Coal Mine Hazards and Control - MNNG9905

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Mining Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0

Excluded: MINE9905

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course module describes hazards and controls specific to underground coal mines, such as seam gas emission, outbursts and spontaneous combustion. The module includes methods of quantifying or predicting management requirements based on properties of the working section and adjacent seam gas reservoirs.