Block Caving Engineering

The Department of Mining Engineering of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the Universidad de Chile offers the mining community the Diploma in Caving Engineering.

The Program is designed for mining industry professionals seeking to deepen and update their knowledge and techniques for the effective application of underground caving methods.

The Diploma in Caving Engineering aims to be an internationally recognized academic forum that fosters discussion and reflection on the mining processes that define caving.

The Diploma is structured around the following:

- Advanced courses in caving

- Activities for evaluation within each course

- A final Diploma project in which participants will apply the concepts covered in the Program.

By the end of the Program, participants will be able to discuss, defend, propose, evaluate, share, and accept critical judgments on the various subjects that make up Caving Engineering.

Objectives

The objective of this program is to provide theoretical and advanced tools for the design, planning, and operation of underground mining mines, with a strong focus on Block/Panel caving system.

This tools include the geo-characterization of rock mass and its geomechanical properties, construction techniques of underground mines, planning and logistics, mining design, material handling and mine ventilation. At the end of the program, students will obtain a strong scientific-technological background that will help them face the complexity of caving operations.

More information

Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile
Address: Beauchef 850, Santiago

• Ingrid Thiele: ingrid.thiele@uchile.cl 
• Johanna Inostroza: johanna.inostroza@uchile.cl
• Verónica Möller: vmoller@uchile.cl