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

3- Your supervisor is contemplating excavating an underground primary opening at a mine site where a 36 m gold vein, dipping at 60 degrees from the horizontal, outcropping on the surface and open at depth (i.e., 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 1,500 m below surface. Given the following two alternatives: (15 points)
I. Vertical shaft access
a) Shaft sinking costs, 6.1 m in diam.: $21,800/m (vertical)
b) Shaft must be sunk at least 70 m below targeted level
II. Ramp access
a) Ramp excavation, 5.0 m wide x 4.0 m high, -8 degrees: $7,450/ m (linear)
b) Switchback (turnout) required every 250 m drop in elevation (disregard the length of the turnouts in your calculations).

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