Name of Laboratory

Major facilities

Environment Laboratory

[100 sq.m.]

The equipment/ facilities are used for imparting knowledge related to Environmental aspects of Mining activities i.e. Air quality monitoring - dust, mine gases etc.; to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work. Major facilities available are:

Dust Sampler (Envirotech), Dust Sampler (Gravimetric) DGMS Approved, Portable pH detector, Air velocity meter, Electronic Anemometer, Vibration meter, Camera (Scientific Photography), Digital Balance, Gas Analyzer, Refrigerator

Mine Computing Laboratory

[100 sq.m.]

Mining related software are used to impart knowledge related to mine planning, blast design, ventilation network planning, Slope stability analysis, underground structure designing etc. to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work. Major facilities available are:

Mine planning software: Datamine, Surpac

Blast design & analysis software: Fragalyst, Blastware, BIMS, Pattern Analyser, Flyrock Predictor

Mine Environment Software: VENT, SINET, PSYCHRO, and AWQEFA.

Rock Mechanics Software: Flac^3d , Galena

Rock Mechanics &

Dimensional Stone Technology

Laboratory

[200 sq.m.]

The equipment/ facilities are used for imparting knowledge related to determination of Physico-mechanical properties of stones and soil, measurement of insitu stress and deformation, rock cutting & polishing of dimensional stones etc.; to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work. Major facilities available are:

Electronic Universal Testing Machine, Triaxial Testing Machine, Slake durability apparatus, Multipoint borehole extensometer, Tape extensometer, Polishing machine, Permeability meter, Rock bolt tester, Rock cutter, Flat Jack, Ultrasonic flaw detector, Blastmate – III & Micromate seismograph, Ultrasonic P-wave, Abrasive resistance equipment, Protodyakonov and Impact Strength Index app., Direct shear app.etc.

Mining and Mineral Dressing Laboratory

[100 sq.m.]

The equipment/ facilities are used to impart knowledge related to generation of compressed air for running compressed air operated mining machineries, support withdrawal, mineral processing techniques to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work. Major facilities available are:

Air Compressor, Jack hammer, Sylvestor Prop Withdrawer,

Jaw crusher, Roll crusher, Sieve Shaker, Vibrating screen, Wilfley table, Laboratory Pulverizes, Ball Mill, Flotation cell, Filter press,

Mining Geology Laboratory

[100 sq.m.]

The equipment/ facilities are used to impart knowledge related to identification of minerals using latest equipment such as advanced petrological microscope, finding minerals at depth, to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work. Major facilities available are:

Magnetometer, Resistivity meter, Ore microscope, Advanced Petrological Microscope, GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar), Metallic and Non-Metallic Mineral Samples, Crystal-Models,

Survey Laboratory

[60 sq.m.]

Mine Surveeying equipments are used to impart knowledge of Mine survying for opencast as well as underground, locating true north, preparation of various mining maps/plans to UG & PG students. Also used for research & consultancy work.

Major facilities available are:

Total Station, Electronic theodolite, Micro-optic Theodolite,  Vernier Theodolite , GPS (Global positioning system), DGPS (Differential Global positioning system),  Digital Automatic Level, Gyro-station (True North Direction App.);

Mine Model Laboratory

[200 sq.m.]

The various mining models are used for understanding the mining terminology as well as mining aspects related to shaft sinking, winding, opencast mining, machineries etc.to UG & PG students.

Major facilities available are:

Winding installation, Mechanised coal mines, Longwall (Advancing face with stowing model), Cage suspension gear model, Friction or Koepe winding system tower mounted , Shaft sinking model, Pump section model, U/G Coal Mining Methods models

Gas Testing Laboratory

[20 sq.m.]

DGMS (Directorate General of Mines Safety) approved equipments facililates for obtaining gas testing certificate issued by DGMS to UG students. Major facilities available are:

Methane Gas Testing Chamber (DGMS approved), Gas testing flame safety lamps, Model flame safety lamp (Replica)