; Statistics related to PERT; Case studies.

UNIT 4: Simulation
Introduction and concept; Scope and limitation; System type versus simulation
technique; Generating input data; Monte-Carlo simulation; Simulation of equipment
maintenance and inventory systems in mines.

UNIT 5: Queuing Theory & Probability

Introduction and concept; Review of probability, random variables, distributions,
generating functions, Characteristics of queuing systems, Markovian and non-
Markovian queueing system, Scope, applications and limitation

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At the end of the course student will be able to:-

1. Understand the concept of systems, sub-systems, and system environments.
2. Learn transportation models and their variations in mining contexts.
Course
3. Understand the principles and methods of PERT and CPM
Outcome
4. Comprehend the concept and limitations of simulation in mining.
5. Learn the fundamentals of queuing theory and probability.

1. Linear Programming by G. Hadley, Narosa, Reprint, 2002

2. Linear Algebra by G. Hadley, Narosa, Reprint, 2002.
Text Books
3. Operations Research-An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 9th Edition, 2010.

1. Operations Research- Principles and Practice by A. Ravindran, D. T. Phillips

Reference and James J. Solberg:, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Books
2. Introduction to Operations Research- Concepts and Cases by F.S. Hillier.
G.J. Lieberman, 9th Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2010.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CO1 3 2 2 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO2 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO3 2 2 2 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO4 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1

CO5 2 2 2 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

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 B.Tech in Mining Engineering
Semester-IV

Course Title Advanced Mine Survey Lab

Course Code BENMN701P

L T P TC
Course
Credits
- - 2 1

Prerequisites Basic Mine Surveying

This course will enable students to:
Course
objectives • The objective of the course is to introduce different types of modern survey
equipment and methods for precision survey.

1. Detailed surveying and contouring with Total Station.

2. Volume and stock measurement.
3. Plotting of sections using AUTOCAD.
4. Study of Gyro-theodolite.
List of 5. Study of GPS &DGPS and data collection.
experiments:
6. Weisbach Triangle method of Correlation survey .
7. Subsidence monitoring using 1" –Micro-optic Theodolite & Precise Level.
8. Digitization of Mine Plans.
9. Creation of 3D mine model using GPS data.
10. Satellite Image analysis using ArcGIS.

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Course Title Minor Project

Course Code BENMN707P

Course Credits L T P TC

- - 2 1

Prerequisites
This course will enable students to:

• Industrial Training is one of the most essential components for a B.Tech

graduate in Mining.

• The sole purpose of industrial training is to expose the students to “real life”
situations. Different aspect of mining such as geology, exploration,
Course selection of method of working.
objectives
• Students will cover different coal and metal mines both underground and
opencast in such a way that at the end of the completion of B.Tech
programme, they are conversant with different mining conditions.

• Industrial training also opens avenues of new learning to the students and
apply them during their project and industrial training presentations.

The students should follow the following procedures: -

1. Before going for training, the students will prepare various formats for data
collection based on the topic of training assigned to them.
2. The students will be given specific assignments for the period of training.
3. During the course of training students will complete weekly report, assignments and
keep weekly attendance updated.
Course
Contents 4. On completion of training each student will submit a report of training and make a
presentation before the group of students. Teacher assessment will be done during the
training, on presentation of training and at the end of semester examination.
5. A seminar will be organized on specific topics identified by the teacher and the
students will present their experiences earned during the training on the specific tasks.
6. Prepare the one training project file.

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