Mining Systems and Legislation Portfolio Assignment -

Question 1 - This assessment relates to learning outcome 1 for this unit.

Assess the processes and procedures that would demonstrate compliance with relevant Australian Mining Acts and Regulations in a variety of mining contexts.

Review the Queensland Coal Mining Regulations 2017.

a) What are the basic elements that a coal mine's safety management system must provide?

b) Provide a summary of what the site senior executive (SSE) for a coal mine must do to ensure they are complying with the regulations with regards to risk assessments?

Question 2 - Investigate one of the incidents that resulted in fatalities at the underground Moura coal mine. Summarise the circumstances that led to the fatalities. From your analysis of the fatalities how would you prevent future similar fatalities?

Question 3 - The following problem is modified from the textbook, Introductory Mining Engineering, Hartman and Mutmansky. Develop a spreadsheet to calculate the ore reserves (tonnages and grade) for an open pit copper mine given the data in the following figures. Figure 1 shows the plan of a series of sections, E450, E1350, E2200 and E3300. Figures 2 - 5 show the detail of the sections.

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