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Mining Engineering · Q244

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Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 244

Q244

A surface miner with 2.0 m cutting drum width excavates coal in windrowing mode from a bench with effective face length 200 m. The cutting speed of the surface miner is 10 m/min and the cutting depth 25 cm. The density of coal is 1.4 tonne/m3. If the average turning time of the machine at the face end is 5 min, the rate of production in tonne/hour becomes

A.
320
B.
350
Answer
C.
360
D.
380

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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