Open pit Mining and Engineering Department :

Mining engineering department is as a basic element in mining industry in the country, which founded in 1970 for producing expertise in exploitation of mines and processing of raw materials.This department presents engineers in open pit and underground mining of layer mines (coal), black metals, color metals, rare metals noble metals, precious, semi-precious, construction and decorative stones to the society for more services and increasing the national economic of the country.Since the establishment of department, this department produced 702 engineers in bachelor degree, 350 engineers in master degree and 3 expertise's in PhD.

Presently 2 doctors, 2 master and 9 bachelors are busy to move forward the lecturing process in this department.

Based on proposed and needs of open pit and Mining engineering department this department divided in to two separated departments, underground mining engineering department and open pit mining engineering department in 2012.

After separation of open pit and mining engineering department from underground department the Educational plan and programs reviewed regularly and the deferent practical works done in open pit mining engineering department. The new educational plans prepared according mining industries and requirement of mining engineers in open pit mining.

As per educational plan, the students seek general theory, technical and proprietary subjects during semesters and their practical works in productive companies in the country.

Graduated engineers from this department works practical in different mining fields like planning of open pit and underground mines, ventilation, transportation, tunnel development, drilling and blasting affairs and etc.

As we know Kabul polytechnic University produces a huge number of expertise and engineers in different engineering fields from its founded time up to now, which is very sensible and have much more importance in all government, non-government organizations and all infrastructure projects in the country, Therefor for an excellent management and plan which has visions, responsibilities, goals, objectives and the other codified programs with more flexibility is need for more improving and development of this educational center.

Since the beginning of independent work of this department, for the first time 43 students has been absorbed to this department and right now they are engaged on pursuing their lessons in third class.

It is necessary to mention that the open pit and mining engineering department planning to start master program with the help of underground department jointly.

Presently 2 masters, and 2 bachelor’s teachers are pursing the lecturing program in this department whose names are as follow.

Professor Abdul Hadi Wahedi
Assistant professor Mohammad Tamim Ahmadi
Assistant professor Naseer Ahmad Sultani
Assistant professor Amanullah Zahid

(Open Pit Mining Engineering) Department Curriculum

First Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
CO 101-801	Islamic culture,	1
CO-104-Co-204	Afghanistan Contemporary History	1
GE 105-205	Sport	1
EL 102 – 402	Foreign Language	2
EL 113 – 413	High Mathematics, in Geosciences	4
CH-114 – 214	General Chemistry	4
CO 123 – 323	Technical Drawings	2
EL 116 – 316	Physics	3
CS 119	Basics of Computer	2
Total Number of Credit for the First Semester		20

Second Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
CO 101-801	Islamic culture	1
CO-104 - Co-204	Afghanistan Contemporary History	1
GE 105-205	Sport	1
EL 102 – 402	Foreign Language	2
EL 113 – 413	High Mathematics in Geosciences	3
CH-114 – 214	General Chemistry	3
GE 218 – 318	Engineering Geodesy	2
CO 123 – 323	Technical Drawings	2
EL 116 – 316	Physics	2
GE 225-325	General Geology	3
Total Number of Credit for the Second Semester		20

Third Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture	1
EL 116 – 316	Physics	2
EL 102 – 402	Foreign Language	2
EL 113 – 413	High Mathematics in Geosciences	2
GE 327-427	Geotechnical Subject (Soil and Rocks)	2
GE 374 – 474	Basics of Economics	1
GE 218 – 318	Engineering Geodesy	2
Geodesy Practice	Geodesy Practice	Count Later
CO 123 – 323	Technical Drawings	1
GE-225-325	General Geology	3
GE-326	Principle of Mine Affairs	2
Total Number of Credit for the Third Semester		18

Fourth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture	1
TM 417 – 517	Applied Mechanics	2
EL 102 – 402	Foreign Language	2
CO-406	Hydraulics and fluid machines	2
GE 327-427	Geotechnical Subjects (Soil and Rocks)	3
GE 374 – 474	Basics of Economics	1
GE 425, GE 525	Deposit Geology	2
EL-408 – 508	Electrotechnics	2
GE-429	Mines Machinery	2
GE 431 - 531	Rock destruction	2
GE (5;6;7)49	Work Laws	1
CS 119	Basics of Computer	1
GE XXX	Ventilation of Mines	1
GE (5;6;7)92	Mineralogy/Petrology	1
Total Number of Credit for the Fourth Semester		22

Fifth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture,	1
TM 417 – 517	Applied Mechanics	2
Hydrogeology	Hydrogeology	2
GE- 530	Mines Transportation Machinery	2
GE 431 - 531	Rock destruction	3
EL-408 – 508	Electrotechnics	2
GE 538-738	Mines Electrification and Automation	2
GE 533 - 833	Exploitation technology of open pit mines	2
GE 575-675	Mining Law and Administration	2
GE (5;6;7)49	Work Laws (Elective Subject)	1
CS 119	Basics of Computer	1
GE (5;6;7)92	Mineralogy/Petrology	1
Total Number of Credit for the Fifth Semester		18

Sixth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture	1
GE 625-725	Structural Geology	1
GE 538-738	Mines Electrification and Automation	2
GE 575-675	Mining Law and Administration	2
GE 533 - 833	Exploitation technology of open pit mines	3
GE 576	Geophysics	2
GE 683	Survey Affair of mines	2
GE 681	Underground Mining Basics	3
GE 688	Mine Dewatering	3
GE (5;6;7)49	Work Laws (Elective)	1
CS 119	Basics of Computer (Elective)	1
Reconstruction of mines	Reconstruction of mines (Elective)	1
GE (5;6;7)92	Mineralogy/Petrology (Elective)	1
Total Number of Credit for the Sixth Semester		19

Seventh Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture	1
GE 625-725	Structural Geology	1
GE 538-738	Mines Electrification and Automation	2
GE 533 - 833	Exploitation technology of open pit mines	2
GE 786 - 886	Applied Geotechnics for open pit mining	2
GE 747	Work Safety	2
GE 794	Construction Materials/ Hydraulicking	2
GE 742 – 841	Mine Planning	2
GE 776	Mining Economics	2
GE 778	Academic Writing & Presentation	1
GE 741 – 841	Mine Reclamation	2
Total Number of Credit for the Seventh Semester		19

Eighth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
101-801	Islamic culture	1
GE 846	Environmental Protection	2
GE 533 - 833	Exploitation technology of open pit mines	3
GE 786 - 886	Applied Geotechnics for open pit mines	2
GE 742 – 841	Mine Planning	2
GE 794	Construction Materials/ Hydraulicking	2
GE-889	Production Quality (Mineral processing)	2
GE 741 – 841	Mine Reclamation	2
GE 847	Safety Technic in Mines	2
GE 877	Preparing Bachelor Thesis	2
GE 879	International Mining	1
Total Number of Credit for the Eighth Semester		20

Ninth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
	Bachelor Thesis	7
	Geodesy Practice	2
	Geology Practice	3
Total Number of Credit for the Ninth Semester		12