MINE+PROJECT

**__ Mine Design Brief __**
 * __ OPTION 1 __**
 * Weeks Two and Three **

__ Map Of Australia __

Requirements - One page - Mark location of your mine on map - Scale, key, border, north arrow and title - Ensure you do not place your mine inside a national park

__ Design Brief Front Page __

Requirements - One page - Mine name - Mine manager name - Any other artistic elements


 * Weeks Four And Five **

__ Commodity Report __

Requirements - One page - Picture of the mineral - Current market price (price per gram) - Markets e.g. China - Scientific symbol for mineral

__ Mine Map (2 Maps) __

Requirements - Bird eye view - Cross section view - Scale, key, border, north arrow and title - Use grid paper or Google SketchUp


 * Weeks Six And Seven **

__ Production Report __

Requirements - One page - Volume of ore removed from mine (cubic metres - m3) - Volume of mineral removed from mine (grams - g) - One cubic metre of ore will produce 9 grams of mineral - Calculate total profit of mine

__ Transport Report __

Requirements - One page - Distance of railway from mine to nearest state or territory capital - Calculate total costs $4200 per kilometre of railway line $95 000 per carriage $550 000 per locomotive (one locomotive to pull thirty carriages) $12 000 for fuel per kilometre per locomotive


 * Weeks Eight And Nine **

__ Workforce Report __

Requirements - One page - Calculate workers required based on following criteria: 2 miners per cubic 100 metres of ore 1 railway workers per 2 carriages 1 cleaner per 20 miners 1 administrator per 20 miners 1 manager per 100 miners 1 mine manager per mine - Calculate total workforce required

__ Workforce Pay Report __

Requirements - One page
 * Miners || $1000per week ||
 * Railway Worker || $1110 per week ||
 * Cleaner || $925 per week ||
 * Administrator || $1050 per week ||
 * Manager || $1800 per week ||
 * Mine Manager || $2500 per week ||

- Total cost per week


 * Week Ten **

__ Viability Report __

Requirements - One page - Total workforce (all workers added together) - Total cost of operating mine (mining + railway + workforce) - Give student a date to date operational life of the mine (e.g. 1 June 2012 to 13 December 2013) for them to work out total cost of operating mine - Subtract total cost from total profit - Will the mine make money?

__ Mine Design Brief __

Mine brief to be compiled with all reports and maps and handed in to teacher