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24-MMP-A5 Surface Mining Methods and Design: December 2016

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  1. Question 1 Blast-hole sampling and grade control (7 marks)
  2. Question 2 Dragline mining terms (6 marks)
  3. Question 3 Cost indexes (7 marks)
  4. Question 4 Reclamation, sustainability and environment (6 marks)
  5. Question 5 Water hammer in mine dewatering (7 marks)
  6. Question 6 Moving cone vs. Lerchs–Grossmann (7 marks)
  7. Question 7 Dragline coal-mining geometry (20 marks)
  8. Question 8 Pareto cost analysis and capital-cost power laws (20 marks)
  9. Question 9 Mine closure liability and reclamation financing (20 marks)
  10. Question 10 Pit dewatering — tandem pumps and deep wells (20 marks)
  11. Question 11 Pit-limit optimization by Lerchs–Grossmann (20 marks)

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Surface Mining Methods and Design (09-MMP-A5) — December 2016 National Exam. Compulsory Question 1 (six sub-questions) plus all five optional Questions 2–6 are answered in full below (candidates select only three of Questions 2–6 in the real exam; all are solved here as a complete study resource).

Reference texts: Hustrulid, Kuchta & Martin, Open Pit Mine Planning and Design (3rd ed.) — pit optimization, Lerchs–Grossmann, floating cone, dragline stripping geometry; SME Mining Engineering Handbook (3rd ed.); BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines; Newnan, Eschenbach & Lavelle, Engineering Economic Analysis — sinking funds and future-worth factors.