MAD 510 - Aggregate Mining and Technology

Course Objectives

1. To teach basing principles of aggregate mining
2. To provide enough information to increase quarry management skill
3. To provide enough information about the equipments used in quarries.

Course Description

Quarry infrastructure and establishment of quarry facilities. Drilling and blasting design in quarries. Evaluation of post?blast muckpile. Selection of appropriate drilling equipments and maintenance. Loading and hauling equipments used in quarries. Evaluation and prevention of environmental adverse effects. Ground vibration, noise and dust monitoring. Crushing, screening and material handling operations. Rehabilitation of quarry sites. Emerging technologies in aggregate mining.