Participants will learn to:

• Understand underground mining methods and selection
• Apply safe operating practices underground
• Analyze ground control and support systems
• Understand ventilation principles
• Improve underground production efficiency

• Underground mine engineers
• Shift supervisors and foremen
• Mining technicians
• Safety officers in underground mines
• Graduate engineers entering underground mining

• Technical lectures with diagrams
• Method selection workshops
• Practical examples and calculations
• Group discussions on real mining issues
• End‑of‑course assessment

Day 1 : Underground Mining Fundamentals

• Introduction to underground mining
• Advantages and limitations vs surface mining
• Underground mine layout and access
• Safety culture in underground mines

Day 2 : Underground Mining Methods

• Room and pillar mining
• Cut and fill mining
• Sublevel stoping
• Longwall mining overview

Day 3 : Underground Equipment & Operations

• Drilling and blasting underground
• LHDs and underground haulage systems
• Ore handling and hoisting
• Equipment productivity analysis

Day 4 : Ground Control & Ventilation

• Rock mechanics basics
• Ground support systems
• Mine ventilation principles
• Gas control and emergency planning

Day 5 : Production, Safety & Best Practices

• Underground production planning
• Risk assessment and hazard management
• Case studies from underground mines
• Course wrap‑up and knowledge review

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.