Mining Applications and Technology
Students enrolled in one or more mining applications and technologies courses will be assessed $75 each semester to cover the cost of utilizing upgraded state-of-the-art equipment with instructional aids and supplies that meet current industry standards.
AMIT 101 3
Credits
Introduction To Mining
Fundamentals of surface and underground mining, economic
planning, proper exploration designs, environmental concerns, safety factors.
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 109 1
Credit
Underground Mine Safety
Rights of miners, self rescue devices, introduction to the
work environment, escapeways, roof and ground control, ventilation, health, cleanup,
hazard recognition, first aid, mine gasses, electrical hazards. Course fulfills
the Mine Safety Health Administration requirements for new underground miner
training. Students are awarded MSHA certificate upon course completion.
(1 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 110 3
Credits
Underground Mining I
Orientation to the mine environment, general mine inspection,
scaling, staging, drilling, rock bolting, blasting, mucking and mine rescue.
Provides the inexperienced underground miner with the mandatory MSHA federal
training to become employable. Materials fee: $50. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
AMIT 120 3
Credits
Explosives I
Theory and safe use of explosives with a focus on blasting
agents used for rock excavation. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 125 3
Credits
Mineral Exploration Techniques
Modern, scientific exploration and prospecting techniques
utilized in Alaska since the 1970s. Exploration design, ore deposit models,
exploration geochemistry and geophysics, drilling sampling and geostatistics.
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 129 1
Credit
Surface Mine Safety
Rights of miners, introduction to the work environment,
ground control, hazard recognition, first aid and explosive safety. Course
fulfills the Mine Safety Health Administration requirements for surface miner
training. Students are awarded MSHA certificate upon completion of the class.
Materials fee: $60. (1 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 130 3
Credits
Surface Mining Operations
Safe operations of a surface mine. Placer gold, sand and
gravel, coal, and open pit metal mines. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand
Warrants
AMIT 135 4
Credits
Introduction to Mining Systems and Equipment
An overview or introduction to operations, systems and
equipment within the mining and mineral processing industry. Fundamentals of
surface and underground mining, economic planning, environmental concerns,
safety and terminology will be explored. Materials fee: $60. (3 + 3)
Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 140 1
Credits
Environmental Permitting
Mineral development permits required in Alaska. Students are
encouraged to provide their own case histories. (1 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
AMIT 145 3
Credits
Introduction to Mineral Beneficiation
Provides an overview or introduction into the field of mineral
beneficiation and comminution, systems and equipment used for the mineral
processing industry. Fundamentals of basic separation and mineral
beneficiation, environmental concerns, safety and terminology will be explored.
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 152 1
Credit
Fire Assay Techniques
Sampling, theory and practice of fire assaying. Fluxes,
oxidation and reduction reactions, fusion of assay charges, cupellation,
annealing, micro-weighing and assay charge calculation. (1 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
AMIT 153 1
Credit
Laboratory Analysis
Production laboratory procedures for sample analysis, heap
leaching and titrations. Individual projects required. (1 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 154 3
Credits
Water Quality and Flocculants
Water quality processes using flocculents; removal of total
suspended solids from placer mining waste water. Materials fee: $60.
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 155 3
Credits
Drilling Technology
Terminology and techniques used in exploration and production
drilling. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 161 1
Credit
Alaska Ore Deposits
Geology, ore reserves and preliminary mining plans of
significant Alaskan mineral deposits. (1 + 0) Offered As Demand
Warrants
AMIT 162 1
Credit
Geochemical Sampling
Hands-on scientific sampling methods for rock, soil, pan
concentrates, stream sediments, air and water. Materials fee: $60.
(1 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 170 3
Credits
Fundamentals of Coal Mining
Origin and types of Alaskan and other coal deposits,
exploration and planning methods, extraction processes for underground and
surface mines, mining safety, coal preparation, and reclamation. Job
requirements, safety and environmental consideration. Optional field trip to an
active coal mine. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 205 1
Credit
Geomagnetic Surveying
Placer gold deposit prospecting using magnetic surveying.
Student survey work and data interpretation. (1 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
AMIT 210 3
Credits
Underground Mining II
Skill training conducted in safety, drilling, blasting,
ground support, mucking, maintenance and utilities. (3 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
AMIT 220 3
Credits
Explosives II
Advanced techniques in safe use of explosives. Students get
"hands-on" experience in blasting. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 230 2
Credits
Field Methods
Topographic map reading using a compass and basic field
procedures. Map and chart preparation. Drafting skills for prospecting maps, mine
maps, permits and data presentation. Materials fee: $60. (2 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
AMIT 231 1
Credit
Heap Leaching
Heap leaching covering cyanide safety, leach pad construction
and placement, cyanide processing, thiourea, case histories, applications to
Alaska and economics. Materials fee: $60. (1 + 0) Offered As Demand
Warrants
AMIT 282 1-2 Credits
Mining Coop Work Experience
Practical work experience in a professional mining
environment. For the student who has mastered basic mining techniques and
terminology. Placement and work assignments depend upon student experience.
Offered As Demand Warrants