# Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

**Source**: https://engineering.calendar.utoronto.ca/course/min250h1
**Parent**: https://engineering.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Civil-Engineering

Fixed Credit Value

0.50

Hours

36.6L/12.2T

Operational aspects of open pit mine design and mine planning. Topics will include: open pit design and pit optimization; long term and short term planning considerations; materials handling; equipment selection and optimization; industrial minerals production; mine safety and mine regulations; mining and the environment; mine personnel organization; ethics and professional issues. Pit dewatering, the location and stability of waste dumps and an examination of equipment cost and production statistics are also included.

Total AUs

42.7 (Fall), 42.7 (Winter), 85.4 (Full Year)

Program Tags

[AECERMINR: Certificate Courses](/certificate-mineral-resources-aecerminr)

[AECERMINR: Certificate Courses](/certificate-mineral-resources-aecerminr)

[AELMEBASC: Fall Session – Year 2](/lassonde-mineral-engineering-program-aelmebasc)