This syllabus is designed to evaluate the candidates’ knowledge of the basic principles and practices in the mining industry with a view to developing their interest in the business of mining. It provides opportunities for the acquisition of comprehensive knowledge, attitudes and skills which will stimulate students’ entrepreneurial interest and practice in mining.
 
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The examination will test candidates’ ability to:

• explain the basic concepts associated with mining;
• acquire the basic knowledge of rocks and minerals;
• recognize the special properties and values of gems and precious minerals;
• explain the methods of extraction of minerals;
• explain the processing of minerals to useful products;
• appreciate the importance of health, safety and environment in the mining industry;
• develop requisite skills for, and business attitudes to mining.

 
FIELD WORK
The students should be exposed to field work through excursions to mining industry sites such as coal mines, oil derricks, petroleum refineries, industries, oil spill sites, comminution sites, tailing sites etc on which they should be examined as part of their continuous assessment in schools. The scores for the field work should account for 40 percent of the total continuous assessment scores of the students that will be forwarded to the examining body.
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