Mine Surveying Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover essential terms and definitions related to mine surveying, including historical context, key instruments, and mining operations.

Mine Surveying

A branch of mining science and technology that involves measurements, calculations, and mapping for mineral extraction.

Total Station

An electronic device that combines electronic distance measurement, an electronic theodolite, and a programmed calculator.

Adit

A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage driven from the surface for working and dewatering a mine.

Back Fill

Waste rock or other material used to fill a mine out stope to prevent caving.

Cage

An elevator for workers and materials in a mine shaft.

Dip

The angle at which a bed, stratum, or vein is inclined from the horizontal.

Stope

An underground room or working area from which ore is removed.

Strike

The horizontal course or bearing of an inclined bed, stratum, or vein.

Vein

A thin deposit of minerals between definite boundaries.

GPS in Mining

A surveying method that is faster than traditional total station surveying and does not require multiple control points.

Gangue

Undesired minerals associated with ore.

Sump

An excavation made at the bottom of a shaft to collect water.

Tunnel

A horizontal or nearly horizontal underground passage that is open to the surface at both ends.

Mining Act of 1995

Legislation that classifies mine lands and prohibits specific areas from mining explorations.

Back

The top of a drift, cross cut, or roof.

Collar

The timbering or concrete around the mouth of a shaft.

Chute

A channel or trough, often used underground, through which material is transferred by gravity.

Cox's Contributions

Descriptions of various mining tools and techniques from historical records.

First American Transit

Manufactured in 1820, a significant advancement in mine surveying instruments.

Bedded Deposit

An ore deposit that lies horizontally or slightly inclined, commonly parallel to the stratification of enclosing rocks.

Drift

A horizontal opening in or near a mineral deposit, parallel to the course of the vein.