AKU Mining Engineering Department Establishes Underground Mine Model

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Afyon Kocatepe University (AKU) Faculty of Engineering Department of Mining Engineering has established an "Underground Mine Model" with the contributions of Aydın Lignite Company in order to be able to demonstrate the real examples of some equipment, support and transportation systems in an underground mine for the practical application of the basic information that the students receive in theoretical classes. Professor Dr. İ. Sedat Büyüksağış, the Head of the Department of Mining Engineering at AKU, stated that the necessary devices and equipment for the "Underground Mine Model" were donated to their department in memory of the late Chairman of Aydın Lignite Mining Inc., Erdoğan Atay, as a result of the discussions with the executives of Aydın Lignite Mining Inc. He expressed his gratitude to Aydın Lignite Mining Inc., as well as their HSE Chief Engineer Adem Tosun, Underground Chief Engineer Ender Ünlü, Technical Supervisor Turgay Seven, Research Assistant Mustafa Gürsoy, Mining Engineering student Tuncay Şahin, and the underground miners Muammer Şahin, Mustafa Yalvaç, and Doğan Yiğit who voluntarily came from Kütahya to help establish the model mine. Prof. Dr. Büyüksağış mentioned that their goal is to enrich this model mine with different devices and equipment in order to provide their students with more practical training on site and to train them as more equipped and competent engineers in underground mining, thus meeting the expectations of the mining industry. He also highlighted that this will accelerate the adaptation of the students to the workplace and significantly contribute to the efficiency and occupational safety of the mining companies.