6801

11920
3 Hours / 100 Marks Seat No.

  Instructions – (1) All Questions are Compulsory.

(2) Answer each next main Question on a new page.
(3) Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever
necessary.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(5) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
(6) Mobile Phone, Pager and any other Electronic
Communication devices are not permissible in
Examination Hall.

Marks

1. Explain any TEN of the following: 20

a) Grizzly
b) Foot wall and hanging wall
c) Finger raise
d) Placer deposite
e) Draw point
f) Ore bin
g) Level interval
h) VCR
i) Trenching
j) Stope

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k) Vein
l) Undercut
m) Overhand
n) Gang mineral

2. Attempt any FOUR of the following: 16

a) Give the general classification of boring.
b) State the various factors to be considered for selecting
location of shaft.
c) What are purpose of boring.
d) Write down characteristic of stoping method.
e) Write down the applicability condition of block caving.
f) What are the factors considered for choice of stoping method.

3. Attempt any TWO of the following: 16

a) How will you mark center of the shaft? Explain the procedure
of mainting verticality of a sinking method.
b) Sketch and describe temporary lining of vertical shaft.
c) Draw a neat sketch to explain various members of square set
support. Describe the method stopping in square set method. Also
explain any square set method of stopping has almost become
absolute today.

4. Attempt any TWO of the following: 16

a) Describe in brief widening and deepening of the shaft.
b) What are the methods of surveying boreholes with the object
of finding the deviation? Explain any one of them.
c) Describe various drill bits used in rotary boring with neat
sketch.
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5. Attempt any TWO of the following: 16
a) Draw layout to explain working of freezing method of shaft
sinking under what condition it is applicable for shaft sinking.
b) Explain with a neat sketch
(i) Walling scaffold
(ii) Rider assembly
c) Describe cut and fill method of stoping with neat sketch.

6. Attempt any TWO of the following: 16

a) Explain sublevel stoping method stating it’s application
production cycle advantages and disadvantages.
b) Describe surface arrangement at the pit top of sinking
shaft using
(i) Head gear and rope winches
(ii) Crane for operation of nibble
c) Under what condition sublevel caving is done? Explain the
method stating its advantages and disadvantages.