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Course Description Course Name : Open Pit Mine Design Course Code : MD-537 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. A.MAHMUT KILIÇ Learning Outcomes of the Course : collecting data imagining mining pits To apply the existing theoretical approaches and to develop new theories, understanding of the detailed project and the surface water balance Evaluation of the water situation on field of Mineral deposit and drainage methods, To decide Throw away the water on mining enterprice , to develop how to determine the conduct of the critical elements of a project combining science and imagining Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Teaching of the main terminology used in the planning and designing open pit mines,The main elements of Open Pit Design and Planning, teaching pit Limit points, choosing outline of Production planning and the production methods,Comparison of means of transport and excavation and to determine the most appropriate method. Course Contents : Before starting the open pit mine operations,things to be done ; determination of mine legislation and management properties; evaluating of the importance of the feasibility research and the feasibility results; the importance of the diggability in open pit mine planning; evaluating of drilling data, determination of management, selecting the types of machines and equipments and also evaluating the depth of mine; organizing the mine benches for the vehicles, bench height, width, depth; environmental organizing after the mining operations. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classrooms Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Laboratories Department of Mining Engineering.   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 2 The definition of rock and soil properties Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 3 Compilation of data on mineral deposits Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 4 Open pit types, pit design geometries Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 5 Choosing of the most appropriate production method Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 6 Planning and project of preparation work in Open enterprise Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 7 Determination of open pit equipment to be used and the capacity Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 8 Assignment Evaluation 9 Excavators types, its equipments, dragline, loader, equipments such as dozer Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 10 The comparison of the excavation equipment and selection of appropriate excavation equipment Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 11 Production planning and doing deadline plans Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 12 Determination of the amount of the annual stripping and production Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 13 Planning of stripping areas and roads Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 14 Cost accounting of open-pit, open pit and its profitability Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses 15 Final Week and assignment evaluation 16/17 Final Week and assignment evaluation   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Ocak İşletmeciliği El Kitabı", Ankara 2005, 744 s.; Kahriman, A., "Maden İşletme Projeleri Hazırlama ve Değerlendirilme", Sivas 1993, 283 s. Required Course Material(s)  İNG): Internet and other up to date articles, Articles presented at the symposiums, PhD theses, Master theses.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Uses knowledge of math, science and engineering in order to solve mining engineering problems 4 2 Has advanced theorical and practical knowledge in mining engineering area. 5 3 Has the ability to determine,formulate,and solve the problems related to mining engineering. 3 4 Has skills to prepare and evaluate projects which are related to mining engineering study subjects. 4 5 Having skill explained as attentions of scientific and social values and transferring of these values to others 3 6 Does research on scientific and technical subjects including profession independentlly, makes a written or oral presentation about research results. 2 7 Has awareness of lifelong learning for professional development, follows new applications for study area and uses resources effectively. 2 8 Has independent study, team study and interdisciplinary study skills. 4 9 Uses modern engineering, computer modeling and simulation programs in order to solve engineering problems and develop mining engineering projects. 4 10 Has systematic thinking and problem solution skills about mining engineering subjects and uses these abilities in interdisciplinary studies. 3 11 Determines the problems independently, thinking of development of new solution methods and result evaluation skills in mining engineering area. 2 12 Understands the applications of mining engineering on universal and social effects, has responsibility for using natural resource effectively as ethical. 4 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 3 39     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 6 78 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 5 25     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0     Final Exam 1 8 8 Total Workload: 150 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6 ECTS Credit: 6