Surface
What major city is Bingham canyon located near?
Salt Lake City, UT
What are the "side walls" of an UG drift called?
What is the "roof" of an UG drift called?
What is the "end wall" of a drift called?
Ribs
Back
Face
When in production, what did the Edgar Mine target?
Bonus points (100pts): what are the grades?
(80oz/ton) silver, (1/4oz/ton) gold
Source: John Dill
Who is the head of the mining department?
Bonus (100PTS): What profession did he previously have?
Enders
- exploration geologist
What do the abbreviations SME stand for?
Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
What is the largest copper mine in North America?
Morenci
Why do UG mines often have arched structures for their drifts?
better weight distribution and rock support
Which U.S. state produces the most coal?
Wyoming
What does blaster the burro hold in his mouth?
Dynamite
What is CAT's largest haul truck?
CAT797
What does strip mining do?
Prevents forrest fires
What accident established MSHA?
Sunshine Mine Disaster
What country produces more copper than any other single country produces of any single commodity?
Chile
Who is the President and who is the VP of CSM's SME chapter?
President - Kellan Gillis
VP - Zara Antal
Who is preforming at this coming superbowl?
Rihanna
CAT lists 9 different types of heavy equipment for surface mining, what are they?
(100pt)-5/9
(200pt) - 6/9
(300pts) - 7/9
(400pts) - 8/9
(+100pts) - 9/9
mining trucks
hydraulic mining shovels
dozers
electric rope shovels
rotary drill rigs
large motor graders
large wheel loaders
draglines
wheel-tractor scrapers
What type of UG mining method does PTFI's Grasberg mine use? and what is their primary targeted mineral?
Block Caving / Gold
What self-proclaimed 70s 'character' was Dr. Priscilla Nelson before going into the mining industry ?
A Hippie
What is Kadri's last name?
Dagdelen
What is the largest (by tonnage) commodity mined globally?
Aggregates
1. Who usually teaches Surface Mine Design? (100pts)
2. Who is currently teaching Surface Mine Design? (200pts)
3. Who TAs for Surface Mine Design? (100pts per TA)
1. Kadri
2. Donald
3. Lee and Haije
Who are 6 leading mining equipment manufacturers in the world (surface and UG considered)?
(200pts) 6 companies listed
(400pts) 6 companies listed, and the top 3 are in the correct order
(500 pts) 6 companies listed, the top 3 are in order, and the top 3 have the correct countries they are based out of
1. Caterpillar (USA)
2. Komatsu (Japan)
3. Liebherr (switzerland) or Hitachi(Japan)
Terex, DMZ, TYHI, SANY, Epiroc, Boart Longyear, Bucyrus-Erie, Sandvik, P&H mining, Atlas Copco
(300 points) What movie is based off of the BreX scandal?
(100 points) Who stars in this movie?
(100 points) What phrase is this actor known for (outside of this movie)?
1. the movie "Gold"
2. Matthew McConauge
3. "all right, all right, all right"
Fill in the blanks of our fight song:
____[1](the title)_______
I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar ___[2]__ pounds,
The college bell to mix it in and a ___[3]___ to stir it ‘round.
Like every ___[4]_____, I take my whiskey clear,
I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.
A helluva, ___[5]_____ engineer,
A helluva, ____[6]____ engineer,
Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,
I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.
Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.
What the hell do we care _____[7]_____.
Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.
M-I-N-E-S
______[8]_______
((You must get 6/8 correct to get full credit))(100+ pts if you get 8/8 correct)
[1]- The Mining Engineer
[2] - three hundred
[3]-clapper
[4]-honest fellow
[5]- helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva
[6]- helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva
[7]- as long as we get our share
[8]- What the hell do we care now?
Which elements on the periodic table (when in their natural state) contain color (i.e. they are not white/grey/black) ?
1. copper
2. gold