GATE MN 2017 Paper 1 — page 4

Questions 10–12 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

Paper practice 65 questionsPage 4 of 22

Minerals A and B are produced from a deposit. Minerals A and B will be called coproducts if

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economics of mining depends upon the extraction of either mineral A or B

economics of mining depends upon the extraction of both the minerals A and B

mineral B is produced economically and mineral A is an additional benefit

minerals A and B are produced in equal quantity

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Semi-variogram modeling is used for reserve estimation of mineral deposit by

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polygonal method

distance weighting method

geostatistical method

nearest neighbor method

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Which one of the following does NOT belong to the direct operating cost of a mine?

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Administrative cost

Royalty

Fuel cost

Explosive cost

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