Use of transit, level, total station, and other equipment in field surveying. Field demonstration and use of surveying equipment illustrate concepts presented in lecture. Laboratory fee assessed. Underground surveying, shaft plumbing, use of auxiliary scopes, and Brunton compass. Topographic mapping, and practical astronomy.
Lab exercises illustrate concepts presented in lecture.
Laboratory fee assessed. Mining topics of special interest to undergraduate students. Lectures by visiting engineers, managers, attorneys, faculty members, graduate students. Required for mining engineering majors. Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.