Syllabus - Marine Mining (MI702 (C))
Mining Engineering
Marine Mining (MI702 (C))
VII-Semester
Unit-I
Introduction
Overview of terrestrial mining operations;
Unit-II
Marine environment
Origin of nodules.
Unit-III
Exploration and characterization
Inland water, outer continental shelf and Deep Ocean.
Unit-IV
Exploitation systems for dissolved, sea-bed and concealed mineral deposits
Economic and legal considerations in underwater mining
Unit-V
Environmental impacts of ocean mining