Mining Engineering 2000-01
Chair of Undergraduate Studies: L.K. Daneshmend
Office - Goodwin Hall, Room 320B
Telephone - (613) 533-6366
E-mail - lkd1@mine.queensu.ca
The mineral industry deals with the excavation and processing of ore to obtain the mineral products required by contemporary society. To meet industrial requirements, the curriculum of Mining Engineering provides three closely associated options: Mining Engineering, Mine-Mechanical Engineering, and Mineral Processing and Environmental Engineering. The Mining Engineering Option, in addition to the fundamentals of mining, includes elements of earthworks and excavation for both surface and underground. The Mine-Mechanical option produces mining engineers who understand the design, modification, automation, use and maintenance of heavy and specialized equipment in the mining industry. In the Mineral Processing and Environmental Engineering option, the subjects addressed include the design, operation and control of ore treatment plants and the environmental control systems required by government regulations.
Mining Engineering Curriculum
Students in the Mining and Mine-Mechanical options are required to take CIVL 211, Elementary Surveying.
Students in the Mineral Processing - Environmental Option are required to take CHEM 272, Analytical Chemistry. Both of these courses are offered following the Spring examination period.
Second YearCORE
CIVL 223 Mechanics and Strength of Materials F 36-6-12 54
MATH 226 Ordinary Differential Equations F 36-0-0 36
MINE 210 Elements of Mining F 36-12-0 48
MINE 222 Elements of Mineral Processing F 36-0-0 36
ELEC 210 Introductory Electric Circuits and Machines W 36-6-6 48
MINE 224 Hydraulics for Mining Applications W 36-0-6 42
SUBTOTAL UNITS 264
MINING OPTION N1
GEOL 212 Introductory Mineralogy F 24-12-0 36
MECH230 Thermodynamics I F 36-0-6 42
MINE 220 Explosives Technology W 36-18-0 54
STAT 367 Engineering Data Analysis W 36-0-12 48
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 36
Communications W 36-0-0 36
SUBTOTAL UNITS 252
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 516
MINERALS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL OPTION N2
CHEM 244 Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids F 36-12-14 62
GEOL 232 Mineralogy F 36-18-0 54
CHEM 267 Inorganic Chemistry I W 36-0-0 36
MINE 243 Processes and the Environment W 36-0-12 48
MINE 221 Process Calculations W 36-0-18 54
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 36
SUBTOTAL UNITS 290
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 554
MINE-MECHANICAL OPTION N3
MECH 230
Thermodynamics I F 36-0-6 42
Communications F 36-0-0 36
CIVL 293 Civil Engineering Analysis W 24-12-0 36
CIVL 295 Computer Simulation for Civil Engineers W 8-6-0 14
MECH 212 Design Techniques W 24-18-0 42
MECH 228 Kinematics and Dynamics W 36-0-12 48
MINE 220 Explosives Technology W 36-18-0 54
SUBTOTAL UNITS 272
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 536
Third YearCORE
MINE 326 Computer Applications in Mining I W 36-0-18 54
SUBTOTAL UNITS 54
MINING OPTION N1
CIVL 340 Soil Mechanics F 36-6-6 48
MINE 311 Economic Geology and Geotechnical Aspects of Mineral Deposits F 36-6-0 42
MINE 321 Drilling and Blasting F 36-18-0 54
MINE 331 Physical Methods of Mineral Processing F 36-18-0 54
MINE 339 Environmental Health Engineering F 36-18-0 54
CIVL 293 Civil Engineering Analysis W 24-12-0 36
CIVL 295 Computer Simulation for Civil Engineers W 8-6-0 14
MINE 325 Applied Rock Mechanics W 36-18-0 54
MINE 333 Review of Flotation W 36-18-0 54
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 72
SUBTOTAL UNITS 482
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 536
MINERALS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL OPTION N2
CHEM 387 Organic Chemistry F 36-0-0 36
CHEE 321 Chemical Reaction Engineering F 36-0-6 42
CIVL 340 Soil Mechanics F 36-6-6 48
MINE 331 Physical Methods of Mineral Processing F 36-18-0 54
CHEE 320 Analysis of Process Data F 36-0-6 42
Communication Elective F 36-0-0 36
CHEE 319 Process Dynamics and Control W 36-0-6 42
CIVL 293 Civil Engineering Analysis W 24-12-0 36
CIVL 295 Computer Simulation for Civil Engineers W 8-6-0 14
MINE 332 Flotation W 36-18-0 54
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 72
SUBTOTAL UNITS 476
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 530
MECHANICAL OPTION N3
MECH 271 Materials Science and Engineering F 36-0-0 36
MECH 323 Machine Design F 36-6-6 48
MECH 328 Dynamics and Vibration F 36-6-6 48
MECH 330 Applied Thermodynamics II F 36-6-6 48
MINE 311 Economic Geology and Geotechnical Aspects of Mineral Deposits F 36-6-0 42
MINE 338 Mine Ventilation F 36-0-0 36
MECH 215 Instrumentation and Measurement W 36-12-6 54
MECH 350 Automatic Controls W 36-6-6 48
MINE 325 Applied Rock Mechanics W 36-18-0 54
STAT 367 Engineering Data Analysis W 36-0-12 48
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 36
SUBTOTAL UNITS 498
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 552
Fourth Year CORE
GEOL 472 Economic Analysis Methods in Geological Engineering F 36-0-6 42
MINE 462 Occupational Health and Safety W 36-0-0 36
MINE 434 Project Report F/W 12-0-36 48
SUBTOTAL UNITS 126
MINING OPTION N1
MINE 310 Advanced Surveying for Mining Engineers (Spring) 1 week 33
MINE 441 Open Pit Mining F 36-0-0 36
MINE 444 Underground Mining F 36-0-0 36
MINE 467 Computer Applications in Mining II F 36-0-18 54
MINE 469 Stability Analysis in Mine Design F 36-0-0 36
MINE 445 Open Pit Mine Design W 12-36-0 48
MINE 448 Underground Design W 12-0-36 48
Technical Electives F/W 36-0-0 108
SUBTOTAL UNITS 399
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 525
MINERALS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL OPTION N2
GEOL 433 Hydrogeology W 24-18-0 42
MINE 453 Advanced Pyrometallurgy F 36-0-12 48
MINE 454 Hydrometallurgy F 36-0-0 36
MINE 455 Design, Analysis and Operation of Mineral Processes F 36-18-0 54
MINE 458 Process Investigations W 12-36-0 48
MINE 468 Gold Extraction W 36-18-0 54
Elective F/W 36-0-0 108
SUBTOTAL UNITS 390
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 516
MINE-MECHANICAL OPTION N3
MINE 321 Drilling and Blasting F 36-18-0 54
MINE 331 Physical Methods of Mineral Processing F 36-18-0 54
MINE 441 Open Pit Mining F 36-0-0 36
MINE 444 Underground Mining F 36-0-0 36
MINE 459 Mine Maintenance Management F 36-0-0 36
MINE 471 Mine-Mechanical Design Project W 12-0-36 48
Complementary Studies W 36-0-0 72
Electives W 36-0-0 36
SUBTOTAL UNITS 372
MINIMUM TOTAL UNITS 498
Fourth Year Electives
Students may fulfil their elective requirement by selecting any course as listed under complementary studies first year linkage
courses excluded or any third or fourth year Applied Science course for which the prerequisite requirements have been satisfied.
Complementary Studies
Students in all three options are required to complete a minimum of 252 units of Complementary Studies. First Year Linkage
contributes 36 units, and core courses within the department contribute 36 units of Engineering Economics and 36 units of Linkage towards this total. The balance must be made up of a minimum of 108 units of Humanities and Social Sciences and a minimum of 36 units of Communications.
