G4311 Basics of mining and drilling technology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Knížek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Knížek, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Znalost základů poznávání hornin, schopnost pracovat s geologickým kompasem a tvorby geologických map a řezů, prostorová představivost.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course summarizes the major methods of geological documentation of geological exploration works (wells, pits, tunnels ...), underground structures (tunnels, shafts, galeries, etc.) and basic mine mapping. At the same time it familiarizes with the current legislation and teaches to work with technical standards.
Learning outcomes
The student completing the course should handle independently the processing of documentation from exploration work and development of mining maps and cross-sections.
Syllabus
  • Search and exploration of deposits, rock properties and stress states in the massif. A set of activities connected with deep mining of deposits. Opening and preparation of deposits of various types for mining. Basic principles of used mining methods and mechanization. Methods of termination of mining in mines, their conservation and disposal. Quarrying of useful raw materials - opening and mining work. Mechanization equipment for coal quarries, stone quarries, gravel pits and sand pits. Drainage forefields of quarries and quarry operations. Geotechnological methods of mining solid deposits. Eradication of the consequences of mining activity, rehabilitation and reclamation of terrains.
Literature
  • DLOUHÝ, Jaromír. Hlubinné dobývání ložisek pro studijní obor Hornictví a hornická geologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 294 s. ISBN 8003001250. info
  • KOULA, Ivan. Hlubinné vrtání I : pro studijní obor hornictví a hornická geologie. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 208 s. info
  • Hornictví a hutnictví : Národní technické museum. Praha: Vědecko-technické nakladatelství, 1980, [12] s. info
  • HÄRTEL, Jaroslav. Hornictví. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1965, 321 s. info
  • STOČES, Bohuslav. Hornictví pro hornické učně. Vyd. 1. Praha: Práce - vydavatelstvo ROH, 1951, 358 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion, practical class exercises
Assessment methods
oral exam, final project
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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