Professor
Technical and scientific contributions as an educator, researcher, and consultant in the mineral resource engineering discipline in the areas of underground mining, rock engineering, ground control, mine design, and ore transportation. Significant management and leadership experience gained through numerous university administrative positions, and engagement in professional society activities. More than 30 years of teaching and research experience; founder of McGill Mine Design Laboratory since 1988; more than 200 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings; supervised to completion more than 60 Master's and PhD students. Co-Editor of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, and editorial board member of several other journals. Licensed professional engineer in the province of Quebec, Canada since 1987.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy
The Mine Design Laboratory strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and members of visible minorities.
Education
PhD McMaster University
MEng McMaster University
BASc Cairo University
Contact
Phone: 514 398 4890 (office)
Office: Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 121
Email: hani.mitri [at] mcgill.ca
Website(s): Mine design & numerical modelling laboratory website
Area of expertise:
Rock Engineering, Numerical Modelling, Mine Design
Undergraduate courses:
MIME 200
Intro to the Minerals Industry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Economic importance of the minerals industry. Mining: legislation, regulations, criteria for exploiting an ore: mining methods, equipment. Extractive metallurgy: mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy. Environmental protection.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ferri Hassani, Alessandro Navarra, Mustafa Kumral, Kristian E Waters, Agus P Sasmito, Florence Paray
MIME 290
Industrial Work Period 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A four-month work period in the mineral industry, to expose the student to an industrial environment. Candidates will receive basic industrial training. A complete report must be submitted at the end of the term.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisites: MIME 200 and MIME 203
- All students registering in this course are subject to an additional course fee of $600.70 to defray the costs of administering
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alessandro Navarra
- Mustafa Kumral
MIME 291
Industrial Work Period 2
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A four-month industrial work period in a mining company, research laboratory or government agency. The student will receive formal industrial training in a technical position. A complete report must be submitted at the end of the term.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisite: MIME 290
- This course in the Faculty of Engineering is open only to McGill students.
- All students registering in this course are subject to an additional course fee of $600.70 to defray the costs of administering the stage.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alessandro Navarra
- Mustafa Kumral
MIME 392
Industrial Work Period 3
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A four-month industrial work period in a mining company, research laboratory or government agency. Based on the experience gained during the first two work periods, the student may be asked to undertake more challenging technical tasks. A complete report must be submitted at the end of the term.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisite: 75 credits including MIME 291
- All students registering in this course are subject to an additional course fee of $600.70 to defray the costs of administering the stage.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alessandro Navarra
- Mustafa Kumral
MIME 426
Mine Design & Prefeasib Study
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A case study design exercise. Design and selection of the facilities required to start production. Use of design criteria dictated by mining plans, geography, geology and government regulations. Professional appraisal of the technical and economic prefeasibility of developing a mineral deposit. Students prepare a professional-level report and seminar presentation.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 484
Mining Project
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A mining research project to be completed during one semester. The project must be approved by an academic advisor. A comprehensive report and a seminar presentation are required for the project.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (0-0-9)
- Prerequisite(s): 85 credits completed (non-CEGEP students) or 60 credits completed (students from a CEGEP background).
- Terms
- Instructors
- Shahe Shnorhokian
- Shahe Shnorhokian
MIME 494
Industrial Work Period 4
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A four-month industrial work period after which the student must submit a report.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisites: MIME 419, MPMC 328 and MPMC 421
- All students registering in this course are subject to an additional course fee of $585.25 to defray the costs of administering the stage.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alessandro Navarra
- Mustafa Kumral
Graduate courses:
MIME 520
Stability of Rock Slopes
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Properties of structural discontinuities. Influence of geological structures on slope stability. Kinematic analysis. Limit equilibrium methods. Empirical methods. Numerical modelling. Slope stabilization and monitoring. Case studies.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MIME 620
Rock Mechanics 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: A study of the effects of rock properties and ground stresses on problems in mine design.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
MIME 621
Rock Mechanics 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: The application of the principles of strength of materials to the analysis of problems in ground control.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
MIME 635
Finite Elmnt Method-Rock Mechs
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Overview of numerical methods; elasticity relations; element assembly process; formulative procedures; planar elements; convergence and accuracy; isoparametric formulation; rock joint and rock support elements; dynamic analysis; material and geometric nonlinearities. XFEM. Applications in mining and geotechnical engineering.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Prerequisites: MIME 521 and/or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
2019: CIM Rock Mechanics Medal - Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
2015: John A Franklin Rock Mechanics Award - Canadian Geotechnical Society
2014: CIM Fellowship - Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Areas of interest:
Rock breakage without explosives
Rockburst control with destress blasting
Mining-induced seismicity
Dynamic rock supports
Underground mine prefeasibility studies
Open pit stability
Longhole mining
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