Mine Automation

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ENGI 6015
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Course ID
202154
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Chemical Engineering
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Chaoshui Xu
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

The applications of digital technologies have been escalating in many areas of mining operations. This course covers the fundamental concepts related to these applications, framed in the contexts of operational efficiency, safety, system engineering and mine optimisation. The aim of the course is to provide some basic training to students in the areas of digital evolution in mining, including automated unit operations, data collection and data analytics, sensors and remote control, communications and Internet of Things (IoT), simulation and digital twins, system integration and system engineering.

  • Fundamentals Of Mine Automation
  • Machine Learning And Digital Twins
  • Mine Simulations And Optimisations, Systems Engineering

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the impacts of digital evolution in mining operations
  • Demonstrate principles and components of major automated unit operations in mining
  • Demonstrate a understand of data collection and data management, principles of big data analytics and prediction modelling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data visualisation
  • Describe the fundamentals of communications in digital mining, Internet of Things (IoT) and basic cyber security
  • Explain on-site and off-site digital system integration of mining operations and the concept of digital twins
  • Construct digital twin mine models and apply mine simulations to solve practical digital mining problems

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 28010
Section
Section FR01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 40
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Schulz, 218
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Schulz, 218
Class number
Class number 28011
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 40
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
19 Mar - 16 Apr Thursday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Engin and Maths Sciences, 108
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Engin and Maths Sciences, 108
Class number
Class number 28012
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 40
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
27 Feb - 17 Apr Friday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Bonython Jubilee, BJ2-32
8 May - 5 Jun Friday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Bonython Jubilee, BJ2-32
Class number
Class number 30593
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 200
Available
Available 200
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Adelaide City Campus East ,

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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