University of Virginia record February, 1914 | ||
420 Exploitation of Mines. [Thornton.]
Lectures 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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 with practical
exercises solved by the student in nocturnal surveying; and on the
computations and drawings of the Mining Engineer.
[Required, Fall, in Course V (4).]
University of Virginia record February, 1914 | ||