Question: 3 - Your supervisor is contemplating excavating an underground primary opening at a mine site where a 3 6 m gold vein, dipping at 6
Your supervisor is contemplating excavating an underground primary opening at a mine site where a m gold vein, dipping at degrees from the horizontal, outcropping on the surface and open at depth ie drilling has not reached a definitive end to the deposit was recently discovered. The purpose of the underground opening is to provide access to a level to be located m below surface. Given the following two alternatives: points
I. Vertical shaft access
a Shaft sinking costs, m in diam.: $m vertical
b Shaft must be sunk at least m below targeted level
II Ramp access
a Ramp excavation, m wide x m high, degrees: $ m linear
b Switchback turnout required every m drop in elevation disregard the length of the turnouts in your calculations
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