MINING.
Mining Engineering. [Thornton].
Exploitation of Mines.—Lectures on the principles to be observed
in prospecting; on the work of opening the mine by shaft
or adit tunnel; on the layout of the underground workings and the
extraction of the mineral; on timbering the excavation; on lighting
the mine; on mine explosions and other accidents; on mine surveys,
maps, and plans; practical exercises solved by the student in
nocturnal surveying and on the computations and drawings of the
Mining Engineer.
Mining Machinery.—Lectures on the central power plant for
mining undertakings; on the theory and operation of power transmission
lines; on the machinery for haulage, hoisting, drainage,
and ventilation; on the methods and machinery used in hydraulic
mining; and on the machinery for quarrying and ore dressing. The
lectures are paralleled by a series of practical exercises in which
the student makes independent estimates on the mechanical equipment
of a projected mine or reports on the operation and outfit of
some actual mine inspected by him.
Electricity in Mining.—Lectures on the installation of electric
lines for light and for power in mines; on the special types of generators
and motors suitable for mines; on electric locomotives and
haulage; on electrically driven hoists, pumps, and fans; on electric
coal cutters; on electric lights for mines; and on electric methods
of signaling. Practical exercises in electric computations for mine
installations. Lectures, 9-10. Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
