Mining engineering safety
Mining engineering safety is concerned with the safe, and sustainable recovery of mineral resources.
Throughout the cycle of mining, from construction to decommissioning, mining engineers apply specialist knowledge to determine the properties of the rockmass, ore body or coal seam and to predict how each respond to the various mining options. The specialist may recommend which mining option is best, what angle to make the walls of an open cut mine, dimensions for quarry benches, underground roadways, drives and shafts, how to support the excavations and what type of equipment is best suited to cutting or drilling in the mine.
Other mining engineers are required with specialist knowledge in areas such as ventilation, mine gases, blasting and ground vibration, machinery design, training, marketing and environmental engineering.
Mining engineering safety is integrated with both electrical and mechanical engineering safety for overall mine safety.
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