Results

Cost Estimation Amount Unit

Tunnel Length Given 1,600 meters
Step Length Given 100 meters
Round Length Given 4 meters
Funished inside tunnel diameter Given 6 meters
Excavation inside tunnel diameter Given 7 meters
Initial Capital Cost Given 400,000 $
Salvage Value Given 30% of Capital Cost $
Ventilation Time after Blast Given 30 minute
Muck rate Given 22 m3/h
Muck cost Given 10 $/m3
Concrete Unit Cost (Including Labor) Given 70 $/m3
Overhead Cost per 24 hours Given 12,000 $/day
Maximum Number of loaded holes Given 25 holes
Equipment cost per hour Given 375 $
Shock Rock produced after each blast Given 1,200 m3
Ground Class Initial Support cost/step Initial Support placement rate
Good Given 1,400 940 0.35,0.45 0.55,0.65
Medium Given 1,400 1,160 0.35,0.45 0.37,0.47
Poor Given 1,400 1,350 0.35,0.45 0.15,0.30
From Ground Glass
Good Given time delay 0,8,12 Cost 0,2000,5000
Medium Given time delay 8,0,4 Cost 1600,0,3000
Poor Given time delay 12,4,0 Cost 3800,2300,0
Equipment
Drilling Crews used [ea] 4 5 6
Initial Capital Cost Given 400,000 400,000 400,000 $
Total aggregate needed [m3] Given 500,000 500,000 500,000 $
Total Duration (Hours) Calculated 624 586 520 $
Total Muck Cost Calculated 615,440 615,440 615,440 $
Total Concrete Cost Calculated 87,920 87,920 87,920 $
Total Equipment cost Calculated 234,000 219,750 195,000 $
Salvage Value Calculated 120,000 120,000 120,000 $
Overhead Total Cost Calculated 18,960 0 0 $
Drilling and Blasting Cost Calculated 1,259,856 1,031,360 910,000 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 2,000 2,000 2,000 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 5,000 5,000 5,000 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 1,600 1,600 1,600 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 3,000 3,000 3,000 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 3,800 3,800 3,800 $
Cost $/switch Calculated 2,300 2,300 2,300 $
Initial Support cost/step Calculated 22,400 22,400 22,400 $
Initial Support cost/step Calculated 8,272 6,867 3,240 $

Total Cost Calculated 2,385,172 2,122,023 1,972,220 $