Course Name : 03 Years Diploma in Mining Engineering

Year : First
Subject Title : Elements of Mining Technology
Subject Code : M109/M116
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
L T P Full Marks. External Internal External Pas Total Pass Duration of
Exam Marks Exam Marks Marks Marks External
Exams

02 100 80 20 26 40 3 Hrs

Practical 2 50 40 10 13 20 4 Hrs

NOTE:
Internal marks will be allotted on the basis of two snap tests and 2 assignment of equal marks to
be conducted by the faculty teaching the subject.

RATIONALE:

The student of first year of Mining & Mine surveying must be aware of the Mineral Industry in the
country and the Departments, which deal with mineral exploration, exploitation, safety, conservation and control
of the mining industry. All technical definitions and terminologies connected with above are included here, as
the students at this stage must be acquainted with these to cope up with the contents at later stage. Blasting is an
important operation in all the mining operations. Knowledge of all the types of explosive, their properties and
selection for different conditions/situation types of detonator/fuses etc is a must for them. Also it is essential for
a mining engineer to understand systems of support of the mine workings. These all aspects have been included
in the subject.

OBJECTIVES:

After undergoing the course of study the student shall be able to

1. State the various organizations engaged in coal and noncoal mining, their role and functions.
2. Understand various technical terms, operations involved in coal & noncoal mining.
3. Understand properties of explosives, procedure of conducting shot firing operation in underground
coalmines with due regards to safety.
4. Understand the procedure of erection of temporary supports in underground coalmines.
5. State the major method of extraction of coal used in underground coal mines, their conditions of
applicability.
DETAILED CONTENTS:

UNIT CONTENTS HOURS MARKS

1. Introduction to Mineral & Important Mining 10 12

Organizations
1.1 Definition of minerals.

1.2 Uses of important minerals mined e.g. Coal,

Iron ore, copper, zinc, bauxite, gold,
manganese, mica, uranium etc.

1.3 Important Organizations involved like DGMS,

IBM, GSI, CIL, MECL, CIMFR, CMPDIL etc
their role and functions.
Mining Terminology & Definition. 10
2. 2.1 Common terminologies used in coal 08
mining.

2.2 Common terminologies used in metal

mining.

2.3 Common terminologies used in mine

ventilation and environment.

2.4 Common terminologies used in mine

supports. Simple definition, explanation,
purposes and sketches.

Explosives & Accessories 16

3.1 Common explosive bases, Properties of
3. Explosives, High Explosive & Low explosive, 12
their comparison.

3.2 Permitted explosives their types, composition,

properties, uses, advantages & disadvantages.
Brand names of some commonly used explosive
of each type.

3.3 A detonator, common types of detonators, plain

detonators, instantaneous and delay action
detonators their construction, uses, comparison
etc. low tension & high-tension detonators.

3.4 Safety fuses, detonating cords, detonating relays.

3.5 Exploders
CHAPTER CONTENTS Marks Hrs

Shot Firing 16
4.1 Drilling patterns for shot firing on machine cut face, in 10
4. stone drift etc.

4.2 Shot Firing tools

4.3 Face preparation for shot firing,

4.4 Preparation of priming charge, charging of hole in coal
and rock in under ground working only, Direct and inverse
initiation, shot firing circuits, procedure of shot firing of
holes in gassy mine, precautions. Simultaneous & delay
firing.

4.4 Solid blasting, conditions to be satisfied before doing

solid blasting, advantages of solid blasting, drilling
patterns used with solid blasting

5. Safety in Shot firing operation. 10 12

5.1 Explosive required for blasting in coal/rock.

Powder factor, detonator factor.
5.2 Precaution to improve blasting results.
5.3 Misfires, causes, remedy and method of relieving
dealing with misfires, blown out shots, blown
through shots causes and precautions.
5.4 Purpose of stemming, Stemming materials used
for shot firing, water ampoules for stemming.
5.5 Storage of explosives, Magazines
5.6 Disposal of outdated explosives.

6. Introduction to coal mining method 10 14

6.1 Classifications of method of working
6.1.1 Board & Pillar
6.1.2 Open cast method.
6.1.3 Long wall.

6.2 Applicability condition for selection of each methods

of working. Layout of each method.

6.3 Advantages & disadvantages

Total 60 80

LIST OF PRACTICAL
1. Errection of prop support At the face and incline road Ways.
2. Settings of cog support at junctions.
3. Setting of Cross Bar in the gallery.
4. Withdrawal of supports by Using Sylvester machine.
5. Demonstration of different Types of permitted Explosives Cartridges.
6. Demonstration of Instantaneous Electric Detonator
 7. Demonstration of delay Detonator used for Shot firing in underground Mines.
8. Demonstration of shot Firing tools.
9. Demonstration of single Shot and multi shot exploder.
10. Study of different Drill hole patterns used For blasting in stone drifts
11. Demonstration of Preparation of Priming Cartridge.
12. Demonstration of methods of Charging of holes (Direct & Inverse initiation) for Blasting in underground
Mines.
13. Demonstration of various Shot firing circuits.
14. Detection of misfire Shot and dealing with The misfire.
15. Sketch and Specifications Of explosive magazine

REFERENCE:

Year of
Author Title Publisher
Publication
Explosive and Blasting Mintech publication
G.K. Pradhan 1996
Techniques Bhubaneshwar.
1993
Explosives and Blasting Lovely prakashan
S.K. Das
Techniques Dhanbad.
Central techno
D.J. DeshmukhElements of Mining Technology Vol.- I 1995
publication, Nagpur