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GATE Mining topper · B.Tech Mining, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Sandeep Kumar

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Discuss specialisation, technical roles and higher-study choices with someone who has worked with underground mining equipment and now teaches and researches machine design and fluid power.

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Mechanical Engineering professor at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad · Researcher · Former mine engineer

Prof. Ajit Kumar

State PSC recruitment for Assistant Mining Engineer (RPSC Rajasthan, JPSC Jharkhand etc.) under Mines & Geology departments. Mining engineering syllabus per RPSC notification.

State PSC Assistant Mining Engineer

Official RPSC previous papers + answer keys.

Past papers archive

State PSC Assistant Mining Engineer: make your preparation count beyond the exam.

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Official 2024 syllabus extracted from https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/Static/Syllabus/E7754541-0744-4E8B-8FC0-A83EB8E9248D.pdf

Unit 1: Basic Concepts of Mining and Geology

Terminology

Mineral and energy resources of Rajasthan, India and World

Resources of dimensional stones in Rajasthan and India

Export policy of minerals

Problems in small scale stone industries

Basic Concepts of Mining

Basic terminology of engineering and economic geology

Prospecting and exploration: principles and techniques

Types of rocks

Classification of minerals and their properties

Study of topographic maps

Ore and gangue

Processes of ore formation

Major and minor Indian mineral deposits: distribution and mode of occurrence

Earthquakes and seismicity, seismic zones of India

Geology

Unit 2: Mine Development and Surveying

Methods of access to deposits

Underground drivage

Drilling: principles, patterns, methods and machines

Explosives, initiation systems, blast design

Controlled blasting practices

Fragmentation assessment, blasting monitoring and instrumentation

Mine Development

Levels and levelling, theodolite, tacheometry, triangulation

Contouring

Errors and adjustments

Correlation

Dip fault problems

Underground surveying

Curves

Photogrammetry

EDM and Total Station

Application of GPS, DGPS

GIS and remote sensing in mining

Drone survey and its application in mining

Mine Surveying

Unit 3: Geomechanics and Ground Control

Geo-technical properties of rocks

Rock mass classification

Instrumentation and stress measurement techniques

Theories of rock failure

Ground vibrations

Stress distribution around mine openings

Subsidence

Rock bursts and coal bumps

Slope stability

Geomechanics

Design of pillars

Roof supporting systems

Mine filling

Instrumentation

Ground Control

Unit 4: Mining Methods and Machinery

Surface mining: layout, development, loading, transportation and mechanization

Continuous surface mining systems

Dimensional stone mining methods, machineries and end product process

Underground coal mining: bord and pillar systems, room and pillar mining, longwall mining

Thick seam mining methods

Highwall mining

Underground metal mining: open, supported and caved stoping methods

Stope mechanization, ore handling systems

Mining Methods

Generation and transmission of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic power

Materials handling: haulages, conveyors

Face and development machinery

Hoisting systems, pumps, crushers

Continuous miners and associated machineries

Mining Machinery

Unit 5: Surface Environment, Mine Ventilation, Underground Hazards

Air, water and soil pollution: standards of quality, causes and dispersion of contamination, and control

Noise

Land reclamation

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Environment Management Plan (EMP)

Role of Pollution Control Boards, Ministry of Environment and Forest

Surface Environment

Underground atmosphere

Heat load sources and thermal environment, air cooling

Mechanics of air flow, distribution

Natural and mechanical ventilation

Mine fans and their usage

Auxiliary ventilation

Ventilation planning

Ventilation networks

Mine Ventilation

Mine gases

Underground hazards from fires, explosions, dust and inundation

Rescue apparatus and practices

Safety in mines

Accident data analysis

Mine lighting

Mine legislation

Occupational safety

Subsurface Hazards

Unit 6: Mine Economics, Planning, Management

Mineral resource classification

Resource reporting standards

Discounted cash flow analysis

Mine valuation

Mine investment analysis

Mineral taxation

Mine Economics

Sampling methods, practices and interpretation

Reserve estimation techniques

Basics of geostatistics and quality control

Cutoff grade

Bench geometry

Pit planning and design

Production scheduling

Work-study

Feasibility report, detailed project report

Mine Planning

Personnel management, training, productivity

PERT, CPM

Purchase and store management

Inventory control

Budget & budgetary control

Mine Management

Unit 7: Mine Legislation

Approval of Mining Plan and Mine Closure Plan

Grant of Mining Lease

Environment and Forest Clearances

Wild Life Clearance

Safety, rehabilitation of project affected families, welfare of workers

Prerequisites for Starting a Mine

National Mineral Policy 2019

Mineral Concession Rules

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules

Mineral (Auction) Rules 2015

Mines Act 1952

Coal Mine Regulation 2017

Metalliferous Mine Regulation 1961

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 2002

Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2017

Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015

Rajasthan M-Sand Policy 2020

Mines and Minerals (Contribution to DMF) Rules 2015

Foreign Direct Investment Policy for mineral sector

Regulatory authorities

DGMS circulars

Regulatory Framework