Advanced
Underground Miner-
(AMIT 210, 6 credits): Skill training conducted in safety, drilling,
blasting, ground support,mucking, maintenance and utilities.
Advanced
Underground Mining II-
(AMIT ------ ) this course includes 4 weeks 40 hr /wk of hands-on
Mining experience. the students will drill, blast, haul rock,
and construct utilities in an underground mine.
Alaska
Ore Deposits- (AMIT
161, 1 credit): Geology, ore reserves and ore preliminary Mining
plans of significant Alaskan mineral deposits.
Applied
Drilling- (AMIT
255 , 3 credits): Following thorough
safety instruction and review of hazards, students will gain
experience using drilling equipment including: air track, jackleg,
jumbo, diamond core reverse circulating and soil auger.
Business
Math- (ABUS 155, 3 credits): Review
of basic math computation skills applied to various business
areas, Emphasis on applications.
Cartography-(AMIT 156, 1 credit): Map and chart preparation.
Drafting skills for prospecting maps, mine maps, permits and
data presentation.
Computer
Mapping- (AMIT 127, 3 credits):-
Use of Map INFO GIS software to plot geological and geochemical
data and generate derivative maps by computer.
Computer
Survey- (CIOS 103, 1 credit): an
introduction to the world of computers emphasizing microcomputers.
Provides computer technology and how to use computers as a tool
to make work easier and to extend the reach of the mind.
CPR and
Patient Evacuation-(AMIT 113, 1
credit): Standard American Red Cross CPR/First Aid, Underground
mine safety and first aid specific to mine environment, including
mine rescue.
Drilling
Technology- (AMIT 155, 1 credit):
Terminology and techniques used in exploration and production
drilling.
The Dynamic
Earth- (GEOS 101, 4 credits) :
Physical geology: a study of earth, its materials, and the process
that effect changes upon and within it. Laboratory training in
use of topographic maps and recognition of common rocks and minerals.
ENGLISH
111 METHODS OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
(3 CREDITS)Instruction and practice in written inquiry and critical
reading. Introduction to writing as a way of developing, exploring
and testing ideas. Concentration on research methods and techniques.
(Prerequisite: Placement examination or DEVE 070.)
Economic
Rocks and Minerals- (AMIT 122 3
credits): "Under construction"
Entry Level New Miner Training - this course is 90 hours of hands-on skill training including the MSHA 40-hr New Miner Safety certification. The training covers site specific safety hazards, hazard communications, work site inspections, equipment preshift inspections, underground haul truck operation, and mine utilities installation and maintenance.
Explosives
I -(AMIT 120, 3 credits): Theory
and safe use of explosives with a focus on blasting agents used
for rock evacuation.
Explosives
II - (AMIT 220, 3 credits): Advanced
techniques in safe use of explosives. Students get "hands-on"
experience in blasting.
Field Methods
in Exploration- (AMIT 230, 3 credits):
Topographic map reading, using a compass and basic field procedures.
Geochemical
Sampling- (AMIT 162, 1 credit):
Hands on scientific sampling methods for rock, soil, pan concentrates
and stream sediments.
HAZWOPER- (Hazardous Waste Operator Certification-0 credits)
Problems of recognition, reactivity, safety and health encounter
with hazardous wastes. Review of common hazardous wastes control,
confinement, and containment operations. Includes First Aid training/certification.
40 hours
HAZWOPER
Refresher- (refresher course for
those with prior Hazardous Waste Operator Certification, 0 credits)
8 hours
Introduction
to Land Surveying- (AMIT 128, 3
credits):Basic principles, instruments and techniques for surveying
parcels of land. Includes: leveling angles and directions, staking
on slopes, surveying circles, triangles and sections.
Introduction
to Mineral Benefication and Plant Operations and Management- (AMIT 132, 3 credits): Basic terminology and
applications to plant operation and maintenance, safety in plant
operations and maintenance, including confined space entry.
Introduction
to Mineral Exploration-(AMIT 193,
3 credits ) Basic geologic principles, and their applications
to exploration for mineral and petroleum deposits. Ore, mineral
and rock identification, maps, and coordinate systems, geochemical
sampling, and geophysical surveys are covered.
Introduction
to Mining- (AMIT 101, 3 credits):
Fundamentals of Surface and underground Mining, economic planning,
proper exploration designs environmental concerns, safety factors.
Introduction
to Process Technology- (AMIT 131,
3 credits): Introduction to process operations in industry. This
course provides a non-mathematical overview of general information,
process, procedures, and equipment a process operator would be
expected to know.
Introduction
to Prospecting- (AMIT 114, 1 credit):
Fundamentals of prospecting for ore deposits. Topic include:
rock and mineral identification, use of maps, ore deposit types,
sampling, placer Mining, geochemical and geophysical methods,
and flame geochemical testing.
Job Readiness
Skills- (ABUS 070, 1 credit) :Pre-employment
and human relation skills necessary for job success, including
how to identify career choices and employment opportunities;
how to prepare a resume, job applications, cover and follow-up
letters; and how to develop human relation skills. The student
will select, prepare and be interviewed for jobs which match
his/her skills identified through a self assessment inventory.
Mineral Exploration
Techniques- (AMIT 125, 3 credits): Modern
scientific exploration and prospecting techniques utilized in Alaska
since the 1970's. Exploration design, ore deposit models, exploration
geochemistry and geophysics, drilling sampling, and geostatistics.
Mining Cooperative
Work Experience- (AMIT 282, 3 credits):
Practical work experience in a professional mining environment.
for the students who has mastered basic mine techniques and terminology.
Placements and work assignments depend upon experience.
MSHA (Mine
Safety and Health Administration) New Underground Miner Training- (AMIT 110,3 credits): Orientation to the mine
environment, general mine inspection, scaling, staging, drilling,
rock bolting, blasting, mucking, and mine rescue. Provides MSHA
certification upon successful completion of course.
Navigation
and Orienteering -(AMIT 123, 1
credit) Course will teach students how to use the Silva
and Brunton compasses, and how to use them in conjunction with
maps to navigate in the field. Topics will include coordinate
systems used on maps, understanding map scales, and magnetic
declination. Students will also learn how to use the handheld
GPS to collect waypoint data in the field, and how to input map
coordinates and use the GPS like a compass to navigate to the
location in the field.
Occupational
Safety /Health / Environmental Awareness-
(AMIT 111, 3 credits): "under construction"
Placer Gold
Mining and Recovery- (AMIT 112,
0 credits): Placer mining techniques and equipment including
drilling and field evaluation methods. Placer gold recovery methods:
various equipment and techniques employed to separate gold form
concentrates.
Remote Field
Skills - (AMIT 124, 1 credit):
This class will consist of five (5) sections: 1) Bear and Gun
and Safety- How to avoid bear trouble and what to do if you have
it and, proper gun safety: 2) Camp Mobilization Logistics_ Procedures
for efficient camp mobilization and set up, equipment types and
how to use it; 3) Field Communications- How to communicate in
the field using short wave and hand held radios, satellite telephones,
etc, and the science and techniques for correct antennae set
up; 4) Survival Basics- How to survive /what to do if you get
stranded in the field: 5) Helicopter Safety- How to work safely
and avoid injury around helicopters, including landing zone preparation,
proper etiquette, acceptable and unacceptable action, and ground
communication with the pilot.
Surface
Mine Operations- Orientation
to Pogo Teck Operations(AMIT 193, 0-3 credits): This course
covers the requirement for MSHA New Surface Mine Certification.
In addition, the course includes cultural awareness in the workplace
and Teck-Pogo company policies and job requirements.
Virtual
Mineral Resource Data Gathering-
(AMIT 126, 0 credits): Using the Internet to gather mineral resource
information.
Water Quality
and Flocculants- (AMIT 154, 3 credits):
Water quality process using Flocculants; removal of total suspended
solids from placer mining water.
