Practice Exercise for Lesson 2 -Cont.

Lesson 2/Practice Exercise

5.

Drilling has been difficult in your quarry site. Rockslides have made work hazardous. You have

a choice of a 12-foot or a 20-foot bench height. Which would you choose under these

circumstances?

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6.

Where should you locate the rock crushing, screening, and washing plant for your quarry?

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7.

Why should you set up a rock crushing plant on multiple levels whenever practical?

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8.

You should make plans to assure that all rock processing units operate at full capacity,

continuously despite interruptions in material flow. What can you do to fulfill these operational

requirements? __________________________________________________________________

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9.

Aggregates must often be washed free of fines, organic material, or other impurities. What

provisions should you make for handling wash water where available water supplies are limited?

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10.

You expect a problem with oversize material. How can you prevent this material from being

input to your rock crushing plant? __________________________________________________

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11.

You have cleared and grubbed the quarry site to remove timber and brush. You should remove,

or strip, the overburden next. How much overburden should you remove? __________________

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