Covers topics in Principles of underground surveying; Principles of open pit surveying; Establishing of survey control points; transferring meridians from surface to underground; locating and laying out of mining works such as shafts, winzes, levels and connections; regulations governing mineral land surveys.
This course covers the ecological framework of sustainable development; pollution environments: water, air and solid; waste treatment processes, disposal and management; government legislations, rules and regulation related to the environment and waste management; and environmental management system.
Introduces the fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including scarcity, economic systems, demand and supply, elasticity, production and costs, market structures, national income, inflation, unemployment, and contemporary economic issues. The course develops students’ ability to apply economic principles in analyzing decisions affecting individuals, firms, government, and mineral-resource development.
Course summary text: Force moments, and motion concepts. Newton’s Laws of Motion. Analysis of particles and rigid bodies in static and dynamic equilibrium using vector mechanics and energy and momentum methods. Geometric properties of lines, areas, and volumes