MNG 264 – Underground Mining Operations

Fall 2002
Homework
2                                                                                                      Name:                        
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Due October 2, 2002
 
Use the thickness-weighted-average method of triangles to estimate the average sulfur content of
the coal deposit based on the drill hole information given below.  Be sure to include:
a.       A neat drawing of the property, showing all triangles.
b.       A neat table of intermediate results (similar to the one illustrated in class).   Make sure that the three
drill holes used for constructing each triangle are identified in the table. 
c.        Sample calculations for one triangle and all totals and averages.
d.       A calculation showing that your number of triangles and connecting lines are correct.
 
Table 1. Problem Information.
Drill East North Thickness Specific Sulfur
Hole Coordinate Coordinate (ft) Gravity (%)
1 3000 3000 5.00 1.32 0.90
2 13000 1000 5.00 1.30 0.85
3 10000 3500 6.50 1.40 1.40
4 000 9000 5.50 1.33 1.05
5 5000 8000 5.75 1.38 1.25
6 14000 9000 5.05 1.37 1.30
7 3500 13000 5.40 1.32 1.10
8 9000 12000 6.05 1.42 1.35
9 2000 18000 5.10 1.32 1.05
10 6000 16000 5.60 1.34 1.20
11 14000 15000 4.90 1.31 0.90
12 9000 18000 4.30 1.30 0.80