FACULTY OF GEOENGINEERING, MINING AND GEOLOGY BUSINESS OFFER

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES OF COMPANIES’ INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS WITH RISK AND PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS

RESEARCH

• genetic algorithms
• analyses of costs and benefits, profitability, statistical
• systemic, technical and economic, feasibility, risk, index-type, etc.
• operational studies, methods: DCF, real options, simulation (Monte Carlo, conditional)
• optimisation, programming (integral, linear, dynamic, etc.), mixing and averaging, project management.

Software applied

• integrated geological-mining systems for conditional simulation (CAE Mining Studio, NPV Schedu- ler, Datamine Planner 5.0)
• 3D visualisation software and VR environment (Geovisionary by Virtalis)
• software for Monte Carlo simulation (Model- Risk, @Risk and Crystal Ball)
• software for data analysis (Decision Tools Suite 7.0: Precision Tree, TopRank, NeuralTools, StatTools, Evolver, RiskOptimiser)
• statistical and econometric packages (Statgraphics, Statistica, R environment and MatLab EViews)
• software for project management (Microsoft Project and Earthworks Production Scheduler).
  
  APPLICATION

Mining and power engineering.

STUDIES AND DIAGNOSTICS OF CONVEYOR BELTS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS

RESEARCH

Research and measurements of physical and mechanical properties of conveyor belts, conveyor connections, rubber, fabrics, rubber mixtures and plastics; evaluation of connection quality. Certification studies and opinions on the product in order to permit its application in underground mining facilities; combustibility and anti-electrostatics research. New, pro-ecological and energy-efficient construction and material-related solutions for conveyors and connections,ecological technology for connecting conveyor belts with wire ropes, a method of evaluating cover rubber and conveyor belt construction with respect to the movement resistance generated by the conveyor belt and the demand for conveyor belt propulsion power Non-invasive diagnostics of conveyor belts, conducted directly during their operation. DIAGBELT system for evaluation of the condition of conveyor belt cores with wire rope. Two- and three-dimensional analyses, evaluation of the quality of connections, analysis of damage to the top belt cover with the use of a vision system and non-invasive measurement of the belt’s thickness along with evaluation of its lateral section.
Consultancy in the area of conveyor belts and connections at the stage of designing conveyor transport systems, as well as at the stage of their operation.

APPLICATION

Conveyor transport system users (mining, power engineering, chemical industry, harbours, handling sites) and conveyor belt manufacturers.

STUDIES OF CONVEYOR BELT ROLLERS

EVALUATION

Studies of rollers applied in belt conveyors operating in underground and open pit mines. The unit performs evaluation of rollers’ conformity with PN-M-46606:2010 standard, equivalent to PN-ISO 1537, as well as DIN – 22112-2. The scope of studies carried out by the unit comprises determination of basic measures of a roller’s functional properties which are a source of information about its technical condition - i.e. measurements of rotation resistance, testing radial run-out, measurements of bearing units’ temperature, and tests of unbalance. Additionally, the offer includes studies of rotation resistance in carrying rollers under loads, in terms of real-life forces which rollers are subjected to in mines as well as laboratory evaluation of durability, based on own-developed method consisting in determining approximate effective distribution of rollers’ operation time.

STUDIES OF MINERALOGICAL PROCESSES’BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAW MATERIALS’ ENRICHMENT TECHNOLOGIES

RESEARCH

Basics of the technology of enrichment and application of minerals, including: non-ferrous metals’ ores, monoand polymetallic ores, carriers of rare earth elements, heavy minerals, free gold and platinum metals, coal, waste rock, waste produced by ore processing, and secondary
raw materials. The unit’s apparatuses allows us to perform studies of mineral materials, carry out various mineralogical processes (including magnetic, electric and gravitational separation, floatation, coagulation, agglomeration, comminution, sieving, dehydration, drying, analyses of size composition, as well as determination of organic carbon and metallic elements), determine wettability and other physico-chemical properties.

APPLICATION

Technologies of enriching minerals and application of waste.

STUDIES OF RAW MINERAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATERIALS

RESEARCH

In our studies of chemical and isotope composition of solid (rocks, meteorites, soils, etc.), liquid (water, underground, mineral, therapeutic, thermal waters and brine in particular) and gaseous (mainly geogenic gases - CO2,CH4, H2S, N2, O2, He, Ar, Rn, etc.) natural substances, we apply the following techniques: atomic absorption, gas chromatography, alpha and beta radiation spectrometry, as well as other specialist methods dedicated to particular elements or isotopes.

APPLICATION

Environmental studies of underground waters, geogenic gases, rocks and minerals (chemical composition, physical properties, deposit aspects, stream of geogenic gases); studies of hydrogeological properties of rocks. Project and documentation works related to resources and deposits of underground waters, including brine, thermal and therapeutic waters. Studies of extraterrestrial matter - meteorites (mineralogical , cosmochemical and isotope studies). Studies of natural radioactivity (waters, rocks, air and underground objects).

CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL DATA IN GIS

RESEARCH

Development of spatial information systems for publicadministration units, industrial plants (such as mining),including freeware based systems,management of GIS implementation projects andconsultancyz in the area of GIS systems implementation systems in accordance with the requirements of the INSPIRE directive, spatial analyses of environmental and other data and development of digital theme-based maps, construction of spatial geological models and spatial(3D) visualisations of engineering structures, training in the field of commercial and open application of GIS software.

APPLICATION

The research is widely applied in mining, geology and geodesy.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN CONVEYOR BELT TRANSPORT

RESEARCH

Design and modernisation of industrial conveyor transport systems with the use of the own developed QNK-TT IT system supporting multi-variant advanced engineering calculations. The ONK TT system offered was developed based on long-term research and has been verified with numerous utilisation measurements.

APPLICATION

Decreasing conveyor transport systems’ energy consumption. Optimal selection of conveyor components (belt, rollers, drums, tightening devices, pouring devices, indirect drives).

SPECIALIST GEODESIC MEASUREMENTS OF ROAD STRUCTURES. FORECASTING DEFORMATIONS OF ROCK MASS SURFACE IN MINING AND POST-MINING AREAS

RESEARCH

Measurements of road structures’ technical condition, measurements and evaluations of dislocations and deformations of road structures along with analysis and interpretation of results, inventory measurements of buildings and structures, measurements and forecasting of area surface deformations caused by underground and open-pit exploration, evaluation of mining operation impact on civil structures.

APPLICATION

The studies allow us to develop results of geodesic and satellite measurements, as well as process data obtained by ground-based scanning.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING OF DEPOSITS, DESIGN OF MINES AND RECULTIVATION, PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION OF EXTRACTION, VISUALISATION OF 3D MODELS IN THE VR ENVIRONMENT

RESEARCH

Estimation of resources, quality assurance and control systems (QA/QC) in mining, modelling of deposits, geostatical modelling, design of open-pit mines, design of underground mines, design of recultivation projects, planning and optimising extraction, averaging and control of spoil quality, pricing deposits, pricing mining designs and companies, consultancy, training, 3D model
visualisation, and VR environment. Application of integrated geology-mining software as well as software for 3D visualisation in the VR environment.

APPLICATION

Support for geological-mining projects; visualisation of mining and recultivation operations development scenarios; dedicated training on the application of modern digital modelling and design methods.

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