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Mining (MNG)

MNG 023 Mineral Land and Mine Surveying (2) Surveying theory and practice applied to mineral lands and mines, traversing, leveling, mapping, underground surveying, microcomputer drafting and graphics.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite: ED&G 100, EG T 101 orE G 010 ; 1/2 unit of secondary school trigonometry  

MNG 030 Introduction to Mining Engineering (2) Examination, development, and exploitation of mineral deposits; mining methods; unit operations; mining equipment; fundamentals of explosives.
Effective: Spring 1999
 

MNG 400 (IL) Mining and Our Environment (3) For nonmining students. Nontechnical treatment of mining methods, practices, and role in today's civilization; socioeconomic and environmental problems.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

MNG 401 Introduction to Mining Operations (1) An introduction to underground and surface mining methods; selection of extraction equipment; relevant auxiliary operations. Not intended for Mining Engineering majors.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: E MCH 211  

MNG 402 Mine Plant Engineering (3) Theory and concepts of electrical power systems and loads in mining and similar industrial applications; drive systems for materials handling.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: PHYS 212  

MNG 403 Mine Power System Design (3) Mine power system arrangements; design and specification of components and equipment.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MNG 402 orE E 211 orE E 387  

MNG 404 Mine Materials Handling Systems (2) Analysis and design of materials-handling systems in mining, such as belt conveyors, locomotives, and hoisting.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MNG 402  

MNG 410 Underground Coal Extraction (2) Underground coal-mine design; extraction techniques; description of the various auxiliary operations as they relate to the mining methods.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MNG 404, MNG 422, MNG 431  

MNG 411 Mine Systems Engineering (2) Applied operations research and systems methods for decision making in mine operations; time and systems studies to improve productivity.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MNG 404  

MNG 412 Mineral Property Evaluation (3) Ore reserve estimation using statistics and geostatistics, mine cost estimation, engineering economy concepts applied to mineral deposits.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MNG 030  

MNG 422 Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning (3) Quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity control of the mine atmosphere; general mine environmental control.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: C E 360, MNG 030 . Prerequisite or concurrent:M E 300  

MNG 431 Rock Mechanics (3) Ground stresses, laboratory rock properties, laboratory and field instrumentation, rock mass characteristics, subsidence, slope stability, design of mine workings.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite: E MCH 210  

MNG 441 Surface Mining Systems and Design (3) Design of surface mining for noncoal and coal minerals; emphasis on quarry and strip mining planning parameters: unit operations, systems, haulroads, draglines, spoil stability, reclamation, legal requirements, and health and safety.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MN PR 301, MNG 030  

MNG 442 Surface Mine Sedimentation Control (2) Design principals and practices for rainfall runoff control, erosion control systems, and sedimentation pond sizing and construction.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: C E 360, MNG 441  

MNG 443 Strip Mine Cut Planning (2) Analysis of cut planning, sequencing, and spoil placement in mine and outside dumps for contour, area, and mountain-top mining.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: MNG 441  

MNG 444 Groundwater Aspects in Mining (2) Physical and chemical hydrology specific to mining and the environment; mine drainage formation, abatement, and remediation.
Effective: Spring 1999
 

MNG 445 Environmental Concerns in the Mining Industry (3) Environmental aspects of mining including water and soil contamination; remediation techniques; revegetation and land use planning and legislation.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite: CHEM 110  

MNG 451W Mining Engineering Project (1-5) Independent and integrative design and report of specific mine evaluation, layout, equipment selection, environmental control, permitting, and financial analysis.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: seventh-semester standing in mining engineering plus six months of mining work experience  

MNG 460 Mine Maintenance Engineering (3) Mine maintenance system design; maintenance planning and management; safety and cost analysis of maintenance programs.
Effective: Spring 1999
 

MNG 470 Mining and Geologic Structures (3) Study of geologic structures and their impacts on mining operations.
Effective: Summer 2009
Prerequisite: GEOSC 001, GEOSC 201  

MNG 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

MNG 497B Ground Support in Mining Applications (3) Will cover various aspects of design and evaluation of various ground support types used in the mining industry.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: MNG 431;C E 335 orC E 336  

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