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The document discusses the application of computer hardware and software in mining, highlighting the importance of various computer types and components, including input and output devices. It emphasizes the role of IT in modern mining methods for both surface and underground operations, including software for mine planning, production scheduling, and resource modeling. Additionally, it covers health and safety precautions, the significance of data backup, and the impact of computer applications on mining efficiency and decision-making.

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Computer App Class Note 1 1

The document discusses the application of computer hardware and software in mining, highlighting the importance of various computer types and components, including input and output devices. It emphasizes the role of IT in modern mining methods for both surface and underground operations, including software for mine planning, production scheduling, and resource modeling. Additionally, it covers health and safety precautions, the significance of data backup, and the impact of computer applications on mining efficiency and decision-making.

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Computer application in mining – Note1

 Hardware & Software

 The term hardware refers to the physical components of your computer such as the system unit,
mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.

 The software is the instructions that makes the computer work. Software is held either on your
computers hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD or on a diskette (floppy disk) and is loaded (i.e. copied) from
the disk into the computers RAM (Random Access Memory), as and when required.

 Types of Computers

◦ Mini and Mainframe Computers

◦ Personal Computers

 Hardware Components

 Input Devices

◦ A keyboard and mouse are the standard way to interact with the computer. Other
devices include joysticks and game pads used primarily for games.

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 Output Devices

 The monitor (the screen) is how the computer sends information back to you. A printer is also
an output device.

 INPUT DEVICES

 The Mouse

 The Keyboard

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Uses of Computer

 PC at Home
 Computers in Education Use passwords
 Office Applications
 Computers in Daily Life
 Create a Good Working Environment
 Frequent breaks away from the computer
 Appropriate positioning of screens, chairs and
 keyboards
 Provision of adequate lighting and ventilation.
 Health & Safety Precautions
 Make sure that cables are safely secured
 Make sure that power points are not overloaded

 Computers in mining.

 Mining is not any different and students need to keep improving their computer skills to
tackle duties like; mineral resource modeling, mine planning, scheduling and other
mining tasks in the future.

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 Value of Backup

 Use passwords
 Understand the Importance of shutting
 down your computer properly
 Use a UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply)

 Computer Virus

Viruses are small programs that hide themselves on your disks (both diskettes and your hard
disk).

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IT applications

 Application of Information Technology in mining, allowed development of new methods for


open pit designing and underground mines, which is significantly different from traditional
methods.

 This methods can be called as the “modern methods of design and modeling”.

 The basic assumption for its application is that the adequate database of geological and mining
data, as well as the model of the deposit must be formed.

 Modern methods of design and modeling are based on the integration of IT with mining
activities.

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Comparative review of methods of design and modeling

Computer application in surface mining

 Computer programs for defining and optimizing

◦ open pit mine contour,

◦ landfill and

◦ production planning,

These are the basis for process control in the open pit mines design

 There are currently many professional software packages, which include;

◦ the geology of the ore body

◦ economic evaluation of open pit mine,

◦ Transport communications and other technological processes.

 There is almost no surface mine where engineers do not use any of the computer programs to
assist in the implementation of specific project solutions.

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Computer application in underground mining

 Computer programs for defining and optimizing

◦ Mine developments

◦ Underground mining method selection

◦ production planning, and scheduling

◦ Ventilation

◦ illumination

There are currently many professional software packages, which include;

◦ the geology of the ore body

◦ economic evaluation of underground mine,

◦ Rock support processes.

Computer programs for mining application

 General grouping programs based on the purpose

◦ Mine developments

◦ Underground mining method selection

◦ production planning, and scheduling

◦ Ventilation

◦ illumination

 general-purpose software packages: programs for modeling and design of mining deposits by
the means of surface and in underground mining,

 specialized software packages: programs for optimization of surface and/or underground


mining exploitation and analysis of the metallic and non-metallic minerals exploitation and

 specific application software packages, designed for the analysis of specific problems related to
the design of mines or the design of exploitation technology,

 for example: slope stability analysis, drilling and blasting, truck transportation, loading and
transport – This are the main operation units of mining.

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General characteristics of software packages for mining application

 Recently, most of the software packages have evolved to carry out most of the functionality
required on an operation or project.

 The standard functionality carried out by these packages include

◦ Visualization
◦ Modeling
◦ Database Management
◦ Reserve Calculation
◦ Mine Design
◦ Mine Planning
◦ The development of mine planning software has gone through many changes in
hardware compatibility, software tools and users expectations.

 These changes have impacted on management decisions

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