Name: Loren Mae Detalo Date: April 10, 2023

Course/Year: BSEM III COAL MINING

ACTIVITY 6

B. Problem Solving

1. What is the stripping ratio of western coal deposit which lies 120 ft below the surface, the coal
seam is 24 ft thick, and the density of coal is 83 lb/ft3.

2. A small coal mining company has decided to recover some of its strippable reserves. Instead of
large amount of capital into the venture, the decision was made to purchase used equipment. The
company located a secondhand stripping shovel with a 28 cu-yd bucket. With this shovel, the
company intends to strip the overburden from a 5-ft coal seam that outcrops with a 2-ft cover and
then extends under a gentle hillside. The shovel will be scheduled 336 hour per month. Given the
following information, calculate the number of strip pits the company can develop and the strip
ratio and monthly production of coal in the last pit:
 Bucket fill factor = 0.85
 Cycle time = 50 sec
 Monthly Operating Factor = 0.70
 Overburden Swell = 0.30
 Pit Width = 60 feet
 Dumping Radius of Shovel = 100.25 ft
 Highwall angle of repose = 74 degrees
 Spoil angle of repose = 37 degrees
 Width across the shovel’s crawlers = 38.75 ft
  Coal weighs 80 lb per cu. Ft.

3. In level terrain, determine the maximum height of highwall that a dragline can strip without
rehandling, using the following information:
 Dumping radius of dragline = 154 ft
 Tub Diameter = 36 ft
 The dragline is offset = 0.75
 The spoil’s angle of repose = 37 degrees
 The highwall’s angle of repose = 74 degrees
 The pit width = 50 ft
  The coal is 4 ft thick
 The percent swell = 30

4. If the bench height (BH) is 732 in, subdrilling (SDR) is 152.4 cm, and hole inclination (α) is 12
degrees, what will be the hole depth (HD) and hole length (HL) in feet?

5. Calculate the total blasting cost per yd3 for the following conditions: burden (B) is 180 in, spacing
(S) is 18 ft, bench height (BH) is 550 cm, number of holes (NH) in one shot is 38, and the total charge
per hole (TCH) is 272 kg of bulk emulsion.
Conversion:
 TCH: 272 kg = 599.657 lbs
 B: 180 in = 15 ft
 BH: 550 cm = 18.0446 ft
Assumed costs and pricing not indicated in the problem yet realistically should be taken account of:
 UCE (Unit cost of explosives): P 35/lb
 UCD Each detonator costs: P 500 each
 UCB Each Booster costs: P 150
 W Lead line and tube for 38 holes: P 10000
 X Cost of Blaster per hour: P 3600
 Y Travel or delivery service: P 14000
 Z Shot service: P 20000
6. Determine the peak particle velocity (PPV) for the following conditions: hole diameter (d) is 0.5 ft.,
hole length (HL) is 396 in, stemming (ST) is 96 in, density of ANFO explosive (de) is 0.88 g/cm3, and
distance to nearest structure (D) is 650 ft.