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Mining Engineering · Q11

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Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 11

Q11

In a mine site, the cost of shaft sinking in lakhs of rupees is given as 2.64D + 34.8, where D is the shaft depth in m. In the same site, the corresponding cost of driving an incline is 0.96 L, where L is the length of the incline in m. Assuming L by D ratio is 3.0, the depth in m beyond which the shaft sinking becomes more economical is

A.
43
B.
48
C.
145
Answer
D.
155

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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