MOCK EXAM 7 Total points 65/100

DRILLING AND BLASTING, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

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Please select the codename that you used for the first MOCK EXAM. This is a 100-item test covering
lessons on Drilling & Blasting and Mine Safety & Health . All the best!

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Jay Bahulay

MOCK EXAM 7 65 of 100 points

Drilling & Blasting, Mine Safety & Health

 A licensed blaster and will over see the whole drilling and blasting 1/1
operations. He prepares the daily blasting plan and coordinate with main
authorities regarding the schedule, and area of blasting for approval. He
direct and supervise the shotfirer and his crew in the proper
implementation of the approved blasting plan and oversee the
implementation of standard operating procedures in order to achieve a
safe and productive operation. *

Blasting Engineer/Foreman

Chief Shotfirer

Shotfirer

Asst. Blaster

It is referred to as a high-velocity decomposition and exothermic 0/1

reaction accompanied by a liberation of vast amounts of energy and high
temperature gases at excessively high pressure. *

explosion

blast

detonation

deflagration

volcano eruption

Correct answer
 deflagration

Is the ratio of the amount of energy released to the calculated 0/1

thermochemical energy. *

Energy Factor

Blasting Factor

Blasting Efficiency

Explosive Efficiency

Correct answer

Explosive Efficiency

You have blasted a 10m x 10m x 15m bench by an existing copper pit. 1/1
Allowing 15% overbreak, calculate how many truck loads each taking 75
cu.m. of space per loading will be required to move loose rock to the mill.
Assume 35% voids. *

15 units

20 units

21 units

22 units
An explosive material containing substantial amounts of oxidizers 1/1
dissolved in waste, surrounded by an immiscible fuel. *

Glycerin

Fuel oil

Ammonia

Emulsion

It describes the energy distribution within a given unit of rock. * 1/1

Energy Factor

Blasting Factor

Blasting Efficiency

Explosive Efficiency

Which of the following is not part of the group. * 0/1

Carbon

Aluminum

TNT
 Sodium Nitrate

Correct answer

Sodium Nitrate

A smooth blasting method in which cracks for the final contour are 0/1
created by blasting prior to the drilling of the rest of the holes for the
blast pattern. *

Perimeter blasting

Pre-splitting

Smooth blasting

Secondary blasting

Correct answer

Pre-splitting

Which of the following is not part of the group. * 0/1

ammonium nitrate

sodium nitrate

calcium nitrate

monoethanol amine nitrate

Correct answer

monoethanol amine nitrate

It consists of an aluminum tube closed at one end which contains 1/1
primary explosives initiated by safety fuse. *

Plain detonator

Electric detonator

Non-electric detonator (Nonel)

Electronic detonator

Detonating cord is a thin, flexible plastic tube usually filled with 1/1
pentaerythritol tetranitrate(PETN) with a VOD of approximately _____
m/s, any common length of detonation cord appears to explode
instantaneously. *

4500

5600

6400

7200
Which of the following refers to the total number of lost time incidents 1/1
per million man-hours worked? *

severity rate

all of these

frequency rate

accident rate

incident rate

Compute the detonation pressure for a product with a detonation 1/1

velocity of 16,000 ft/sec and a density of 1.2 g/cu.cm. *

60.55 kbars

69.11 kbars

70.15 kbars

71.33 kbars

Also called trimming, slabbing or slashing or the surface equivalent 1/1

smooth blasting *

Cushion blasting
Perimeter blasting

Presplitting

Line drilling

Which of the following refers to the Fire Safety Code of the Philippines? * 1/1

RA 1899

RA 4274

PD 7076

PD 1561

PD 1185

Also called contour, perimeter blasting or sculpture blasting * 1/1

Cushion blasting

Presplitting

Smooth blasting

Bench blasting

The explosive cartridge into which the detonator has been inserted. * 1/1

ANFO

permissible explosive

gelatin dynamite
 g y

primer cartridge

Used for small blasting operation and involves small holes 2-3inch (50- 1/1
75mm) in diameter *

Presplitting

Line drilling

Cushion blasting

Smooth blasting

Which of the following orebodies increases magnitude of detonation? It 0/1

is installed between the initiating device and the main charge. *

Primer

Dynamite stick

Blasting cap

Booster

Detonator

Correct answer

Booster
Maximum hole depth is usually 50 feet (15m). Depth between 20 and 40 1/1
feet (6 and 12) are recommended. *

Presplitting

Line drilling

Smooth blasting

Cushion blasting

It covers horizontal cut-and-fill, square set, open, shrinkage will drilled 1/1
holes 1.5 x 2.5 m deep normal to the face being advanced and parallel to
the free faces. *

Conventional Stoping

Longhole Sublevel Stoping

Longhole Stoping

Sublevel Stoping
 Are suited for rectangular shaft where hand mucking is practiced. * 0/1

Centre cut

Burn cut

Sump cut

Wedge cut

Correct answer

Sump cut

Diameter holes in surface mines are generally: * 0/1

10-20 in.

6-18 in.

12-24 in.

5-10 in.

Correct answer

6-18 in.
 Are series of closely spaced holes, some are loaded and some unloaded 0/1
that, when fired, it pulverize and eject a cylinder of rock to create an
opening where the remaining burden can be broken *

Parallel Hole Cuts

Michigan Cuts

Cornish cuts

Shatter cuts

All of the above

Correct answer

All of the above

Four to six holes converge, not to a point as with the centre cut, but to 1/1
line forming a wedge-shaped rather than a pyramidal opening when
blasted. *

V-Cut

Drag Cut

Pyramid Cut

Burn Cut
 A licensed blaster who will conduct the actual handling of explosives and 1/1
monitor its movement from the satellite magazine towards the blasting
site. He implements the approved blasting proposal for the particular
blast area & make revisions to suit the actual site configuration. Install
primers, initiation lines/connectors, & column charges into the blastholes.
He is responsible for the location of blasting barricades, traffic guards
and clearing of the affected areas. *

Blasting Engineer/Foreman

Chief Shotfirer

Shotfirer

Asst. Blaster

The operation of drilling and blasting of a detached boulder or masses of 0/1

rock, the purpose of which is to reduce the mass to sizes suitable for
handling. *

mudcapping

block holing

master shooting

bootleg

Correct answer
block holing

Does not involve drilling equipment but much bigger explosive charges. 1/1
The charge is primed and laid on surface of boulder and sealed/plastered
with clay. *

Blistering

Seismic Blasting

Pop Blasting

Tunnel or Coyote Blasting

It is considered the most important explosive parameter in breaking and 1/1

displacing rock in blasting, or otherwise known as explosion pressure *

borehole pressure

high explosive pressure

detonating pressure

high velocity pressure

The bottom of small diameter holes may be enlarged by lighting and 1/1
dropping a gelignite/safety fuse primer into the hole. The bottom of the
hole has been increased in diameter in the form of a bulbous-shaped
chamber to accommodate larger quantity of explosive. Care should be
taken to allow the bottom of the hole to cool down before adding further
explosives. The method is used chiefly in quarry work in bench holes. *

Bullying or Chamber Blasting

Tunnel or Coyote Blasting

Pop Blasting

Blister Blasting

Seismic Blasting

It is the operation of drilling and blasting for hard toes that are formed 1/1
after loading of the blasted muck. *

secondary blasting

primary blasting

correctional blasting

cushion blasting
 It consist of creating and blasting holes at any location with considering 1/1
environmental and stability concerns. *

Conventional Blasting

Pre-splitting

Line Drilling

Smoothwall Blasting

Typical powder factor for surface blasting in a high rock breakage 0/1
difficulty. (kg/cu.m.) *

0.1 – 0.18

0.18 – 0.34

0.34 – 0.57

0.57 – 1.14

Correct answer

0.34 – 0.57
It is the pounds of explosive per cubic meter (kg/m3) of rock; * 1/1

Energy factor

Explosive factor

Powder factor

Tonnage factor

The Rule of Thumb for bench blasting is that the hole depth-to-burden 1/1
ratio should be between _________. *

1-0 to 1.5

1.5 to 4.0

4.0 to 4.5

4.5 to 5.0

It is the distance between the rows of blastholes parallel to the major 0/1
free face. *

burden

spacing

sub-drill
 collar distance

Correct answer

burden

License authorizing possession of dynamite, explosives or their 1/1

ingredients by workmen in mines, quarries, road construction, wrecking
or for use in any other legal and lawful public and private works. License
must be a qualified blaster or must be technically qualified to handle
explosives. *

Manufacturer’s License

Purchaser’s License

Permit to Purchase and Move(PPME)

Blaster Foreman’s License

Possession License

Are not loaded and acts as a free face/void for the broken material. * 1/1

Reamer

Shothole

Burn cut (parallel holes)

Easer
 An iron or steel weight held on a wire rope that is dropped from a height 1/1
into large boulders to break them into smaller fragments. *

Headache ball

Break ball

Blast ball

Crash ball

What is the ideal mixture of ANFO? * 0/1

96% AN and 4% FO

95% AN and 5% FO

97% AN and 3% FO

4% AN and 96% FO

50% AN and 50% FO

Correct answer

96% AN and 4% FO
 A term used to express the frequency of ground vibrations and airblast. * 0/1

Decibels

Hertz

VOD

Seismicity

Correct answer

Hertz

the wire connecting the electrical power source with the leg wires or 1/1
connecting wires of a blasting circuit. *

detonating wire

lead wire

copper wire

safety fuse
A cord which burns at definite speed and is commonly used to initiate a 1/1
plain or simple detonator or blasting cap is called? *

igniter cord test

detonating cord

safety fuse

gun cotton

signal cap

A liquid fuel that can be combined with pulverized ammonium nitrate 1/1
prills to make a dense blasting mixture. *

Nitroglycerin (NG)

Nitromethane

Nitropropane

Nitrostarch

An explosive mixture sensitive to spark, flame, impact, or friction used in 1/1

a detonator to initiate the explosion. *

Primary Explosive
 Secondary Explosive

Tertiary Explosive

Blasting Agent

The holes at the sides of a tunnel or drift round that determine the width 1/1
of the opening. *

Rib holes

Round

Relievers

Sill pillars

Which of the following is not part of the group. * 0/1

Orica Philippines, Inc.

Consolidated Explosives Group Corp (CONEX)

Nobel Philippines

Dyno Explosives, Inc.

Correct answer

Dyno Explosives, Inc.

Those that possesses detonating or maximum hazard; such as dynamite, 1/1
nitroglycerin, lead azide, blackpowder, blasting caps and detonating
primers. *

Class A Explosive

Class B Explosive

Class C Explosive

Class D Explosive

Powerful low-cost high density special purpose explosive recommended 1/1

for use in breaking hardest of rocks, as in U/G metalliferous mining, shaft
sinking, tunneling in rock rock, secondary blasting ,and as a bottom
charge for quarry blasting with AN/FO. It serves well as primer for AN/FO
in agricultural blasting. Water resistant and fume character are good. *

Ammonia Gelatin

Permissible Explosives

Quarigel

Hydrogel
Semi-gelatinous permitted explosive with high weight strength & 1/1
medium density. Ideal for mechanized coal mines with thick seams. *

Ajax

Morcol

Dynagex

A3 Monobel

Consist of 94.4% AN and 5.6% FO. * 1/1

Slurries

Ammonium Nitrate Dry Mix

Emulsions

Hybrid Heavy ANFO

 Which of the following is not part of the group. * 0/1

Rig

Mounting

Drill steels/Drill string

Drill bit

None of the above

Correct answer

None of the above

Which of the following is not part of the group. * 1/1

CO

CO2

NO

N2O

NO2
Weight of the explosive per unit length of borehole at a specified hole 1/1
diameter, expressed in pounds per foot. *

Package Density

Bulk Density

Loading Density

Specific Density

AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL 1/1

DECREE NO. 1866, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED CODIFYING THE LAWS ON
ILLEGAL/UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, DEALING IN,
ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR
EXPLOSIVES OR INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES, AND IMPOSING STIFFER
PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER
RELEVANT PURPOSES" *

RA 9516

RA 1885

RA 8371

RA 9005
 It is referred to as the change in loss? * 0/1

risk

incident

accident

injury

Correct answer

risk

A metal commonly used as sensitizing agent in explosives to increase 1/1

strength. *

aluminum

iron

carbon

potassium

copper
 Which of the following does not belong in the group: * 0/1

line drilling

cushion blasting

secondary blasting

pre splitting

Correct answer

secondary blasting

Whenever an accident occurs in a mine resulting to the death of, or in 1/1

serious physical injury to one or more persons, the employer or his duly
authorized representative shall within ______________, immediately by the
quickest means available, give notice thereof, to the Director, Regional
Director, or their duly authorized representative/s. Detailed report shall
be submitted to the Director or Regional Director or his duly authorized
representative within fifteen (15) days after notice of knowledge by the
employer of the accident. *

12 hours

15 hours

24 hours

48 hours
The employer shall allow at least _________ period for orientation of 1/1
newly hired employees which shall be in the form of lecture and/or actual
observation of the working place where they will be assigned; *

one week

two weeks

three weeks

one month

New employees having no surface mining experience shall receive no 1/1

less than __________ of training if they are to work on the surface. Such
training shall include instruction in the statutory rights of employees and
their representatives, use of self rescue device where appropriate and
use of respiratory devices where appropriate, hazard recognition,
emergency procedures, electrical hazards, first aid walkaround training
and the safety and health aspect specific to the task where the
employee will be assigned. *

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours
In underground mining rules, the manager shall never allow the storage 1/1
of flammable liquids or materials within __________ radius of any main
entrance to the underground mine. *

25 meters

50 meters

30 meters

15 meters

No mine workings shall be allowed to approach nearer than _________ to 1/1

any part of a winze or shaft or any other openings where there is known
or suspected dangerous accumulation of water. *

5 meters

6 meters

8 meters

10 meters
Fractured and broken roof or back of mine workings shall be provided 1/1
with closely installed laggings of at least __________ thick and shall be
tightly blocked. *

2.5 cm

3.5 cm

4 cm

5 cm

6 cm

Extra precautions such as barricade and the like shall be taken when a 1/1
raise or other opening is within __________ of connection with a level or
other openings. *

6 meters

7 meters

8 meters

9 meters

10 meters
 All ladders shall project at least _____ centimeters above every platform 0/1
of the ladderways unless convenient and sufficient handholds are
provided. *

50

60

70

80

75

Correct answer

60

All ladders shall be installed so far as practicable at an angle not greater 1/1
than seventy (70) degrees from the horizontal and shall have substantial
and adequate landing platform for every _______ vertical distance from
each other. If installed greater than seventy (70) degrees from the
horizontal, it shall have substantial and adequate landing platform for
every four and a half (4.5) meters vertical distance from each other. *

4.5 meters

5.5 meters

6.5 meters

9 meters
 Manway compartments supported by square sets and exceeding 0/1
_________ in height shall be provided with center and cross bracings. *

20 meters

40 meters

30 meters

45 meters

Correct answer

45 meters

In advancing double compartment raise ___________or more in height, 1/1

control chute shall be provided. *

45 meters

50 meters

60 meters

55 meters
Trolley wires shall be sectionalized by proper switches at intervals not to 1/1
exceed _____________; switches shall also be installed in all branch lines
near the beginning. *

100 meters

150 meters

200 meters

300 meters

Shafts and winzes shall be provided with ladderways and handrails when 1/1
the inclination from the horizontal exceeds twenty ____ degrees. *

35

30

45

20
 When men are working at the bottom of the shaft or winze, the cage, 1/1
skip bucket or other conveyance shall not be lowered directly to the
bottom but always stopped about ________ above until a signal is given to
lower them. *

3 meters

4 meters

3.5 meters

4.5 meters

5 meters

An underground and surface mine which employs a total of net less than 0/1
150 and 250 employees respectively is classified as an: *

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Correct answer

Class A
 It shall be prohibited to stay nearer than _____meters from the shaft 1/1
collar while waiting to board the cage. *

It shall be prohibited to work at the bottom of the shaft unless protected 0/1
by an adequate covering extending over the whole area of the shaft, with
sufficient space left for the passage of any sinking cage, skip or other
means of conveyance. The clearance of cover from the shaft bottom
shall be maintained at ___________ and twenty-seven (27) meters for
vertical and inclined shafts, respectively. *

15 meters

18 meters

25 meters

27 meters

Correct answer

18 meters
In the course of shaft or winze sinking and before drilling is commenced, 1/1
the ground shall be thoroughly washed over within _____ of any hole to
be drilled. If the ground to be examined is under water, it shall be drained
so as to expose the presence of all misfires and pockets. *

one meter

three meters

four meters

five meters

When hoisting of men is done through a shaft or winze or raise over 1/1
_____________ deep, proper safety device shall be installed to prevent
overwinding. *

15 meters

17 meters

20 meters

23 meters

35 meters
 An underground and surface mine which employs a total of not more ···/1
than 50 and 75 employees respectively is classified as an: *

Class A

Small Scale

Class C

Large Scale

No correct answers

Safety catches or dogs of cages shall be inspected and drop tested with 1/1
load equivalent to its full capacity at least once every _________. *

one month

three months

six months

nine months
Mines employing _____ or more men underground at any one time shall 1/1
maintain a mine rescue organization capable of sustaining operation
during an emergency until outside help or assistance is available. *

50

75

100

150

250

When operating near power lines, the drilling machine and its mast or 1/1
derrick shall not be posted closer than 6 meters horizontally and
_________ vertically from such lines. *

1.5 meters

3 meters

3.5 meters

4 meters

4.5 meters
 A Class “C” mine shall have at least: * 1/1

1 part-time Safety Inspector and Deputy Inspector

1 part-time Safety Engineer and 1 full-time Safety Inspector

1 full-time safety Engineer and Safety Inspector

1 full-time Safety Engineer

A minimum safe distance of _________ with a speed of 30 kph shall be 0/1

observed in following another truck on a downgrade under normal
conditions. *

20 meters

25 meters

30 meters

35 meters

40 meters

Correct answer

30 meters
 Trucks shall not be parked closer than 20 meters behind or in front or 1/1
_______ beside other trucks. *

2 meters

5 meters

10 meters

4 meters

6 meters

An employee may be designated as and Deputy Safety Inspector by his 0/1

employer if the employee has an experience in safety work or mining
operations for at least: *

5 - 10 years

15 years

10 years

10 – 15 years

Correct answer

10 years
 Width of a permanent two (2) lanes haulage road shall not be less than 1/1
______________ times the width of the widest hauling truck. *

two

three

four

five

Distance from the hydraulic monitor to the face shall not be less than the 0/1
height of the face. When working a dense ground liable to cause falls of
large lumps, distance shall be at least ___ times the height of the face. *

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.4

Correct answer

1.2

* ···/1
 Option 1

No correct answers

Magazine designed to accommodate ______ or more of explosives shall 0/1

be of permanent construction and shall be resistant to weather, fire,
theft and bullet. *

20 kilograms

30 kilograms

40 kilograms

50 kilograms

Correct answer

50 kilograms

Underground magazines shall not be located within the radius of ____ 0/1
from shafts or other underground magazines *

50 meters

100 meters

150 meters

200 meters

Correct answer

100 meters
____________shall mean those that will prevent the injured from reporting 1/1
to work on the working day following the day of injury and thereafter. *

Accident severity rate

Accident frequency rate

Total accident rate

Lost time accident

Prime cartridges shall be exploded or utilized within ______ hours after 1/1
these are prepared. *

12

24

48

72
 Two-way radios shall be turned off within _________ from electrical 0/1
blasting cables or when entering an explosive magazine area. *

50 meters

100 meters

150 meters

200 meters

Correct answer

100 meters

Drilling shall not be done in or within ____ of old holes or bootlegs as 0/1
some explosives may still remain at the bottom or crevices of the hole. *

10 cemtimeter

15 centimeters

20 centimeters

30 centimeters

Correct answer

15 centimeters
 The days lost per million man-hours worked. * 0/1

Accident severity rate

Accident frequency rate

Total accident rate

Total lost time accident

Correct answer

Accident severity rate

In case of a misfire, or a suspected misfire, no employees shall be 0/1

allowed to return into the place where the blasting is done until the
expiry of _______ from the time of the lighting of the last fuse, or until the
expiry of twice the number of minutes that there are meters in the
longest fuse used, whichever is longer. *

20 minutes

30 minutes

40 minutes

15 minutes

Correct answer

30 minutes
Every mining company shall have a properly trained central fire fighting 1/1
brigades and fire drill shall be conducted at least once in ___________. *

3 months

6 months

9 months

12 months

In a mine with 2,000 employees where 100 were on sick leave and 1/1
another 100 were on vacation leave for a particular month, there were 18
lost time accidents. Assuming the employees worked for 25 days (for 8
hrs) and no one worked overtime, what was the accident frequency rate
per million manhours? *

60

45

30

none of these

55
 The total fatal and non-fatal lost time accidents per million man-hours 0/1
work. *

Accident severity rate

Accident frequency rate

Total accident rate

Total last time accident

Correct answer

Accident frequency rate

In a limestone quarry, a bench measuring 3 meters x 6 meters x 6 meters 0/1

was blasted. Allowing 10% overbreak, calculate the number of 3 cubic
meters truck loads that will be required to move the loose rocks to the
mill bins. Assume 30% voids for the broken limestone. *

45 truckloads

48 truckloads

50 truckloads

52 truckloads

Correct answer

52 truckloads
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