Seat No.

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Republic of the Philippines
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
Manila
BOARD FOR MINING ENGINEERING
MINING ENGINEERING Licensure Examination
Wednesday, August 11, 2004 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
MINING ENGINEERING II SET B
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. What is the legal basis for the Philippine claim over the Spratleys? A
A. None of these C. Occupation since time immemorial
B. Discovery of oil D. Discovery of mineral resources
2. What is the minimum average daily tonnage required in a 300 day per year gold mining D
operation with a grade of 1 ounce per ton and a net recovery of 90% (including milling
and refining) in order to breakeven if the total variable unit cost is 100 dollars per ton
mined, the annual mine overhead is 2 million dollars, the head office overhead is 2.8
million dollars, and the gold price is 400 dollars per ounce?
A. 400 tons C. 300 tons
B. 200 tons D. None of these
3. What is a URL? A
A. a web address C. an e-mail address
B. a special software program D. all of these
4. The practice of Company officers trading in their own company's shares is; D
A. none of my business C. illegal but good for the company
B. nothing wrong with it D. illegal and unethical
5. What satellite series now enables workers in isolated places to communicate with A
their head office which may be located in another continent?
A. Inmarsat series C. Challenger series
B. all of these D. Apollo series
6. What is an ISP? B
A. Internal Security PreparednessC. International Security Program
B. Internet Service Provider D. All of these
7. Assuming that a power plant needs 10,000 dry short tons (DST) of coal with a heating B
value of 10,000 BTU/lb on dry basis and you can only produce 5,000 DST at a heating
value of 8,000 on dry basis, how much imported coal with a heating value of 12,000
BTU/lb on dry basis do you need for blending?
A. 6,000 DST C. 4,000 DST
B. none of these D. 7,000 DST
8. A mine accident has an adverse impact on; C
A. profit and production C. all of these
B. compensation D. employee morale
9. A mineral occurrence that can be mined at a profit is called; D
A. mineral deposit C. disseminated deposit
B. vein deposit D. ore deposit

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10. What portion of a copper ore deposit would you expect to have the highest grade? A
A. Zone of supergene enrichmentC. Leached zone
B. Sulfide zone D. Oxidized zone
11. Which of these is a classification process? C
A. Flotation C. None of these
B. Drying D. ball milling
12. What mineral and energy resources are explicitly included in the FTAA provision of the A
1987 Constitution?
A. Petroleum C. Coal
B. Geothermal D. All of these
13. What is the contract between the government and a coal mining operator called? B
A. geophysical survey and exploration contract
C. Service contract
B. Coal operating contract D. Coal production sharing contract
14. Where is an acidic mine drainage likely to come from? C
A. limesrone quarries C. copper mines
B. coal mines D. None of these
15. A mines incentive bonus scheme provides for a 50% bonus for development advance D
beyond the standard of 3 meters per day per crew, for which they get 300 pesos per day.
What is the total compensation due to a crew that advanced 105 meters during a 25
working day month, assuming no holidays and no night work?
A. None of these C. 7,500 pesos
B. 11,000 pesos D. 12,000 pesos
16. The heating value of a certain coal on a moisture free basis is 10,000 BTU/lb. What B
is its heating value on an as received basis with a moisture content of 15%?
A. None of these C. 1,500
B. 8,500 D. 8,696
17. To be globally competitive, the Filipino Mining Engineer must strive as much as possible C
to be:
A. technically competent C. all of these
B. sensitive to foreign cultural differences D. computer literate
18. What is 48 degreesd F in the centigrade scale? C
A. 18 degrees C. 9 degrees
B. none of these D. 12 degrees
19. How much concrete would you need to completely line 50% of a 2 kilometer 4 meters C
by 5 meters tunnel with a 5 centimeter thick concrete?
A. none of these C. 890 cubic meters
B. 700 cubic meters D. 1400 cubic meters
20. In a modern open pit mine, reclamation is done; C
A. if required by the government C. simultaneously with the mining operations
B. all of these D. after the mine has been closed so as not to
disturb mining operations.
21. Which of the following would you treat as fixed assets in an operating mine? C
A. Explosives C. Buildings
B. Chemical reagents D. Fuel Oil

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22. What is the net annual foreign exchange savings for the country using 3000 tons per day C
from a local mine operating 300 days a year, displacing 10,000 barrels of oil per day,
assuming 25 dollars per barrel of imported oil and the cost of producing the coal is
500 pesos per ton of which 20 percent is in US dollars to pay for foreign loans and the
exchange rate is 50 pesos to one US dollar?
A. 66 million dollars C. 73.2 million dollars
B. none of these D. 75 million dollars
23. What is the comprehensive study needed to support a loan application? C
A. detailed cost estimates C. bankable feasibility study
B. geological report D. pre-feasibility study
24. Which of the following is NOT the result of conversion of a mining or petroleum product? D
A. Electricity C. Gasoline
B. Toothpaste D. None of these
25. What should be the purpose of responsible unionism in mines? C
A. None of these C. to promote workers rights
B. to resist management D. to bring down capitalism
26. The cost of environmental protection in mining operation is usually classified under: D
A. post-closure costs C. None of these
B. capital costs D. operating costs
27. What was the recent Supreme Court decision which adversely affects Philippine Mining C
Industry?
A. Unconstitutionality of Petroleum service contracts
B. Unconstitutionality of IPRA
C. Unconstitutionality of FTAA
D. Unconstitutionality of Mine Production Sharing Agreements
28. Which of the following is the common cause of poisoning in mines? B
A. Oxygen C. Methane
B. Carbon Monoxide D. Carbon Dioxide
29. What is the most important and basic information, which the Mining Engineer must
ensure is as accurate as possible, for an accurate feasibility study?
A. forecast of future metal prices C. environmental impact
B. geology D. Volume and grade of reserves.
30. To be effective the mine manager should; A
A. None of these
B. Stay in the field all the time and let assistants handle the necessary paperworks in the
office.
C. delegate everything to his subordinates and just get reports from his subordinates.
D. stay in his office all the time and leave field operations entirely to subordinates.
31. High grading in the gold industry means: D
A. doctoring assay results to increase the grade
B. increasing the cut off grade
C. None of these
D. artificially raising the value of samples.

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32. What is the controversial provision of the IPRA law, the constitutionality of which was B
challenged in the Supreme Court?
A. participation of NGO's
B. ownership of minerals by indigenous people
C. participation of LGU's
D. ownership of ancestral domains
33. Which is not a special computer application? C
A. Spreadsheet C. all of these
B. Word processing D. Data base
34. A low grade copper deposit can still be economically viable if; C
A. labor cost are low C. all of these
B. government incentives are available D. copper prices are high
35. Why is it necessary for the Philippines to explore for a developed indigenous energy C
resources?
A. to promote energy security C. all of these
B. to reduce dependence on imported energyD. to conserve foreign exchange
36. What makes low grade non commercial gold deposits viable despite lower gold prices? C
A. increase global demand C. all of these
B. technological advances D. additional government incentives
37. Which of the following is an input device? D
A. modem C. monitor
B. printer D. none of these
38. Which of the following costs includes inland transport costs from mine to pier. A
A. all of these C. CIF
B. FOB D. C and F
39. Which of the following is a green house gas? B
A. Nitrogen Oxide C. Sulfur dioxide
B. Carbon dioxide D. All of these
40. Which of the following size distribution of mine tailings has the smallest particle size? D
A. Silt C. Coarse sand
B. Fine sand D. Clay
41. Which of the following is a hydrocarbon resource? A
A. None of these C. geothermal
B. Coal D. Hydrogen
42. The cost in a mining operation that do not change regardless of production volume are A
known as .
A. None of these C. mining costs
B. Variable costs D. Direct costs
43. Which of the following is an accurate measure of labor productivity? C
A. total tons mined per day C. none of these
B. total manhours worked D. total manshift
44. What do you call that stage when the financial requirements for a project have been D
firmed up?
A. Inauguration date C. Start up date
B. Spud date D. None of these

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45. Under the Regalian Doctrine, who owns the Philippine Mineral lands? A
A. state C. surface rights owners
B. indigenous people D. none of these
46. Which of the following countries is a member of APEC C
A. none of these C. Russia
B. Sri Lanka D. India
47. What fuel is the most extensively used in the transport sector in the Philippines? C
A. Coal C. Oil
B. Natural gas D. Uranium
48. The continuing non-mining activities of mining companies in Benguet, now being D
questioned by the local governments, is based on their:
A. none of these C. Mine production sharing contracts
B. Mining lease contracts D. Patents
49. Who should be responsible for controlling costs in mining operations? C
A. None of these C. The Mine Superintendent
B. The Controller D. The Auditor
50. In drilling for evaluation purposes, a larger hole diameter is usually preferred because; C
A. It is faster C. it leads to higher core recovery
B. its cost is lower D. none of these
51. Which of the following is a fixed cost in a mining operation? D
A. hauling C. stoping
B. hoisting D. None of these
52. What is LNG, the country's potential imported clean fuel source for the future? D
A. Liquified Natural Gas C. Loaded Natural Gas
B. Leaded Natural Gas D. None of these
53. Which of the following websites offers free email registration? B
A. None of these C. CNN
B. Yahoo D. PLDT
54. What is the main advantage of a large hole diameter in diamond drilling? D
A. None of these C. Cheaper drilling cost
B. Lower mobilization cost D. Maximum information
55. Globalization in the Mining Industry is something to be: A
A. Adjusted to as it is inevitable C. None of these
B. Ignored as it will never happenD. Resisted at all costs.
56. Which of the following is a gemstone? D
A. Barite C. Iodine
B. Silica D. Tourmaline
57. To access the worldwide internet in mines located in isolated areas, one must C
primarily attend to:
A. none of these C. power and telecommunications system
B. access roads and bridges D. water works
58. Which of the following is a mine planning software? B
A. Microsoft Excel C. Microsoft word
B. Datamine D. None of these

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59. Which of the following is a hardcopy? D
A. mimeographed copies C. papers in a technical magazine
B. papers in a hardbound book D. all of these
60. Who is ultimately in charge of a computer? C
A. Software C. None of these
B. Microsoft D. Hardware
61. What should Philippine mines do with the practice of responsible mining , which takes A
into consideration environmental and social concerns.
A. apply said practice as it is good for the industry's long term survival
B. ignore said practice as it does not apply to developing countries
C. none of these
D. take note but defer application of said practice in the Philippines as it will make mines
unviable.
62. Privatization of state owned mines has become a global trend in developing countries A
in order to:
A. all of these
B. conserve state resources for other uses
C. attract private capital
D. promote greater efficiency
63. In reviewing a feasibility study done by somebody else, what is most important is to C
check the;
A. Geological assessment C. validity of his assumptions
B. computations D. methodology
64. Where was the most recent oil drilling in the Philippines done? D
A. Offshore Palawan C. Liguasan Marsh
B. Sulu sea D. Tañon Strait
65. A copper mine delivers 18,000 dry short tons of ore with a grade of 1% to the B
concentrator, which in turn mills and processes it at a concentration ratio of 30 to 1
producing concentrate at a grade of 25%. What is the mill recovery?
A. 90% C. 80%
B. 83.3% D. 85%
66. Supergene enrichment in a copper deposit usually occurs: C
A. None of these C. just below the oxide zone
B. below the sulfide zone D. above the oxide zone
67. What APEC member country has the largest potential for diamonds? B
A. Chile C. United States
B. Canada D. Australia
68. Coal with 50% moisture has a heating value of 10,000 BTU per pound as delivered. C
What is the heating value after drying which removes 50% of the moisture content?
A. 90% C. 80%
B. 83.3% D. 85%
69. The difference between discounted future net cash flows and the capital cost of a C
project is called:
A. net income C. None of these
B. discounted cash flow D. net profit

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70. Future cash flows are converted into present values by: D
A. projection C. Extrapolation
B. speculation D. None of these
71. Mine tailings must be properly impounded to prevent: D
A. water pollution C. global warming
B. acid rain D. all of these
72. What do you call the entry page, or the main page of a web site? C
A. HTTP C. Home Page
B. None of these D. URL
73. What should one address first before reopening an old mine? B
A. infrastructure improvements C. Sports facilities
B. Mine Ventilation D. Office rehabilitation
74. Under the principle of sustainable mining, which of the following should take precedence D
over the rest?
A. environmental sustainability C. None of these
B. social acceptability D. Economic viability
75. A bunch of services accessible only within an organization is called: C
A. None of these C. Intranet
B. Internet D. world wide web
76. Why is geologic resource not an acceptable basis for estimating future cash flows? D
A. All of these
B. it is too inaccurate
C. The minable reserves are expected to be much smaller
D. it still needs to be confirmed by further exploration
77. A mine feasibility study is needed in order to establish: B
A. financial viability C. technical viability
B. technical & financial viability D. None of these
78. The GPS commonly used in modern surveying is dependent on: D
A. Indonesian satellites C. Chinese satellites
B. Russian satellites D. US satellites
79.. Which of the following coal ranks has the lowest moisture content? D
A. Sub-bituminous C. Bituminous
B. Lignite D. Anthracite
80. Where is the only known Philippine Uranium deposit? C
A. Bataan C. Camarines Norte
B. Palawan D. Benguet
81. During recent meeting of the World Trade Organization, what were people protesting D
against?
A. Debt moratorium for developing countries C. OPEC cartel
B. Nationalization D. Globalization
82. What is the most common cause of mine accident in gold mines? B
A. flooding C. Gas explosions
B. roof falls D. Fires

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83. How much average daily raw coal production do you need to meet your customer's D
requirement of 950 tons clean coal per year, if your washing plant recovery is 50%?
Assume you lose about 5% in the handling process and operate 200 days a year.
A. 100,000 tons per day C. 5,000 tons per day
B. 4,250 tons per day D. None of these
84. What do you call a power plant located near a coal mine? A
A. mine-mouth power plant C. None of these
B. Pulverized coal -fired plant D. fluidized bed power plant
85. What does power outage mean? B
A. Excess of power C. None of these
B. Shortage of power D. Voltage fluctuations
86. In which parts of a mining operation is an IT solution not applicable? D
A. asset management C. mine planning
B. materials and supplies management D. none of these
87. The value of a fixed asset after deducting the accumulated depreciation from the D
original purchased price is called:
A. All of these C. fair value
B. book value D. market value
88. Which of the following costs is part of the mine overhead? D
A. Blasting C. Stoping
B. Hauling D. None of these
89. In reviewing a property already studied by another engineer, what should your analysis D
focus on?
A. his conclusions C. his methodology
B. his recommendations D. his assumptions
90. The global collection of networks and computers which share information is known as: C
A. Page C. None of these
B. Multimedia D. Server
91. Which of the following will be most sensitive to interest rates? A
A. a copper mine with a 90:10 dept - to - equity ratio
B. a mine financed solely by the owner from his own money
C. a straight shipping copper mine financed by 100% equity
D. None of these
92. Which of the following is a hard copy of a report? A
A. all of these C. a hardbound copy
B. a photocopy D. a xerox copy
93. What will you recommend upon finding out that the only viable option in an old mine is D
to impound the tailings in temporary ponds along the river which are flushed every rainy
season?
A. None of these
B. re-open the mine, but suggest that the tailings be flushed only at night
C. re-open the mine, even if tailings are flushed into the river
D. not to re-open the mine.

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94. Which law requires prior and informed consent from indigenous people before mining B
is allowed?
A. None of these C. PD 463
B. IPRA D. Commonwealth Act 137
95. What sector first introduced the concept of production sharing in resource development A
in the Philippines?
A. Energy C. Mining
B. Fisheries D. Forestry
96. During the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the so called "Y2K bug": C
A. severely disrupted computerized operations in third world countries
B. severely disrupted computerized operations worldwide
C. None of these
D. severely disrupted computerized operations in developed countries
97. If the price of gas is 5 dollars per million BTU, at what price of coal will make you switch C
from gas to coal with a heating value of 10000 BTU per pound, assuming you have the
option to operate a gas fired power plant at 60% efficiency or a coal fired plant at 40%
efficiency?
A. 60 dollars C. none of these
B. 80 dollars D. 100 dollars
98. An existing 200 meter deep vertical cylindrical shaft with a diameter of 22 meters needs B
to be lined with one meter thick concrete. What is the approximate volume of concrete
needed (estimated to the nearest 100 cubic meters)?
A. none of these C. 4000 cubic meters
B. 7000 cubic meters D. 13200 cubic meters
99. Which of the following is a measure of mines profitability? D
A. all of these C. total tons mined
B. total tons milled D. Net present value
100. Which agency issues Environmental Clearance Certificates in Sulu? D
A. MILF C. ARMM
B. MNLF D. DENR

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