Professor
Dr. Kumral is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at McGill University. He has over 20 years of experience in mining engineering research and teaching in Canada, the United Kingdom and Turkey. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering at the University of Leeds in 2000. His research focuses on surface mining, mine systems optimization, reliability and maintenance analysis, and mine risk analysis. He has held many research grants individually and in collaboration with other researchers. Over the years, Dr. Kumral has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has also supervised over 20 master’s and PhD students. He has taught several courses focusing on mineral economics, open pit mining, and mining reliability. For further information please visit the website of the Mineral Economics, Mine Reliability and Asset Management Laboratory led by Dr. Kumral.
If you are interested in studying under supervision of Prof. Kumral, please e-mail him your CV.
Education
PhD University of Leeds
Contact
Tel: 514 398 3224 (office)
Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 119
Mustafa.Kumral [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Mustafa%20Kumral) (Email)
Research website
Research interests
- Mine risk management
- Mine planning and optimization
- Mineral economics
- Bed-blending and homogenisation operations
- Reliability analysis and maintenance optimization of mining systems
Undergraduate courses offered
MIME 325
Mineral Industry Economics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Geographical distribution of mineral resources. Production, consumption and prices of minerals. Market structure of selected minerals. Economic evaluation aspects: grade-tonnage considerations; capital and operating cost estimation; assessment of market conditions; estimation of revenue; taxation; sensitivity and risk analyses; economic optimization of mine development and extraction.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
MIME 419
Surface Mining
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Choice of a surface mining method. Analysis of soil and rock mass properties related to surface mining. Calculation and monitoring of stripping ratios, ultimate pit depth, slope stability, rock reinforcement, bench and berm dimensioning and ramp design. Loading and hauling systems. Surface layout and development. Water drainage systems. Production and cost analysis. Computerized design techniques.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-3-3)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MIME 322, MIME 333 and MIME 325
- **Regular schedule May 10, 2021, to June 21, 2021
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
- *Although this course follows a Monday/Wednesday class schedule pattern, there will be a lecture on Friday, May 26th.
MIME 588
Reliabil Analys of Mining Sys
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Statistics and probability theory used in reliability. Reliability analysis, measure and networks. Reliability prediction, modelling and testing. Concepts of preventive and corrective maintenance. Reliability based maintenance. Control and management of reliability systems. Quality and safety associated with maintenance analysis. Inventory control. Reliability based optimization.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- **This course will be held on May 15, 17, 19, 26, June 2, 9 & 16.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Graduate courses offered
MIME 526
Mineral Economics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Mineral project evaluation techniques and applications. Topics covered include grade-tonnage relationships, capital and operating cost estimation techniques, assessment of mineral market conditions, taxation, discounted cash flow analysis, risk analysis, and optimization of project specifications with respect to capacity and cutoff grade.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-2-5)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Background in economics required.)
- Not open to students who have taken MIME 325.
MIME 588
Reliabil Analys of Mining Sys
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: Statistics and probability theory used in reliability. Reliability analysis, measure and networks. Reliability prediction, modelling and testing. Concepts of preventive and corrective maintenance. Reliability based maintenance. Control and management of reliability systems. Quality and safety associated with maintenance analysis. Inventory control. Reliability based optimization.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- **This course will be held on May 15, 17, 19, 26, June 2, 9 & 16.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MIME 673
Mining Engineering Seminar
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mining & Materials Engineering: For students registered in the Graduate Diploma or Master's programs in Mining.
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering
- Terms
- Instructors
- Mustafa Kumral
- Mustafa Kumral
Publications