MnE 415 / 515 - Rock Excavation

Sean Dessureault
Mining and Geological Engineering Department
Tucson, Arizona, USA
tel: (520) 621-2359
fax: (520) 621-8330
sdessure@email.arizona.edu

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Italics means soon to be available
  • material can only be downloaded or viewed from campus or through a VPN connection

Key Resources

Lectures

  • Module 1.2 - Rock Properties
  • Module 2.3 - Explosives Introduction Part II
  • Module 2.4 - Explosives Product
  • Module 2.1 - Drill Mechanics (note: from this point forward, the presentations will be served as zipped power point files with narration (simply play the slideshow).
  • Module 2.2 - Drilling Equipment
  • Module 3.3 - Initiation sequencing

Readings

Assignments

Project Description - Follow these instructions to complete the project component of the class.