Mining Engineering (MN E)  Department Info

MN E 199 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 200 -- Introduction to Earth Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Course provides an overview of studies and careers in mining and geological engineering. The course is an introduction to uses of minerals and modern methods of extracting and processing minerals. It also focuses on engineering applications in geologic hazard assessment, site investigations and ground water studies. MN E 220 requires this course as a prerequisite.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 141.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  G EN 200.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 219 -- Mineralogy and Petrology for Engineers  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to crystal groups, mineral chemistry, mineral recognition, genesis, classification and identification of rocks and their recognition in hand specimens and in the field.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104A, CHEM 104B, GEOS 101, GEOS 103.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  G EN 219; G EN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 220 -- Mining Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the techniques, unit operations, and systems involved in underground and surface mining of minerals and coal.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 391H -- Honors Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 397A -- Teaching Educational Materials  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Identical to:  G EN 397A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 401 -- Analysis of Mine Operations  (3 units)
Description:  Use of operations research principles and techniques to analyze various problems in mine operations.
May be convened with:  MN E 501.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 402 -- Probability and Statistical Concepts in Geologic Media  (3-4 units)
Description:  Univariate probabilistic and statistical methods: data reduction, basic probability concepts, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, goodness-of-fit-tests; applications in geologic media. Introduction to a few statistical packages.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 223.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science, 1 unit engineering design.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  G EN 402; G EN is home department.
May be convened with:  MN E 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 406 -- Fundamentals of Mine Ventilation  (3 units)
Description:  Determination of quality and quantity of respirable air in mining operations. Thermodynamics of mine ventilation and design of ventilation systems.
Prerequisite(s):  C E 321.
May be convened with:  MN E 506.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 410 -- Mine Surveying  (1 unit)
Description:  Mine surveying problems and practices; closed traverse of underground mine; shaft plumbing, stope and raise surveying.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 120, C E 251.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 411 -- Mineral Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical unit operations used to separate and recover the economic minerals and metals from their ores. The modern scientific and engineering background for the operations are presented as well as economic aspects. Includes field trips to major mining operations in Tucson area.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  MSE 411.
May be convened with:  MN E 511.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 415 -- Rock Excavation  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of excavation of rock in surface and underground mines and construction, ranging from the empiricism of conventional blasting practice to the application of the fundamental mechanics of rock fracture.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; C E 217.
Identical to:  G EN 415.
May be convened with:  MN E 515.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 417 -- Field Methods in Earth Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Students will learn basic field techniques used in earth engineering including mapping, scan-line mapping, and geologic hazard mapping. Students will learn to integrate field maps into GIS database.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOS 304, G EN 219.
Identical to:  G EN 417; G EN is home department.
May be convened with:  MN E 517.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MN E 426 -- Health and Safety in Mining  (1 unit)
Description:  Fundamental concepts in the recognition, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards encountered in mining operations; includes a review of engineering management responsibilities to control accidents, a review of federal regulations and standards affecting the industrial workplace, and instruction regarding the interaction of industrial hygiene, safety, fire protection and workers' compensation to control losses resulting from industrial accidents.
Identical to:  G EN 426.
May be convened with:  MN E 526.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 427 -- Geomechanics  (3-4 units)
Description:  Mechanical behavior of rock and rock masses; response to load changes: deformations, failure, discontinuity slip; in situ stress state; rock testing; geomechanical classifications; engineering applications: slopes, pillars, tunnels, dam foundations; reinforcement design.
Prerequisite(s):  C E 217, GEOS 301.
Identical to:  G EN 427.
May be convened with:  MN E 527.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 430 -- Mine Examination and Valuation  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and procedures in mineral property valuation, geostatistical ore reserve estimation, engineering, economics, investment analysis; use of a microcomputer.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 402, MN E 220.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MN E 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 433 -- Elements of Coal Mining  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Spring 2002] Coal geology, properties and use. Surface and underground methods and equipment: strip mining; continuous, conventional, longwall mining; ground control; ventilation; haulage; electrical power; drainage. Preparation and reclamation.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 220, MN E 406, ECE 207.
May be convened with:  MN E 533.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 435 -- Mine Design  (3 units)
Description:  Computer-aided design of a modern mine; feasibility study, pit limit design, mining sequence development and short-term mine planning.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 430 or MN E 440.
May be convened with:  MN E 535.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 436 -- Subsurface Environmental Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of sources of heat, humidity, gases and dust in mines and other subsurface facilities. Design of engineering systems to control these pollutants.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 406, consult department before enrolling.
May be convened with:  MN E 536.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 440 -- Materials Handling  (3 units)
Description:  Surface and underground material handling methods. Performance analysis and selection of the following haulage equipment: trucks, shovels, draglines, shuttle cars, locomotives, hoists, conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic transport systems. Computer applications.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  C E 214.
May be convened with:  MN E 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 445 -- Fundamentals of Geostatistics  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and application of geostatistics in solving various estimation/prediction problems frequently encountered in reserve estimation, in geotechnical and/or hydrogeologic parameter estimation, and in environmental regulations.
Prerequisite(s):  integral and differential calculus.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  G EN 445.
May be convened with:  MN E 545.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 447 -- Underground Construction Geomechanics  (2-3 units)
Description:  Geomechanical aspects of underground excavation in rock. Empirical and mechanistic stability evaluation and design.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 427.
May be convened with:  MN E 547.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 457 -- Applied Geomechanics  (3 units)
Description:  Mechanical behavior of geological materials: stress and strain analysis; friction elasticity, strength and failure; discontinuity slip. Laboratory testing. Applications testing. Applications to rock engineering problems.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 427 or C E 340; GEOS 321.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  G EN 457.
May be convened with:  MN E 557.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 494 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 220.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 494A -- Unit Operations  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be convened with:  MN E 594A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 501 -- Analysis of Mine Operations  (3 units)
Description:  Use of operations research principles and techniques to analyze various problems in mine operations. Graduate-level requirements include a project using MIS software.
May be convened with:  MN E 401.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 502 -- Probability and Statistical Concepts in Geologic Media  (3-4 units)
Description:  Univariate probabilistic and statistical methods: data reduction, basic probability concepts, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, goodness-of-fit-tests; applications in geologic media. Introduction to a few statistical packages. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth term paper on an application.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Identical to:  G EN 502; G EN is home department.
May be convened with:  MN E 402.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 503 -- Analysis of Mining Decisions  (3 units)
Description:  Use of geostatistics, system simulation languages and computers to analyze various mining decisions related to reserve estimation and mine planning.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 401, MN E 402, MN E 430.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 506 -- Fundamentals of Mine Ventilation  (3 units)
Description:  Determination of quality and quantity of respirable air in mining operations. Thermodynamics of mine ventilation and design of ventilation systems. Graduate-level requirements include a simulation project on design of an airflow system for an underground mine.
May be convened with:  MN E 406.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 511 -- Mineral Processing  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and chemical unit operations used to separate and recover the economic minerals and metals from their ores. The modern scientific and engineering background for the operations are presented as well as economic aspects. Includes field trips to major mining operations in Tucson area. Graduate-level requirements include an advanced research project.
Identical to:  MSE 511.
May be convened with:  MN E 411.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 515 -- Rock Excavation  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of excavation of rock in surface and underground mines and construction, ranging from the empiricism of conventional blasting practice to the application of the fundamental mechanics of rock fracture. Graduate-level requirements include a research project.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  G EN 515.
May be convened with:  MN E 415.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 517 -- Field Methods in Earth Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Students will learn basic field techniques used in earth engineering including mapping, scan-line mapping, and geologic hazard mapping. Students will learn to integrate field maps into GIS database. Graduate-level requirements include completing an independent mapping exercise.
Identical to:  G EN 517; G EN is home department.
May be convened with:  MN E 417.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MN E 526 -- Health and Safety in Mining  (1 unit)
Description:  Fundamental concepts in the recognition, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards encountered in mining operations; includes a review of engineering management responsibilities to control accidents, a review of federal regulations and standards affecting the industrial workplace, and instruction regarding the interaction of industrial hygiene, safety, fire protection and workers' compensation to control losses resulting from industrial accidents. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper.
Identical to:  G EN 526.
May be convened with:  MN E 426.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 527 -- Geomechanics  (3-4 units)
Description:  Mechanical behavior of rock and rock masses; response to load changes: deformations, failure, discontinuity slip; in situ stress state; rock testing; geomechanical classifications; engineering applications: slopes, pillars, tunnels, dam foundations; reinforcement design. Graduate-level requirements include either a research project or a research paper at the discretion of the instructor.
Identical to:  G EN 527.
May be convened with:  MN E 427.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 529 -- Rock Slope Analyses and Design  (3 units)
Description:  Geologic and engineering considerations in design of optimum rock slope angles; constitutive models for intact rock and joints; theoretical stability analysis, monitoring and control of existing slopes.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  G EN 529.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 530 -- Mine Examination and Valuation  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and procedures in mineral property valuation, geostatistical ore reserve estimation, engineering, economics, investment analysis; use of a microcomputer. Graduate-level requirements include either a research project or a research paper at the discretion of the instructor.
Credit for:  1 unit engineering science, 2 units engineering design.
May be convened with:  MN E 430.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 533 -- Elements of Coal Mining  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Spring 2002] Coal geology, properties and use. Surface and underground methods and equipment: strip mining; continuous, conventional, longwall mining; ground control; ventilation; haulage; electrical power; drainage. Preparation and reclamation. [Taught alternate years beginning Spring 2002] Graduate-level requirements include a research project.
May be convened with:  MN E 433.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 535 -- Mine Design  (3 units)
Description:  Computer-aided design of a modern mine; feasibility study, pit limit design, mining sequence development and short-term mine planning. Graduate-level requirements include either a research project or a research paper at the discretion of the instructor.
May be convened with:  MN E 435.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 536 -- Subsurface Environmental Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of sources of heat, humidity, gases and dust in mines and other subsurface facilities. Design of engineering systems to control these pollutants. Graduate-level requirements include a simulation project on the problem of heat and humidity in a subsurface facility.
May be convened with:  MN E 436.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 537 -- Developments in Rock Mechanics  (2 units)
Description:  Discussion of new developments in rock mechanics and of areas of interest for future research.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  MN E 427 or MN E 527.
Identical to:  G EN 537.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 540 -- Materials Handling  (3 units)
Description:  Surface and underground material handling methods. Performance analysis and selection of the following haulage equipment: trucks, shovels, draglines, shuttle cars, locomotives, hoists, conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic transport systems. Computer applications. Graduate-level requirements include a research project.
May be convened with:  MN E 440.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MN E 545 -- Fundamentals of Geostatistics  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and application of geostatistics in solving various estimation/prediction problems frequently encountered in reserve estimation, in geotechnical and/or hydrogeologic parameter estimation, and in environmental regulations. Graduate-level requirements include an additional class project.
Identical to:  G EN 545.
May be convened with:  MN E 445.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 547 -- Underground Construction Geomechanics  (2-3 units)
Description:  Geomechanical aspects of underground excavation in rock. Empirical and mechanistic stability evaluation and design. Graduate-level requirements include an independent design/analysis project.
May be convened with:  MN E 447.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 557 -- Applied Geomechanics  (3 units)
Description:  Mechanical behavior of geological materials: stress and strain analysis; friction elasticity, strength and failure; discontinuity slip. Laboratory testing. Applications testing. Applications to rock engineering problems. Graduate-level requirements include more in-depth homework problems and completion of a technical project and presentation.
Identical to:  G EN 557.
May be convened with:  MN E 457.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 580 -- The Mechanics of Fracture in Rock and Other Brittle Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Fracture mechanics theory applied to the deformation and failure of rock; numerical techniques; micromechanical damage models; flow through fractures; the mechanics of faulting and earthquake rupture.
Identical to:  G EN 580.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 590 -- Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth  (3 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary course delineating the physical basis of electromagnetic remote sensing, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth systems science. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Identical to:  REM 590; REM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MN E 594A -- Unit Operations  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be convened with:  MN E 494A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 599 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 696A -- Research Seminar  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  G EN 696A; G EN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MN E 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 900 -- Research  (1-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 909 -- Master's Report  (3 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MN E 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.