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09-MMP-A2 Underground Mining Methods and Design — National Exam, December 2017. Compulsory Question 1 (Section A, 40 marks) plus three optional questions (two from Section B, one from Section C) constitute a graded 100-mark paper; every optional question (2–6) is answered in full below as a complete study resource.
Reference texts: Hartman, H. & Mutmansky, J., Introductory Mining Engineering, 2nd ed., Wiley (2002); Hartman, H. (ed.), SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd/3rd ed., SME; Hartman, H., Mutmansky, J., Ramani, R. & Yang, Y., Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, 3rd ed., Wiley (1991) — the three texts named on the exam's own reference line.
