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.

  1. Professor Abdul Hadi Wahedi
  2. Assistant professor Mohammad Tamim Ahmadi
  3. Assistant professor Naseer Ahmad Sultani
  4. 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