MEM 501 – Fundamentals of the Mineral Industry
Module 5-1 Assignment – Underground Mining (60 points)
Read the paper, Ernest Henry UG Mine, and answer the following questions.
1. What do the acronyms “SHUG” and “DUG” stand for?What are they describing and what was the resulting decision made regarding them in the prefeasibility study? (10 points
2. During the prefeasibility study, the authors determined that a decline would provide early access to necessary infrastructure.What were the other reasons behind constructing the decline? (10 points)
3. What happened to the project in Q1 2009? (10 points)
4. What happened in May 2010 and how did it impact the project? (10 points)
5. How did water impact the underground development?What steps were taken to mitigate or reduce the impact of water on the operation?(10 points)
6. This paper provides a real-world account of how planning of options can provide flexibility during implementation.What do you think would have happened had they not conducted a study for the “DUG” option?Do you think they would have been able to develop the underground operation? (10 points)
Module 5-2 Assignment – Underground Mining (60 points)
Read the paper, Re-Thinking the Underground Hardrock Mining Industry, and answer the following questions.
1. What do you see as the most important (or difficult) technical, commercial (business) and social challenges facing the mining industry?Do you agree or disagree with the paper?Why? (10 points)
2. Many predict that we are going to see an increase in metal demand as the population increases and at the same time, we will be mining deposits with lower grades and more challenging conditions.What do you think the industry should be doing now to plan for this scenario? (10 points)
1. Do you feel we are on the cusp of a new mining era? How so? (10 points)
# -Scenarios:
1. The mine that you manage has continued to move deeper and deeper into a massive deposit and you are now mining 200 meters below the initial design.The rock is becoming warmer due to geothermal activity and this is creating warmer and more humid working conditions.How would you tackle this problem?What steps would you take?What solutions would you recommend? (20 points)
2. An underground mine is wanting to increase production. They recently received a fleet of equipment from a closing operation.Corporate wants to use this equipment to increase the output at the operating mine; however, the ventilation system is currently operating at its maximum and the additional equipment will force them out of compliance with Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM).What recommendations would you give to corporate on how to increase production while not exceeding DPM regulatory limits? (10 points)
# .Submit your answers by the due date
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NOTE :
Due Date is April 03 ,please no late Assignment , no Plagiarism please no Plagiarism . I need a good work thanks
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