The students will gain the knowledge of exploitation of non-coherent mineral
utility raw materials in non-metalliferous areas, using open cast mining in
quarries, and sand- and gravel-pits, concentrating on loosening, hauling and
transport, dumping of overburden, and selecting the method of mining, namely
dry and/or wet mining method in shelf and pit quarries.
Literature
B.A. Kennedy.: Surface Mining - 2nd ed.. - Littleton : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1990 - xi, 1194 s. : il., mapy ISBN 0-87335-102-9 (váz.)978-0-87335-102-7
Advised literature
Žůrek,P.: Planning and Designing of Mines VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava,
Faculty of Mining and Geology, Ostrava 2005
ISBN 80-248-0818-8