Course Descriptions + Timetables

All Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program Courses

Course Code	Title & Description	Instructor	Session	Day(s)
CIV100H	Mechanics Mechanics The principles of statics are applied to composition and resolution of forces, moments and couples. The equilibrium states of structures are examined. Throughout, the free body diagram concept is emphasized. Vector algebra is used where it is most useful, and stress blocks are introduced. Shear force diagrams, bending moment diagrams and stress-strain relationships for materials are discussed. Stress and deformation in axially loaded members and flexural members (beams) are also covered. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Tamer El-Diraby, Edvard Bruun, Prof. Oya Mercan, Prof. Jeffrey Packer, Prof. Daman Panesar, Prof. Shoshanna Saxe, Michael Seica	Fall	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CIV100T	Mechanics -- T-Program Mechanics -- T-Program The T-program in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering permits students who have difficulties in their first attempt of CIV100 to immediately repeat up to three courses during the Winter Session. The principles of statics are applied to composition and resolution of forces, moments and couples. The equilibrium states of structures are examined. Throughout, the free body diagram concept is emphasized. Vector algebra is used where it is most useful, and stress blocks are introduced. Shear force diagrams, bending moment diagrams and stress-strain relationships for materials are discussed. Stress and deformation in axially loaded members and flexural members (beams) are also covered. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Michael Seica	Winter	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CIV324H	Geotechnical Engineering II Geotechnical Engineering II Building on CME321, more complex aspects of geotechnical analysis and design are considered. Topics include: mineralogy; soil identification and classification; laboratory- and field-based soil index tests; correlations of index test results to engineering properties; vertical stress distribution; soil-foundation interaction; volume change and consolidation of clay and settlement. Shear strength of soil and slope stability analysis are also discussed. Laboratories are held for soil identification and classification, and confined triaxial compression tests of clay and sand. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Mason Ghafghazi	Winter	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME500H	Fundamentals of Acid Rock Drainage	Prof. Lesley Warren	Winter 2024	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME525H1	Tunneling and Urban Excavation	Giovanni Grasselli	Fall 2023	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN565H	Design and Support of Underground Mine Excavations	John Hadjigeorgiou	Fall 2023	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME210H	Solid Mechanics I Solid Mechanics I An introduction to the mechanics of deformable bodies. General biaxial and triaxial stress conditions in continua are studied, as are elastic stress, strain and deformation relations for members subjected to axial load, bending and shear. Properties of plane sections, moment-area theorems for calculating deflection, and Mohrâ€™s circle representation of stress and of moment of inertia are examined, followed by a look at stability. Prerequisite: CIV100H1/CIV101H1, MAT186H1, MAT187H1. Exclusion: CIV210H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Shamim Sheikh	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME261H	Engineering Mathematics I Engineering Mathematics I This course deals with both numerical methods for engineering analysis (solution of linear and non-linear equations, interpolation, numerical integration) and advanced topics in analytical calculus (multiple integrals and vector analysis). Within the numerical methods portion of the course emphasis is placed on problem formulation, solution algorithm design and programming applications. Within the analytical calculus portion emphasis is placed on the mathematical foundations of engineering practice and the interrelationship between analytical and numerical solution methods. Prerequisite: MAT188H1, MAT187H1. Exclusion: CIV261H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME262H	Engineering Mathematics II Engineering Mathematics II This course continues the study of numerical and analytical methods for civil engineering analysis. Analytical and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations are treated in some detail, followed by numerical solution methods for partial differential equations. The final major topic of the course deals with an introduction to optimization. Emphasis is placed throughout the course on problem formulation, solution algorithm design and programming applications. Exclusion: CIV362H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Oh-Sung Kwon	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME263H	Probability Theory for Civil and Mineral Engineers Probability Theory for Civil and Mineral Engineers Probability theory as the study of random phenomena in Civil and Mineral Engineering systems, including the definition of probability, conditional probability, Bayesâ€™ theorem in discrete and continuous sample spaces. Common single and multivariate distributions. Mathematical expectation including mean and variance. Independence. An introduction to realizations of probability models and parameter estimation. Exclusion: CIV263H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Amer Shalaby	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME270H	Fluid Mechanics I Fluid Mechanics I Fluid and flow characteristics, applications, dimensions and units. Fluid statics. One-dimensional flow including conservation of mass, energy and momentum. Introduction to dimensional analysis and similitude, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layer concept, and flow about immersed objects. Calculation of flow in closed conduits and open channels. Exclusion: CIV270H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Ron Hofmann	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME321H	Geotechnical Engineering I Geotechnical Engineering I An introduction to elements of geotechnical analysis and design. Shear strength at constant volume; ultimate limit state design of retaining walls, shored excavations, rafts, strip and spread footings, and piles and caissons. Compaction of granular soil; engineered fills for earth dams, roads, and backfills. Consolidation of fine grained soil; construction preloads and ultimate settlement predictions. Permeability, seepage analysis, and internal stability of granular soil; internal hydraulic design of coffer dams and zoned earth dams; construction dewatering. Site investigation and monitoring techniques in support of geotechnical design. Laboratories for unconfined compression, direct shear, groundwater flow models, and reinforced earth models. Prerequisite: CIV270H1/CME270H1, CIV210H1/CME210H1. Exclusion: CIV321H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Murray Grabinsky	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME358H	Survey CAMP (Civil and Mineral Practicals) Survey CAMP (Civil and Mineral Practicals) This two-week August field camp provides students with the opportunity to further their understanding of the vital interactions between the natural and the built environments. Through fieldwork, students gain hands-on experience in the use of various field instruments used by Civil and Mineral Engineers. The essentials of land surveying and the use of surveying instruments including Global Positioning Systems are taught as students carry out a series of field exercises that include route surveys, topographic surveys and construction surveys. Survey calculations, sources of error, corrections and adjustments are also introduced. In order to better understand our impact on the natural environment, students also perform several additional exercises. These may include the measurement of river flows, remote sensing of soil and rock, remediation of a borrow pit, and the evaluation of the renewable energy potential of the wind and solar radiation. Note: This course requires payment of an extra fee for room and board. Additional course details. Exclusion: CIV358H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Various	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME368H	Engineering Economics and Decision Making Engineering Economics and Decision Making The incorporation of economic and non-monetary considerations for making decision about public and private sector engineering systems in urban and other contexts. Topics include rational decision making; cost concepts; time value of money and engineering economics; microeconomic concepts; treatment of risk and uncertainty; and public project evaluation techniques incorporating social and environmental impacts including benefit cost analysis and multi-objective analysis. Exclusion: CIV368H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. Daniel Posen	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CME499H/Y	Individual Project Individual Project Individual Projects are arranged between the student and a supervising faculty member. The individual project can have either a design project focus or a research focus. If the focus is on design then the design project can be either motivated by the CIV498H1 Group Design Project and MIN466 Mineral Project Design experience, or it can be entirely new. The student’s work must culminate in a final design report or a thesis, as well as an oral presentation. The grading of both the final written submission as well as the oral presentation is carried out by the supervising faculty member. The Individual Project may be undertaken only once, either in the Fall (F) or Winter (S) Session (0.5 weight), or as a full year (Y) course (1.0 weight). View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.		Fall 2020, Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN225H	Introduction to the Resource Industries Introduction to the Resource Industries This course introduces the global resource industries in three parts. In Module 1, students learn about mineral resources in the economy, the origin of ore deposits, mineral exploration and processing techniques, land ownership and environmental issues. Engineering applications are emphasized. Exploration and development topics are investigated. Module 2 presents an introduction to modern mining engineering. The basics of both surface (open pit) and sub-surface mining is covered. Module 3 presents an introduction on the processing of mineral resources into metals. The course helps to develop communication skills through student presentations on current issues in the industry and through training in technical communications by faculty from the Engineering Communications Program. Training for AutoCad and an extensive communications module are provided in the laboratory section. Students will participate in a field trip to an operating mine. Only students enrolled in the Lassonde Mineral Engineering program are eligible to participate in the 2nd year field trip. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. John Hadjigeorgiou	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN250H	Surface Mining Surface Mining Operational aspects of open pit mine design and mine planning. Topics will include: open pit design and pit optimization; long term and short term planning considerations; materials handling; equipment selection and optimization; industrial minerals production; mine safety and mine regulations; mining and the environment; mine personnel organization; ethics and professional issues. Pit dewatering, the location and stability of waste dumps and an examination of equipment cost and production statistics are also included. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	TBA	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN301H	Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimation Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimation Introduction to Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimation is an advanced level course that focuses on the stages of a mineral resource and mineral reserve estimation program from assembling the database through to reporting under industry guidelines. Major course topics include: statistical analysis of sampling data, geologic interpretation and deposit models; mineral resources estimation approaches and methods, mineral reserve estimation, classification of resources and reserves, and reporting under regulatory standards and industry guidelines for professional practice. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	TBA	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN320H	Explosives and Fragmentation in Mining Explosives and Fragmentation in Mining Efficient drilling and blasting is important to successful mining in rock formations. This course studies the planning, design, and economics of rock blasting for a full range of surface and underground, mining and construction projects. Emphasis will be on optimization of fragmentation using blast geometry and those variables available to the field engineer. This course covers the selection of modern industrial explosives, their history, physical properties, and safe handling, including an introduction to the theory of detonation, and rock response. Safety procedures in storage and transportation will be studied along with the monitoring and control of blast side effects. A field trip is associated with this course. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. John Harrison	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN329H	Engineering Rock Mechanics Engineering Rock Mechanics This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of rock mechanics and their application to rock engineering. The following rock mechanics topics are covered: stress and strain; in situ stress; intact rock strength; discontinuity geometry, strength and stiffness; rock mass behavious; anisotropy, heterogeneity and the size effect; rock mass classifcation schemes. Rock engineering topics include: rock excavation; rock stabilisation; instability mechanisms in foundationas and slopes; rock slope design methods; underground openings in discontinuous and continuous rocks; rock-support interaction; synopsis of numerical methods. Associated laboratory sessions involve stress measurement, core logging, compressive strength determination and index testing. Exclusion: CIV529H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Prof. John Harrison	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN330H	Mining Environmental Management Mining Environmental Management This course provides an overview of the major aspects of mining environmental management from exploration, through design and development of the property, into operation, and final closure implementation. An applied approach is taken utilizing case studies and examples where possible. Participation and discussion is an integral part of the course. Topics include sustainable development, environmental impacts, designing for mitigation, environmental management systems and reclamation. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Ian Horne and Michel Julien	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN351H	Underground Mining Underground Mining Operational aspects of underground mine design and mine planning. Topics will include: underground mining methods for hard and soft rock; shaft sinking, hoisting and materials handling; equipment selection and optimization; mine safety and mine regulations; mine personnel organization; ethics and professional issues. Development and production costs associated with mining are an inherent aspect of this course. Exclusion: MIN350H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	TBA	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN400H	Geology Field Camp for Engineers Geology Field Camp for Engineers At Geology Field Camp, students will learn to incorporate geological observations into their engineering data sets. The course will focus on the recognition of rock types in the field, mapping of geological structures related to mineralization of potential economic importance, and field measurement techniques for obtaining rock engineering data. Students will learn how to make geological observations that are of critical importance to their success as mineral engineers, and to foster a sense of excitement and curiosity about the rocks that form the physical environment within which they will work as professionals. The course will be taught in the Sudbury region where there are several operating mines, numerous excellent field exposures of rocks related to the formation of the impact-related Sudbury structure, inexpensive accommodations, as well as unrelated older rock sequences typical of Archean greenstone belts where much of Canada's mineral exploration takes place. Students attend the two week Geology Field Camp prior to the start of Fourth Year Fall Session. Prerequisite: GLG207H1, GLG345H1, MIN429H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Roger Moss	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN450H	Mineral Economics Mineral Economics Course covers the evaluation of mineral projects, mining operations, and mining companies. Topics will include: discounted cash flow techniques including net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), net asset value (NAV); feasibility studies and due diligence reports; reserves and resources, data sources; metal prices and markets; cash flow modeling including revenue calculations, capital and operating costs, taxes, depreciation, inflation; risk and risk assessment, discount rates, red flags, checklists; financing. Guest lectures will provide industry insights into financing, fund raising, consulting, project control, and evaluation. There are two assignments: review of an annual report; due diligence report and net asset value calculation. Prerequisite: CIV368H1/CME368H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Indi Gopinathan	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN466H	Mineral Project Design I Mineral Project Design I View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Dave Eden	Fall 2020	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN467H	Mineral Project Design II Mineral Project Design II View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Dave Eden	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN470H	Ventilation and Occupational Health Ventilation and Occupational Health View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	TBC	Winter 2021	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN511H	Integrated Mine Waste Engineering	TBD	Fall 2023 course cancelled	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
MIN540H	Borehole Geophysics for Engineers and Mineral Geoscientists Borehole Geophysics for Engineers and Mineral Geoscientists The process of wireline logging of boreholes for mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, geotechnical and environmental studies involve a number of measurement devices, or sondes. Some of these are passive measurement devices; others exert some influence over the rock formation being traversed. Their measurements are transmitted to the surface by means of wire line. Logging applications include the identification of geological environment, reservoir fluid contact location, fracture detection, estimate of hydrocarbon or water in place, determination of water salinity, reservoir pressure determination, porosity/pore size distribution determination, and reservoir fluid movement monitoring.		-	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.