Block Caving Engineering
Block Caving Engineering
The Department of Mining Engineering offers the Diploma of Block Caving Engineering.
The program is oriented to engineers, geologists and others related engineering professionals. This program provides students with a broad-based fundamental knowledge of mine design, planning, and operation of Block/Panel Caving systems.
It is also designed to strengthen students' communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.
The Diploma is organized in:
- Seven modules of one-week length covering different areas of the Block/Panel Caving mining.
- Personal work between modules.
- A case study developed by the own student.
- A written Project where the student should apply the subjects reviewed during the program. The project will also be orally presented in the last module.
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
Phone number: +562 29784503
Address: Tupper 2069, Santiago
- Ingrid Thiele
E-mail: ithiele@ing.uchile.cl - Verónica Möller
E-mail: vmoller@ing.uchile.cl