Mining Methods and Mine Ventilation Flashcards
1
Q
- It is a method of mining for surface highwall or outcrop recovery of coal by boring or excavation openings
a. Drift mining
b. Auger mining
c. Strip mining
d. Single bench mining
A
B
2
Q
- The amount of oxygen in underground mines required under the “Revised Mines Safety Rules and Regulations” is
a. 18% by volume
b. 19% by volume
c. 20% by volume
d. 20% by volume
A
C
2
Q
- In planning and development, what is the main factor for determining the bench height in an open pit?
a. Blast pattern design
b. Equipment specification
c. Subrill
d. Groundwater conditions
e. Volume of material to be blasted
A
B
3
Q
- Occurs when an obstruction to the flow in encountered and the velocity of the medium is great enough
a. Coagulation
b. Impingement
c. Brownian motion
d. Laminar flow
e. Turbulent flow
A
B
4
Q
- What is the importance of defining the pit limit?
a. To determine the amount of mineable ore
b. To determine the number of equipment to use in the extraction of ore
c. To determine the cut-off grade of minerals of value
d. To determine the life of mine
e. All of the above
A
A
5
Q
- It is the underground mine gas otherwise called as “white damp”
a. Nitrogen dioxide
b. Hydrogen sulfide
c. Methane
d. Carbon monoxide
A
D
6
Q
- Refers to the timbering or concrete around the mouth or top of a shaft
a. Support
b. Collar
c. Rockbolt
d. Square set
A
B
7
Q
- Cut and fill stoping, shrinkage stoping, VCR stoping and longwall mining are methods that are:
a. Naturally supported
b. Unsupported
c. Artificially supported
d. None of the above
A
C
8
Q
- How many drivers are required for a mining company that operates 10 dump trucks, running 24 hours a day in a 2-shift schedule, considering 85% mechanical availability and 10% manpower availability?
a. 15
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
e. 19
A
E
9
Q
- The condition of the surrounding rock in in-situ mining
a. Consolidated
b. Unconsolidated
c. Permeable
d. Impermeable
e. Porous
A
D
10
Q
- Underground mining method used to extract mineral deposits that are roughly tabular, strong, flat or steeply dipping and generally in contact with strong wall rock
a. Caving
b. Supported
c. In-situ leaching
d. Unsupported
A
D
11
Q
- A type of anemometer suitable for measuring very high velocities than special anemometers
a. Vane anemometer
b. Velometer
c. Pilot tube apparatus
d. Indicating anemometer
A
C
12
Q
- All unit operations involved in excavating or moving bulk materials during mining
a. Materials handling
b. Loading
c. Hauling
d. Hoisting
A
A
13
Q
- Mine gas produced as a result of poor blasting
a. Methan
b. Nitrous oxide
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Hydrogen
e. None of these
A
B
14
Q
- An overhand method in which the ore is mined in horizontal slices and remains in the slope as a temporary support for the walls and to provide a working platform
a. Overhand cut-and-fill stoping
b. Sublevel caving
c. Top slicing
d. Shrinkage stoping
e. Stull stoping
A
D
15
Q
- The underwater excavation of a placer deposit, usually carried out from a floating vessel which may incorporate processing and waste disposal facilities
a. Leaching
b. Hydraulicking
c. Dredge
d. Quarrying
e. None of these
A
E
15
Q
- The concept of replacing the intermittent operations of rock breakage and material handling in mining with a system of continuous extraction
a. Automation
b. Rapid excavation
c. Novel method
d. Robotics
A
B
16
Q
- Open pit excavation from which ore is removed by gravity through a raise or raises connecting to underground haulageways
a. Placer mining
b. Strip mining
c. Glory hole
d. Sluicing
A
C
17
Q
- The mixture of gases which remains in a mine after a mine fire or an explosion of fire damp or coal dust
a. Fire damp
b. Stink damp
c. Black damp
d. After damp
A
D
18
Q
- During the first shift of a 24-hour operation with a 2-shifting schedule, a drill machine was in operation for 10.5 hours and underwent repairs for 0.5 hours, within this time frame, the drill machine achieved a production of 251 meters. Calculate the percentage utilization of the drill machine during the first shift
a. 86%
b. 87%
c. 88%
d. 89%
e. None of these
A
C