Maintenance in Mining (7cr)

Objective

Students will gain an overview of how mine maintenance is carried out. They will know the different ways in which mining process devices develop faults, recognise different strategic approaches to operative activities and the significance of maintenance to the economy of the mine, while knowing the basics of working on different tasks safely. They will gain a practical model of mining maintenance functions.

Content

Maintenance basics
Production property control basics
Basics of maintenance economics
Basics of assessing the level of criticality of process devices
Fault development models of different devices
Basics of RCM
The course includes working-life based project work

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To be announced

Further information

The course will be delivered for the first time in autumn 2015.