Types of Theodolites; Description of various parts of a Vernier Theodolite; Requirements of Mining type Theodolites; Measurements of height and distances of accessible and inaccessible points; Traversing with Theodolite on surface and underground; Checks on Closed and Open traverses; Balancing of traverses; Temporary & Permanent adjustments of Theodolites; Sources of errors and their prevention.
Principles of Stadia Methods; Determination of constants; Theory of anallactic lens; Distance and elevation formulae, Subtense and Tangential Methods; Auto- Reduction Tacheometer.
Setting out simple curves on surface and in underground; Elementary knowledge of compound and transition curves; joint boundary survey; Equalization of boundaries; Maintenance of direction and gradient of roadways i.e. marking and checking of center line and grade line, transfer of point from roof to floor and floor to roof
Computation of areas and volumes; Earthwork calculation; Problems based on Coordinates, faults, Dip- Strike and boreholes; Sources, classification and relative importance of errors, their prevention and elimination, theory of errors, adjustment of errors.
General requirements of mine plans; types of plans; Symbols used in mine plans; preparation of plans & sections; Plotting of traverse; Checking accuracy of old mine plans; Planimeter and its uses; Enlargement & reduction of plans.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining: Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Study of Vernier Theodolites
Angle measurement by repetition methods
Angle measurement by reiteration methods
Measurement of height of accessible and inaccessible point by trigonometric surveying
Determination of stadia constant
Distance and elevation determination by Tacheometric surveying
Setting out of circular curve by chord and offset method
Setting out of circular curve by Rankine’s method
Study of Planimeter
Study of Pantagraph / Ediograph.
Introduction to Mineral Processing, Definition of ore, mineral, gangue, tenor, scope and importance of Mineral beneficiation; liberation its importance-degree of liberation, optimum degree of liberation.
Basic unit operations and quantification of Mineral Engineering Unit Operations: Recovery, Grade, Ratio of Concentration, Enrichment Ratio and Separation efficiency etc.
Definition of sampling, need, methods of sampling (solids and slurries), Gy’s law of sampling, estimation of minimum amount of sample required, BIS standard for sampling, accurate sampling of solids and slurry comminution and liberation, its importance, degree of liberation.
Basic Principles of Crushing and Grinding; Need and importance of Size Separation, Basic Principles of Separation Processes; Introduction to different Separation Processes.
Representation of Particles size analysis: Particle size distribution and quantification, different methodologies for estimating particle size distributions
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Sampling – Methods
Sampling –Accuracy
Particle size analysis
Laboratory Sieving – Dry
Laboratory Sieving – Wet
Determination of Relative Density
Determination of Bulk Density
Settling characteristics of solids
Cyclosizing
Andreasan Pipette
Definition of important terms, Advantages and disadvantages of surface mining, mineral deposits amenable to surface mining, Various surface mining methods, Introduction to unit operations in surface mining. Introduction to various types of machineries used in surface mining.
Classification of surface mining method mineral deposits suitable for open pit mining, Important parameters of Open pit design; Design of Benches, Ultimate pit, Stripping ratio, Break even stripping ratio, Different methods of opening up the deposits; Box cuts, internal and external box cut, Methods of driving Box cuts; Layout of open pits; Layout of waste dumps, unit operations in opencast mining.
Theory of Rock Drilling, Different Types of Drill Machines Used in Open Pits; Rotary, Percussive and Rotary Percussive Drilling, Selection of Drill Machines on the basis of Drillability; Computation of Productivity of Drill Machines; Inclined Drilling; their Advantages and Disadvantages.
Drilling machines used for exploratory drilling viz. Rotary & Percussive, their attachments; Core Barrels; Conditions of applicability of drilling methods; Borehole Survey, Directional drilling, Underground methods of exploratory drilling
Dozers, Scrapers, Front-End Loaders, Grader, Back Hoe, etc.; their Construction, Operation, Suitability and applicability; Calculation of Their Productivity Different Types of Excavators used in Open Pits; Shovel, Dragline, Hydraulic Excavators, Multi Bucket Excavators, their Construction, Specifications, Operation, Suitability and Applicability; Calculation of their Productivity.
Automobile Transport, Rail Transport and Conveyors; their Suitability; Computation of their Productivity; Automation in Open Pit transport such as Truck Dispatch System.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface Mining Equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining Equipment : Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Surface Mining Technology: S. K. Das
Introduction to Acts, Rules and Regulations applicable to Mining Industry, Development of mining Legislation in India.
Mines act-1952 and Mines Rules-1955
Coal Mines Regulations 2017,Introduction to draft MMR 2018
Mines Crèche rules 1966
Mine Vocational Training Rules -1966
Pit head bath Rules
Legislation in Indian mines (A critical appraisal) Vol ii @& I S.D.Prasad & Prof.Rakesh
C.M.R. -2017 &M.M.R.-2012
Mines Act 1952 & Mines Rules -1955 L.C.Kaku.
Vocational Training Rules L.C.Kaku.
Mine Accidents S.J. Kejeriwal
Coal characteristics, Necessity, scope and application of coal preparation, washability characteristics of coal, effect of mining methods on size, quality and washability.
Crushing of coal: various types of coal size reduction process and their significance. Screening of coal: Classification of coal using various screens and their efficiency.
Coarse coal cleaning: Jigs, heavy media baths and heavy media cyclones. Use of Spirals and tables for coal processing. Performance analysis of different coal cleaning unit operations(Partition curves, misplacement, Meyers curve) and their merits and demerits.
Fine coal cleaning: Challenges in fine coal cleaning, Froth-Flotation, water-only cyclone, oil – agglomeration, selective flocculation.
Product disposal and miscellaneous methods: Non-coking coal beneficiation, coal preparation economics, coal preparation flowsheets, modern developments.
The Principles of Coal Preparation (G. J. Sanders)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Coal Preparation (J. W. Leonard)
The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production (D.J. Osborne)
Coal preparation, Vol-1 and Vol-2, D. J.Osborne
Basic principles, processes, Ore characteristics required for applying gravity separation techniques, main applications and related problems.
Basic principles of jigging, Types of jigs and their relative merits and demerits for beneficiation of metallic and non metallic ores. Variables affecting Jigging, Jigging practice, operation and maintenance of jigs.
Principles of heavy media separation, types of media solids, characteristics and specifications, stability of the media suspension, stability index, preparation, recovery and regeneration of media solids, typical media recovery circuits, Separation characteristics of different types of dynamic and static heavy media separators for beneficiation of metallic and non-metallic minerals.
Introduction to flowing Film gravity separation techniques, principles involved, Separation characteristics of various units such as pinched sluice, Bucharts, slime tables and shaking tables including influence of various design of riffles. Spiral concentration, application of modern spiral concentrators for beneficiation of minerals. Reichert cones and multigravity separator.
Magnetic Separation: Introduction to Magnetic separation; Dia-magnetic minerals, para-magnetic minerals, ferro-magnetic minerals, remnance, induction, intensity of magnetization, field intensity. Design of magnetic separators, Types of magnetic separators; Low intensity magnetic separator, high intensity magnetic separator, high gradient magnetic separator, Super conductivity separators, high-tension separation and their application. Principles of electrostatic separation of conductive and non-conductive materials using different electrostatic separators, its main applications in beach placer mineral industries with flow sheets as typical examples.
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing Design and Operation (A.Gupta and D.S.Yan)
Uses of Metals and Metallic Minerals- K.K. Chatterjee
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Mineral beneficiation (Subba Rao)
What is Personality – its physical and psychic aspects. How to develop a positive self image. How to aim at Excellence. How to apply the cosmic laws that govern life and personality. How to improve Memory – How to develop successful learning skills. How to develop and effectively use one’s creative power. How to apply the individual MOTIVATORS that make you a self-power personality.
Leadership: Leaders who make a difference, Leadership: your idea, What do we know about leadership? If you are serious about Excellence. Concepts of leadership, Two important keys to effective leadership, Principles of leadership, Factors of leadership, Attributes. Listening: Listening skills, How to listen, Saying a lot- just by listening, The words and the music, How to talk to a disturbed person, Listening and sometimes challenging. How to win friends and influence people, How to get along with others. How to develop art of convincing others. How can one make the difference. How to deal with others particularly elders. Conflicts and cooperation.
Meaning of attitude, benefits of positive attitudes, How to develop the habit of positive thinking. Negative attitude and wining: What is FEAR and how to win it? How to win loneliness. How to win over FAILURE. How to win over PAIN. How to win over one’s ANGER and others anger. What is stress and how to cope up with it? The art of self-motivation. How to acquire mental well-being. How to acquire physical well-being.
How to make your own LUCK. How to plan goals/objectives and action plan to achieve them. How to make RIGHT DECISION and overcome problems. How to make a Decision. Decision making: A question of style. Which style, when? People decisions: The key decisions. What do we know about group decision making? General aids towards improving group decision making.
Public Speaking: Importance of Public speaking for professionals. The art of Speaking - Forget the fear of presentation, Symptoms of stage fear, Main reason for speech failure, Stop failures by acquiring Information; Preparation & designing of speech, Skills to impress in public speaking & Conversation, Use of presentation aids & media. Study & Examination: How to tackle examination, How to develop successful study skills. Group discussions: Purpose of GD, What factors contribute to group worthiness, Roles to be played in GD.
Basic Managerial Skills for all by E. H. McGrawth, prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., 2006
2. Basic Employability Skills by P. B. Deshmukh, BSP Books Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, 2014
How to Develop a Pleasing Personality by Atul John Rego, Better Yourself Books, Mumbai, 2000
How to Succeed by Brain Adams, Better Yourself Books, Mumbai, 1969
Personality: Classic Theories & Modern Research; Friedman ; Pearson Education, 2006
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnigie, A. H. Wheeler 2006
Comparative crushing characteristics of coal in a conventional high speed roll-crusher and a slow speed roll-crusher (sizer).
Sink –float test including ash analysis and plotting of washability curves.
Bench scale washing of coal in a static bath and calculation of probable error and imperfection in separation.
Effect of frother dosage on collector less flotation of coking coal.
Effect of frother dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed diesel oil dosage.
Effect of diesel dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed frother dosage.
Determination of size and density profile of stratified jig bed.
Demonstration on centrifugal separators such as Water-only cyclone, Heavy media Cyclone/Separator, Vorsyl separator.
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing Design and Operation (A.Gupta and D.S.Yan)
Uses of Metals and Metallic Minerals- K.K. Chatterjee
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Mineral beneficiation (Subba Rao)
Types of Theodolites; Description of various parts of a Vernier Theodolite; Requirements of Mining type Theodolites; Measurements of height and distances of accessible and inaccessible points; Traversing with Theodolite on surface and underground; Checks on Closed and Open traverses; Balancing of traverses; Temporary & Permanent adjustments of Theodolites; Sources of errors and their prevention.
Principles of Stadia Methods; Determination of constants; Theory of anallactic lens; Distance and elevation formulae, Subtense and Tangential Methods; Auto- Reduction Tacheometer.
Setting out simple curves on surface and in underground; Elementary knowledge of compound and transition curves; joint boundary survey; Equalization of boundaries; Maintenance of direction and gradient of roadways i.e. marking and checking of center line and grade line, transfer of point from roof to floor and floor to roof
Computation of areas and volumes; Earthwork calculation; Problems based on Coordinates, faults, Dip- Strike and boreholes; Sources, classification and relative importance of errors, their prevention and elimination, theory of errors, adjustment of errors.
General requirements of mine plans; types of plans; Symbols used in mine plans; preparation of plans & sections; Plotting of traverse; Checking accuracy of old mine plans; Planimeter and its uses; Enlargement & reduction of plans.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining: Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Study of Vernier Theodolites
Angle measurement by repetition methods
Angle measurement by reiteration methods
Measurement of height of accessible and inaccessible point by trigonometric surveying
Determination of stadia constant
Distance and elevation determination by Tacheometric surveying
Setting out of circular curve by chord and offset method
Setting out of circular curve by Rankine’s method
Study of Planimeter
Study of Pantagraph / Ediograph.
Introduction to Mineral Processing, Definition of ore, mineral, gangue, tenor, scope and importance of Mineral beneficiation; liberation its importance-degree of liberation, optimum degree of liberation.
Basic unit operations and quantification of Mineral Engineering Unit Operations: Recovery, Grade, Ratio of Concentration, Enrichment Ratio and Separation efficiency etc.
Definition of sampling, need, methods of sampling (solids and slurries), Gy’s law of sampling, estimation of minimum amount of sample required, BIS standard for sampling, accurate sampling of solids and slurry comminution and liberation, its importance, degree of liberation.
Basic Principles of Crushing and Grinding; Need and importance of Size Separation, Basic Principles of Separation Processes; Introduction to different Separation Processes.
Representation of Particles size analysis: Particle size distribution and quantification, different methodologies for estimating particle size distributions
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Sampling – Methods
Sampling –Accuracy
Particle size analysis
Laboratory Sieving – Dry
Laboratory Sieving – Wet
Determination of Relative Density
Determination of Bulk Density
Settling characteristics of solids
Cyclosizing
Andreasan Pipette
Definition of important terms, Advantages and disadvantages of surface mining, mineral deposits amenable to surface mining, Various surface mining methods, Introduction to unit operations in surface mining. Introduction to various types of machineries used in surface mining.
Classification of surface mining method mineral deposits suitable for open pit mining, Important parameters of Open pit design; Design of Benches, Ultimate pit, Stripping ratio, Break even stripping ratio, Different methods of opening up the deposits; Box cuts, internal and external box cut, Methods of driving Box cuts; Layout of open pits; Layout of waste dumps, unit operations in opencast mining.
Theory of Rock Drilling, Different Types of Drill Machines Used in Open Pits; Rotary, Percussive and Rotary Percussive Drilling, Selection of Drill Machines on the basis of Drillability; Computation of Productivity of Drill Machines; Inclined Drilling; their Advantages and Disadvantages.
Drilling machines used for exploratory drilling viz. Rotary & Percussive, their attachments; Core Barrels; Conditions of applicability of drilling methods; Borehole Survey, Directional drilling, Underground methods of exploratory drilling
Dozers, Scrapers, Front-End Loaders, Grader, Back Hoe, etc.; their Construction, Operation, Suitability and applicability; Calculation of Their Productivity Different Types of Excavators used in Open Pits; Shovel, Dragline, Hydraulic Excavators, Multi Bucket Excavators, their Construction, Specifications, Operation, Suitability and Applicability; Calculation of their Productivity.
Automobile Transport, Rail Transport and Conveyors; their Suitability; Computation of their Productivity; Automation in Open Pit transport such as Truck Dispatch System.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface Mining Equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining Equipment : Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Surface Mining Technology: S. K. Das
Introduction to Acts, Rules and Regulations applicable to Mining Industry, Development of mining Legislation in India.
Mines act-1952 and Mines Rules-1955
Coal Mines Regulations 2017,Introduction to draft MMR 2018
Mines Crèche rules 1966
Mine Vocational Training Rules -1966
Pit head bath Rules
Legislation in Indian mines (A critical appraisal) Vol ii @& I S.D.Prasad & Prof.Rakesh
C.M.R. -2017 &M.M.R.-2012
Mines Act 1952 & Mines Rules -1955 L.C.Kaku.
Vocational Training Rules L.C.Kaku.
Mine Accidents S.J. Kejeriwal
Coal characteristics, Necessity, scope and application of coal preparation, washability characteristics of coal, effect of mining methods on size, quality and washability.
Crushing of coal: various types of coal size reduction process and their significance. Screening of coal: Classification of coal using various screens and their efficiency.
Coarse coal cleaning: Jigs, heavy media baths and heavy media cyclones. Use of Spirals and tables for coal processing. Performance analysis of different coal cleaning unit operations(Partition curves, misplacement, Meyers curve) and their merits and demerits.
Fine coal cleaning: Challenges in fine coal cleaning, Froth-Flotation, water-only cyclone, oil – agglomeration, selective flocculation.
Product disposal and miscellaneous methods: Non-coking coal beneficiation, coal preparation economics, coal preparation flowsheets, modern developments.
The Principles of Coal Preparation (G. J. Sanders)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Coal Preparation (J. W. Leonard)
The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production (D.J. Osborne)
Coal preparation, Vol-1 and Vol-2, D. J.Osborne
Basic principles, processes, Ore characteristics required for applying gravity separation techniques, main applications and related problems.
Basic principles of jigging, Types of jigs and their relative merits and demerits for beneficiation of metallic and non metallic ores. Variables affecting Jigging, Jigging practice, operation and maintenance of jigs.
Principles of heavy media separation, types of media solids, characteristics and specifications, stability of the media suspension, stability index, preparation, recovery and regeneration of media solids, typical media recovery circuits, Separation characteristics of different types of dynamic and static heavy media separators for beneficiation of metallic and non-metallic minerals.
Introduction to flowing Film gravity separation techniques, principles involved, Separation characteristics of various units such as pinched sluice, Bucharts, slime tables and shaking tables including influence of various design of riffles. Spiral concentration, application of modern spiral concentrators for beneficiation of minerals. Reichert cones and multigravity separator.
Magnetic Separation: Introduction to Magnetic separation; Dia-magnetic minerals, para-magnetic minerals, ferro-magnetic minerals, remnance, induction, intensity of magnetization, field intensity. Design of magnetic separators, Types of magnetic separators; Low intensity magnetic separator, high intensity magnetic separator, high gradient magnetic separator, Super conductivity separators, high-tension separation and their application. Principles of electrostatic separation of conductive and non-conductive materials using different electrostatic separators, its main applications in beach placer mineral industries with flow sheets as typical examples.
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing Design and Operation (A.Gupta and D.S.Yan)
Uses of Metals and Metallic Minerals- K.K. Chatterjee
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Mineral beneficiation (Subba Rao)
What is Personality – its physical and psychic aspects. How to develop a positive self image. How to aim at Excellence. How to apply the cosmic laws that govern life and personality. How to improve Memory – How to develop successful learning skills. How to develop and effectively use one’s creative power. How to apply the individual MOTIVATORS that make you a self-power personality.
Leadership: Leaders who make a difference, Leadership: your idea, What do we know about leadership? If you are serious about Excellence. Concepts of leadership, Two important keys to effective leadership, Principles of leadership, Factors of leadership, Attributes. Listening: Listening skills, How to listen, Saying a lot- just by listening, The words and the music, How to talk to a disturbed person, Listening and sometimes challenging. How to win friends and influence people, How to get along with others. How to develop art of convincing others. How can one make the difference. How to deal with others particularly elders. Conflicts and cooperation.
Meaning of attitude, benefits of positive attitudes, How to develop the habit of positive thinking. Negative attitude and wining: What is FEAR and how to win it? How to win loneliness. How to win over FAILURE. How to win over PAIN. How to win over one’s ANGER and others anger. What is stress and how to cope up with it? The art of self-motivation. How to acquire mental well-being. How to acquire physical well-being.
How to make your own LUCK. How to plan goals/objectives and action plan to achieve them. How to make RIGHT DECISION and overcome problems. How to make a Decision. Decision making: A question of style. Which style, when? People decisions: The key decisions. What do we know about group decision making? General aids towards improving group decision making.
Public Speaking: Importance of Public speaking for professionals. The art of Speaking - Forget the fear of presentation, Symptoms of stage fear, Main reason for speech failure, Stop failures by acquiring Information; Preparation & designing of speech, Skills to impress in public speaking & Conversation, Use of presentation aids & media. Study & Examination: How to tackle examination, How to develop successful study skills. Group discussions: Purpose of GD, What factors contribute to group worthiness, Roles to be played in GD.
Basic Managerial Skills for all by E. H. McGrawth, prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., 2006
2. Basic Employability Skills by P. B. Deshmukh, BSP Books Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, 2014
How to Develop a Pleasing Personality by Atul John Rego, Better Yourself Books, Mumbai, 2000
How to Succeed by Brain Adams, Better Yourself Books, Mumbai, 1969
Personality: Classic Theories & Modern Research; Friedman ; Pearson Education, 2006
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnigie, A. H. Wheeler 2006
Comparative crushing characteristics of coal in a conventional high speed roll-crusher and a slow speed roll-crusher (sizer).
Sink –float test including ash analysis and plotting of washability curves.
Bench scale washing of coal in a static bath and calculation of probable error and imperfection in separation.
Effect of frother dosage on collector less flotation of coking coal.
Effect of frother dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed diesel oil dosage.
Effect of diesel dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed frother dosage.
Determination of size and density profile of stratified jig bed.
Demonstration on centrifugal separators such as Water-only cyclone, Heavy media Cyclone/Separator, Vorsyl separator.
Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)
Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)
Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)
Introduction to Mineral Processing Design and Operation (A.Gupta and D.S.Yan)
Uses of Metals and Metallic Minerals- K.K. Chatterjee
Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)
Mineral beneficiation (Subba Rao)