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Overview

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.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in program 5046

Delivery

Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

In-person - Intensive

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Course Outline

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Study Level
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Postgraduate

Offering Terms
Depending on the Academic Calendar type, an offering term generally refers to an academic teaching period of between 8-13 weeks in duration.

Term 3

Campus

Sydney

Academic Calendar

Field of Education

030303 Mining Engineering

Coal Mine Hazards and Control

MINE9905

6 Units of Credit