The course aims to educate students on rational design of open pit mines in the light
of technical, economic, environmental criteria and safety of work. During the course
students are trained in design using specialized software.
▪ Familiarization with basic mining concepts.
▪ Medium-term exploitation planning
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▪ Assessment of the economic feasibiltiy of the exploitation through the
determination of critical parameters (Cut off grade, Strip Ratio)
▪ Learning specialized mining software for surface mining design
▪ Configuration of a deposit block model
▪ Pit limits optimization
▪ Identification of optimal geometric characteristics and design of exploitation
plans
▪ Special exploitation design features per type of ore deposit category (marbles,
industrial minerals, aggregates, metallic ores, etc.).
- Teacher: Μαρία Μενεγάκη
ECTS : 4
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: • understand the basic characteristics of different types of deposit exploitations • implement medium-to-long-term exploitation planning • develop the model of the deposit under exploitation • design the final form of the exploitation • calculate the volume of reserves, the Exploitation Ratio, and estimate the economic viability of the exploitation.