Shall mean an unplanned or unexpected occurrence that may or may not result in personal injury,

property damage, work stoppage or interference or any combination thereof, which arises out of and in
the course of employment
a.work injury
b.danger
c.peril
d.work accident
e.hazard
Shall mean any injury or occupational illness suffered by a person, which arises out of or in the course of
his employment.
a.illness
b.work injury
c.work hazard
d.work accident
Shall mean any illness caused by environmental factors, the exposure to which is characterized or peculiar
to a particular process, trade or occupation and to which an employee or worker is not ordinarily
subjected to or exposed outside of or away from such employment.
a.home illness
b.occupational illness
c.fever
c.silicosis
e.STD
Shall mean the longitudinal member of a shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from
sheathing.
a.girder
b.rafter
c.joist
d.purlins
e.wale
Shall mean a work injury which results in death, permanent total disability, permanent partial disability or
temporary total disability.
a.fatality
b.animosity
c.enabling injury
d.peril
e.disabling injury
Shall mean any fatality resulting from a work injury regardless of the time intervening between injury and
death.
a.accident
b.peril
c.near miss
d.NLTA
e.death
.Shall mean any injury other than death or permanent total disability, which results in the loss or loss of
use of any member or part of a member of a body regardless of any pre-existing disability of the injured
member or impaired body function.
a.temporary
b.total
c.permanent disability
d.temporary disability
e.permanent partial disability
.Shall mean any injury or illness which does not result in death or permanent total or permanent partial
disability but which results in disability from work for a day or more.
a.total permanent
b.temporary partial
c.total partial
d.temporary total
Shall mean the total number of employee-hours worked by all employees of the reporting establishment
or unit.
a.accident
b.peril
c.severity
d.frequency
e.exposure
.Is the number of disabling injuries per 1,000,000 employee-hours of exposure rounded to the nearest two
decimal places.
a.severity rate
b.incidence rate
c.frequency rate
d.near miss
e.wage rate
.Is the number of days lost per 1,000,000 employee-hours of exposure rounded to the nearest whole
number.
a.near miss
b.frequency rate
c.severity rate
d.incidence rate
e.peril
.Means substances in solid, liquid or gaseous forms known to constitute poison, fire, explosion or health
hazard.
a.hazardous materials
b.solid waste
c.waste water
d.toxic material
e.raw material
.When referred to the action on inanimate surface such as metal, glass or wood means that a substance
will cause the wearing away, or the gradual changing or destroying of the texture or substance of such
materials. When referred to the action on living tissue, means that it will cause more or less severe
destruction of the tissue by chemical action.
a.corrosive
b.intrusive
c.extrusive
d.acidic
e.basic
.Shall mean the vertical member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from side of an
excavation.
a.sheathing
b.joist
c.girder
d.wale
e.purlins
.Means normally aeroform fluid, which neither shape nor specific volume but tend to expand indefinitely
and which can be changed to the liquid or solid state by the effect of increased pressure or decreased
temperature.
a.gases
b.mists
c.dews
d.smoke
e. fumes
.Means suspended solid particles, which are generated by condensation from gaseous state, generally after
volatilisations from molten metals.
a.smoke
b.mists
c.gases
d.fumes
e.dews
Means gaseous form of substances which are normally in the liquid or solid state and which can be
changed to these states either by increasing the pressure or decreasing the temperature.
a.mists
b.vapor
c.fumes
d.smoke
e.dews
Means suspended solid droplets generated by condensation from the gaseous to the liquid state or by
breaking up of a liquid into a dispersed state such as by atomizing, foaming or splashing.
a.vapor
b.mists
c.fumes
d.smoke
e.dews
Means any tough solid substance composed of threadlike tissue, whether of mineral, vegetable of animal
origin.
a.pebbles
b.threads
c.fibers
d.sinews
e.veins
.Means solid particles capable of being blown about or suspended in the air. Generated by handling,
crushing, cutting, drilling, grinding, rapid impact, spraying, detonations or disintegration of inorganic or
organic materials and are of a composition similar to the substance or substances from which derived.
a.smoke
b.mists
c.powder
d.talc
e.dust
Shall mean a temporary structure of timber or metal work with a platform used in the construction,
alteration or demolition of a building, or other maintenance work used to support workers or to allow the
hoisting and lowering of workers, their tools and materials.
a.dais
b.scaffold
c.ladder
d.tripod
 e. strut
.Shall mean and include any chemical compound or other substances intended for the purpose of
producing an explosion or that which contains oxidizing or combustible unit or other ingredients in such
proportion or quantity that ignition by fire, friction, concussion or detonation may produce an explosion
capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property.
a.TNT
b.implosives
c.blasting
d.explosives
e.fertilizers
.Shall mean the transverse member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from
sheathing or wales.
a.girder
b.ladder
c.dais
d.scaffold
e.strut
.Shall mean any closed vessel wherein steam or other vapour is or is intended to be generated above
atmospheric pressure by the application of fire, by the product of combustion, by electrical means, or by
other heat source.
A.kettle
b.pressure cooker
c.steam boiler
d.steam engine
e.gas mask
.An engine or motor operated by steam, gas, air, electricity, liquid or gaseous fuel, liquid in motion or
other forms of energy and whose main function is to drive or operate, either directly or indirectly other
mechanical equipment.
a.prime mover
b.flywheel
c.ferris wheel
d.dumbwaiter
e.steam engine
.Includes flywheels, balance wheels and pulleys which are mounted on and revolves with the crankshaft
of an engine or other shafting of a prime mover, which by its inertia assists in securing uniform motion of
machinery by resisting sudden changes of speed.
a.ferris wheel
b.flywheel
c.mag wheel
d.prime mover
e.spokes
.Shall mean a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform, which moves in guides
in substantially vertical direction, serving two or more floors of a building or structure.
a.prime mover
b.elevator
c.freight elevator
d.escalator
e.car mover
.Shall mean a hoisting and lowering mechanism with a car of limited capacity of 220 kg (500 lbs) and size
which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and is used exclusively for carrying materials.
a.escalator
 b.prime mover
c.elevator
d.dumbwaiter
e.freight elevator
. Shall mean a power driven, inclined continuous stairway used for raising and lowering passengers.
a.elevator
b.escalator
c.flywheel
d.prime mover
e.dumbwaiter
Shall mean an elevator primarily used for carrying freight and in which only the operator and the persons
necessary for unloading and loading the freight are permitted to ride.
a.escalator
b.freight elevator
c.dumbwaiter
d.elevator
e.flywheel
A smoke tube is a device used to:
a.detremine oxygen content of the mine atmosphere
b.determinne direction and velocity of airflow
c.detect carbon monoxide
d.detect leaks in temporary bulkheads
.The traverse method is used when:
a.taking a reading with a smoke tube
b.taking a reading with an anemometer
c.erecting a temporary bulkhead
d.none of these
Two instruments commonly used to measure velocity of airflow in a mine are:
a.flame safety lamp and smoke tube
b.smoke tube and CO detector
c.anemometer and flame safety lamp
d.smoke tube and anemometer
Temporary bulkheads built in a passageway should be placed at least 4 to 6 feet into the passageway in
order that:
a.sufficient space is available to construct a permanent bulkhead
b.it will be protected from further explosions
c.it will not be affected by fire if a fire should spread to that passageway
d.all of these
(If used): “Pogo sticks” are devices that are used:
a.to test the ground conditions
b.to measure air velocity
c.to determine the direction of airflow
d.as supports on which brattice cloth can be hung
.Which of the following gases in coal mine can be used to generate electricity.
a.methane
b.none of these
c.carbon monoxide
d.carbon dioxide
What are gases from a coal mine that contribute to global warming generally called:
a.poisonous gases
b.greenhouse gases
 c.deleterious gases
d.toxic gases
A type of anemometer suitable for measuring very high velocities than special anemometers.
a.vane anemometer
b.velometer
c.Pitot tube apparatus
d.indicating anemometer
.Mine rescue team should alter existing ventilation:
a.only when directed to do so by the command center
b.when the team captain decides to do so
c.when they encounter high concentrations of carbon monoxide
d.whenn they encounter smoke
Mine rescue team erecting temporary bulkheads in atmospheres with elevated hydrogen or methane
readings should:
a.use only inflatable seals
b.leave a corner of the bulkhead open for the hydrogen or methane to exit
c.use non-sparking tools and nails
d.mine rescue team should never enter such atmospheres
.During rescue team explorations, the main fan:
a.should be kept running
b.should be continually monitored
c.both these
d.none these
.Air locks are used by mine rescue team:
a.to establish a fresh air base
b.when opening a door or knocking out a bulkhead behind which conditions are not definitely
known
c.before opening a barricade in bad air behind which trapped miners may be located
d.all of these
.What gas in a coal mine constitutes a safety hazard but can be converted into an asset when used to fuel a
power plant?
a.carbon dioxide
b.carbo monoxide
c.hydrogen sulphide
d.methane
. As the mine superintendent of a gassy coal mine, which of the following aspects of the mining system
would you to focus on to avoid explosions?
a.drilling and blasting system
b.mining method
c.transportation system
d.mine ventilation system
Which of these statements about the general properties of coal is correct?
a.the higher the coal rank, the higher the heating value
b.the higher the cola rank, the lower the inherent moisture content
c.the higher the coal rank, the higher the fixed carbon content
d.all of these
Which of the following increases the heating value of coal?
a.volatile combustible
b.fixed carbon
c.low ash content
d.all of these
.Which of the following deposits can be sufficiently drilled with holes spaced one kilometre apart or even
more?
a.an irregular vein type gold deposit extending about kilometres along the strike
b.a deep seated contact metasomatic deposit
c.a coal deposit of uniform thickness with hardly any faulting or folding
d.none of these
. The heating value of a certain coal deposit with moisture content of 20% is 8000 BTU per pound on an
as received basis. What is the heating value of said coal on a moisture-free basis? (8000/0.8)
a.6100
b.9600
c.10000
d.none
.Some coal deposits such as the lignite deposit in Canayan, Isabela, lose moisture very rapidly after
exposure to the atmosphere and are called free draining coals. What is the final heating value of a free
draining coal that was originally 5000 BTU per pound immediately after mining but has lost of its
moisture content after exposure to the atmosphere?
a.2500 BTU/lb
b.6667 BTU/lb
c.10000 BTU/lb
d.none
Which sector of the mining industry will be most adversely affected by a strict implementation of the
Kyoto protocol?
a.base metals
b.precious metals
c.industrial minerals
d.coal
.Which of the following energy resources is renewable?
a.coal
b.solar
c.natural gas
d.uranium
Coal and diamond have one thing in common chemically.
a.both are equally expensive
b.none of these
c.both are equally hard
d.both contain carbon
.Which of the following deposits require relatively closed drill hole spacing?
a.a highly faulted deposit
b.a coal deposit with pinch-and-swell characteristics
c.an irregular vein deposit
d.all of these
.Rank of coal can be made into smokeless and colorless briquette by a simple mechanical process?
a.anthracite
b.sub-bituminous
c.bituminous
d.lignite
.The concept of production sharing contracts in the Philippine mining industry was first introduced in the
coal mining industry in 1976. What is the contract between the government and the coal mining operator
called?
a.service contract
b.contract of work
 c.coal operating contract
d.geophysical survey and exploration contract
.What was the worst mine disaster in the Philippine mining history with 84 people killed?
a.water in-flow at San Mauricio Gold Mine in 1950’s
b.cave-in at Philex Copper Mine in 1967
c.none of these
d.Methane gas explosion at Malangas Coal Mine in 1994
What type of coal is used primarily for its heating value?
a.metallurgical coal
b.steaming coal
c.coking coal
d.none of these
.Which of the following fuels does not emit carbon dioxide when burned?
a.oil
b.natural gas
c.coal
d.uranium
.Who will be held responsible of the safety of the workers in an underground mine?
a.foreman
b.safety inspector
c.supervisor
d.mine manager
.Why are contour lines close to each other in a map?
a.it is very steep
b.it has conformity
c.it is closed spacing
d.it has the same elevation
.These materials are the end product of long tropical weathering of serpentinized ultramafic rock and the
derived clastics. These are developed in in-situ.
a.chromite deposits
b.laterites
c.porphyry deposits
d.lenses
.As stated by Taylor (1972), it is any grade that for any specified reason is used to separate any two
courses of action.
a.mineable grade
b.strip ratio grade
c.cutoff grade
d.breakeven grade
.It is referred to as a high-velocity decomposition and exothermic reaction accompanied by a liberation of
vast amounts of energy and high temperature gases at excessively high pressure.
a.explosion
b.blast
c.detonation
d.deflagration
e.volcanic eruption
.It is a method often used to bring up underwater mineral deposits.
a.water freezing
b.strip mining
c.dredging
d.hydraulicking
 e.compressor mining
.In a design of an open pit, it is a horizontal shelf within the pit wall slope that is left for stability.
a.bench
b.final wall
c.pit wall
d.bund
e.berm
.It is a model of size distribution relationship can be used to predict or modify size distribution produced
by blasting as shown by Cunningham (1982, 1983).
a.Monte Carlo
b.Kuz-Ram
c.Barton
d.Kirsten
.This is a general term applied to the near surface portion of the material lying above the ore. It has
sufficient agricultural nutrients to support varying degrees of vegetation growth.
a.regolith
b.overburden
c.top soil
d.clay
.In open pit mine planning design, which of the following refers to the arithmetic of searching the
optimum limit of an open pit mine considering the maximum profits that can be generated given the grade
of the material and tonnage of waste that can be stripped economically.
a.Tonnage optimization
b.Lerch-Grossman Algorithm
c.Rotating cone technique
d.Graphical design technique
e.Mine grade optimization
.In open pit operations, which of the following refers to the composite grade of ore for a particular period
based on blasthole assays at given parameters for ore blending?
a.blasthole grade
b.mill head
c.bench ore grade
d.cutoff grade
e.mine head

Spacing of discontinuities:
Very wide - >2m
Wide – 0.6-2m
Moderate – 200-600mm
Close – 60-200mm
Very close - <60mm

Which of the following refers to the minimum grade (cutoff) by which a material may be extracted at zero
profit and at the same time maximizing utilization of mineral resource.
a.inverse distance square
b.krigging grade
c.breakeven cutoff grade
d.optimum cutoff grade
e.digging grade
Which of the following underground mining methods is most applicable to vein deposits that are narrow,
steeply dipping and have competent walls?
 a.cribbing
b.glory hole
c.cut and fill stoping
d.block caving
e.square set
Philex Gold Philippines Inc. is the biggest gold producer in the Visayas particularly in Region 6. What is
the mining method of the company?
a.cut and fill stoping
b.gloryholing
c.small scale mining
d.underground blockcaving
e.open pit mining and underground block caving
The angle described by a horizontal line drawn through the toe of a bench and a line drawn between the
toe and the crest of the bench above is called:
b.bench face angle
Which underground mining method is applicable to very narrow veins, steep dip, strong or weak walls?
a.glory hole
b.cut and fill
c.open stoping
d.block caving
e.cribbing
.In round of tunnel blasting, the holes that are fired last are the:
a.trimmers
b.lifters
c.relievers
d.cutholes
e.easers
.What is the common method of mechanical mine drainage?
a.bailing
b.pumping
c.siphoning
d.hoisting
.When the driving shear stress is exactly equal to the shear resistance, the mass is said to be in a state of
a.normalcy
b.isostasy
c.limiting equilibrium
d.balanced condition
The horizontal distance between blastholes in a multiple of blasthole design.
a.sub-grade effect
b.effective blasthole diameter
c.blasthole size
d.pattern size
e.free face
In open pit mining, what assay grade corresponds to the minimum economic grade of a material that can
be mined at specified metal price and pre-determinned operating costs?
a.assay returns
b.internal cutoff grade
c.eyeball grade
d.mine head
e.pit design cutoff grade
.What is illustrated by MOHR Envelope?
 a.a 3D analysis
b.the Modulus of Elasticity
c.the compressive strength of a material when confined
d.the stress analysis
.In blasting, a detonation is actually
a.a chemical reaction
b.spitting point
c.deflagration
d.burning
e.shockwave
Where do stockworks commonly occur?
a.in contact metamorphic rocks
b.in skarns
c.in porphyritic acid deposits to intermediate plutonic igneous intrusions
d.in mafic to ultramafic intrusions
.Check the onne that does not belong to the group
a.deformation
b.creep
c.strain
d.petrofabric
In mine ventilation, which of these is out of place?
a.upcast
b.downcast
c.velometer
d.split
e.exhaust
.The angle described by a horizontal line and a line connecting the crests or toes of final pit benches
exclusive of haul roads and abnormally wide benches.
a.safety berm
b.interramp slope
c.bench face angle
d.bench height
e.sub-grade
.The kind of explosives that are permitted for use in underground coal mines
a.low density explosives
b.high density slurry explosives
c.slurry explosive
d.chlorate explosive
.A pit slope failure caused by geological discontinuity that strikes parallel to the slope face and dips into
the excavation at an angle greater than the angle of friction is known as
b.plane failure
.The most common method of mine dewatering:
a.natural drainage
b.airlift
c.pumping
d.drain tunnel
e.advanced dewatering
When feldspar underwent weathering, it changes into:
e.kaolin
.When igneous rock weathers by mechanical weathering process, it will transform into:
e.sand
.What component of the local coal that lessens or lowers the quality and demand for industrial usage
particularly for fuel combustion?
a.high sulphur content
b.low heating value
c.clay impurities
d.orhanic matter origin
e.methane gas content
In mineral exploration drilling for gold, magnetite sand and laterite deposit containing nickel and cobalt
ores, what is the most ideal drilling methods to be used?
a.reverse circulation drilling
.it defines the extent, type, rank and quantity of coal deposit.
c.coal exploration
.Subbituminous coal has an average heating value of
c.10,000 BTU
A type of coal that is considered low grade and in rank.
.b.peat
The deposition/succession of the different types of sedimentary rocks in a rock mass
b.bedding
.An environment considered as an ideal location of coal formation.
c.marshland
.A portion of organic matter which is driven off as a gas.
b.volatile matter
.Heat produced by coal combustion.
e.thermal heat
.Are gold deposit found along rivers, gullies which associates with clay, silt, sand and gravel.
c.alluvial gold
.in placer gold, what are the ranges of its carat content?
c.22-24 carat
.Which of the following geologic features that provide suspicion of the presence of minerals?
a.alteration zone
b.gouges
c.slickenside
d.soil creeping
e.ground subsidence
.These are uneven and irregular vein formed where a mass of molten rock started cooling, and large
quantities of liquids and gases are given off and deposited along cracks and crevices.
b.fissure vein
.Are two of the best suited exploration methods for mining exploration.
a.magnetic and electrical
.In RCD, the fine samples siphoned og
b.chip samples
.Which of the following are not used as fluids in drilling exploration?
a.compressed air
b.water
c.bentonite
d.polyphosphate
e.polymers
.Which of the following is the product of rotary drilling?
c.drill cuttings
.Aerial photo geologic mapping is an activity of what exploration technique:
a.prospecting
 b.geophysical
c.drilling
d.geochemical
e.mineral exploration
.It is an initial method of coal exploration where vertical excavation to expose coal seams.
a.trenching
b.prospecting
c.test pitting
d.tunneling
e.aditing
.Which of the following is considered as coal impurities?
a.sand
b.clay
c.boulder
d.peat
e.ash
.During geologic mapping which of the following geologic information can not be identified?
a.soil type
b.rock type
c.mineral present
d.luster
e.volume of mineral deposit
It is the accumulated excreta and remains of birds and bat and an important source of phosphorous and
nitrogen.
a.guano
.it is an organic as a result of the mixture of the excreta of bat and birds and dissolution of limestone with
percolated rainwater.
c.phosphate rock
.A massive surface evidence of promising indication of mineralization.
a.outcrop
b.float
c.gossan
d.cobble
e.exposure
.A field activity conducted by geologist or engineer to trace, locate and record surficial geological
information plotted on maps.
a.reconnaissance mapping
b.surface geologic mapping
c.UG geologic mapping
d.field traverse mapping
e.none
.A hydrid form of drilling methods that combines separately percussive and rotational actions using either
drag bits or tricone roller bits.
e.rotary-percussive
.Porphyry/dessiminated copper are formed by
b.magmatic differentiation
.A confirmed ore deposit where it passed the technical and commercial evaluation of its existence.
a.proven ore reserve
An ore deposit where tonnage and grade of the ore are computed partly from specific measurements,
samples or production data, and partly from projections for a reasonable distance on geologic evidence.
a.indicated ore
A type of ore reserve which contain sufficient technical and economic studies that have been out to justify
extraction at the time of determination and under specified conditions.
d.proven ore reserve
Aside from core and drill cuttings, it is another form of sample obtained when doing drilling sampling.
a.sludge
.Mining of Cebu Coal declined in the past years due to its high content of
a.Phosphorus
b.lime
c.iron
d.aluminum
e.sulfur
.It determines the relative ease of pulverizing or grinding of coal.
a.parting
b.specific gravity
c.hardness
d.grindability
e.friability
If there is a blaze containing blasting agents, what method of treatment applies?
b.evacuate all personnel
Which of these is true?
a.ANFO can never be initiated just by a detonator
b.burning ANFO may explode
c.AN is an explosive
d.ANFO cannot explode unless confined in a hole
.The percentage of fule oil in ANFO has a major effect on
a.water resistance
b.energy output
c.cost per kg.
.Which of the following explosives may be made non-explosive by soaking down with lots of water in the
muckpile.
d.ANFO
.Which of the following must be stored separately from the rest?
a.safety fuse with detonator attached
b.PRIMADET TLD
c.detonating cord
d.detonating relay connector (DRC)
.Hole by hole initiation generally helps to
c.improve fragmentation
.If you want to explore for gold deposits/resources, which of the following areas would you consider for
such endeavour?
a.sedimentary area mostly covered with limestone, and clastic sedimentary rocks
b.area where ultrabasic rocks are common
c.area where diorite, andesite and meta-volcanics are the common rock types
d.area where slate is the common rock
.What kind of mineral deposits would you prospect in an area where the rocks are commonly
serpentinized peridotite and dunite?
a.copper porphyry
b.placer gold
c.nickeliferrous laterite and saprolite
d.alumina
.If you are asked to search for raw materials for cement manufacturing which rock types/formations
would you explore?
a.conglomerate and sandstone
b.dolomite and shale
c.andesite and dacite
d.none of the above
.Residual chromite grains deposit is commonly associated with:
a.basalt
b.granite
c.laterite
d.meta-sediments
.The segregation of geochemical anomalous values(ppm) from the background values is based on the
geochemical value(ppm) known as:
a.critical value
b.standard deviation
c.high grade value
d.none of the above
.Geochemical values classified as anomalous indicate:
a.possible subsurface mineral deposits
b.barren rock formation
c.mineable ore reserve
d.placer gold deposit
.A type of economic/exercise to assess if a measured mineral resource can be classified/converted to an
ore reserve is known as:
a.ore analysis
b.feasibility study
c.mine valuation
d.development
. The first stage of exploring for metalliferrous mineral deposits is:
a.ternching
b.geological/geochemical survey
c.structural mapping
d.geostatistical analysis
.If you are going to explore surface and near surface deposit, what kind of sampling method would you
use?
a.diamond drilling
b.trenching
c.test pitting and/or auger drilling
d.dog holing
.In exploring for gold vein deposits, what are the two most important geologic structures to study in detail
before doing drilling?
a.depth and width
b.strike and dip of the veins
c.mineralization of the vein
d.number of veins
In geochemical soil mapping, it is an accepted practice that the soil sample be collected from ____ of the
soil.
a.”c” horizon
b.”d” horizon
c.”a” horizon
d.”b” horizon
.In addition to favourable rock types and geologic structures, another geologic feature which may indicate
possible subsurface mineralization and may be observed on the surface is:
a.hydrothermal alteration
b.weathered rocks
c.massive landslide
d.sheared zones
.The body of rock where significant mineralization has been emplaced is called:
a.mineralization rock
b.host rock
c.country rock
d.rock mass
.An assay value of gold reported as 10 grams per metric ton is equivalent to:
a.2 percent Au
b.10 ppm Au
c.2 ppb Au
d.2 ounces
. Laterite contains:
a.Fe/Ni/Co
b/Fe only
c.Cu/Au/hg
d.Dunite
it is possible to find gold in alluvial deposits>
a.true
b.false