The course includes the field of general mining issues, quarries, and the preparation of mineral raw materials for a wide application in building industry.
Technological, physico-mechanical properties of rocks, distribution of rocks according to assessment criteria, geological exploration works, modern exploration methods of rocks, protection of the environment.
General rules of the law applicable to opening the quarry according to the rules of the Upper Law, elaboration of the Plan of preparation, opening and extraction of raw materials.
Problems of disintegration of raw materials, mining and breaking methods, control of granulometry of rocks during blasting.
Design of selected types of blast operations.
Proposal of transportation of raw materials.
Tools for blasting operation.
Sand and gravel mining, mining of clay and loamy raw materials for the brick and ceramic industries.
Grinding, crushing and sorting of raw materials, arrangement of crushers, mills and screeners.
Basic types of land reclamation disrupted by mining.