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General

Exams are set under the auspices of the Commission of Examiners. They form a formal part of an educational qualification and are open to any acceptable candidate. Unless otherwise stated, all exams are 
three hours long. The pass 
mark is 50%.

Exam results for May 2007

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Exam arrangements

Examination Dates	May 2007 Examinations
Closing date for acceptance	14 March 2008
Closing date for examination	18 April 2008
Closing date for appeal	25 June 2008

 

 

Timetable

You must ensure that your applications are submitted well in advance of the closing dates. No allowance will be made for any errors or omissions by candidates, training institutions or other persons or by the postal authorities.

All entries are acknowledged and it is the responsibility of candidates to ensure that an acknowledgement has been received.

Note: Applications received after closing dates will be transferred to the following exam.

The timetable for May 2008.

Part A	Date and Time	Part B
0	Tuesday 13 May	00
00	08:30 - 11:30	Mining I (Mining)
00	12:30 - 14:30	00
Geology	12:30 - 15:30	00
00	Wednesday 14 May	00
00	08:30 - 11:30	Mining II
00	12:30 - 14:30	00
Survey	12:30 - 15:30	00
00	Thursday 15 May	00
00	08:30 - 11:30	Mining III
00	12:30 - 14:30	00
Engineering	12:30 - 15:30	00
00	Friday 16 May (Part C)	00
Legal Knowledge	08:30 - 11:30	00

 

Syllabus

If you are a candidate for the mine manager's examination and would like a copy of the latest syllabus, phone (012) 317-9082.

Part A
Optional questions will be given for coal/metal where this is appropriate.

• Subject A1: Geology [PDF, 7.8KB]
• Subject A2: Surveying [PDF, 7.6KB]
• Subject A3: Engineering [PDF, 12KB]

Part B
Note: There will be separate papers for metal and coal (priorities determine).

• Subject B1 - Mining technologies (Mining I) [PDF, 9KB]
Note: There will be separate papers for metal and coal (priorities determine).
• Part B - Mining II: mining technical services (metal) [PDF, 19.4KB]
OR
• Part B - Mining II: mining technical services (coal) [PDF, 21.4KB]
• Subject B3: management (Mining III) [PDF, 12KB]

Part C - Legal knowledge
This is an open-book exam. The exam is two-and-a-half hours long.

• Legal Knowledge [PDF, 5.2KB])
• Mine Health and Safety Act 1996, No. 29 of 1996.
  Regulations made or deemed to have been made under the Mine Health and Safety Act (previously under the Minerals Act) that relate to health and safety issues.

• Mines and Works Act, 1956.
  Definitions and Section 9 of the Mines and Works Act which was not repealed by the Minerals Act 1991.

• Mine Health and Safety Amendment Act 1997, Act 72 of 1997.

Exam forms

Download the form you need:

• Application for acceptance [PDF, 2.05MB]
• Application for examination [PDF, 2.06MB]
• Appeal for a re-mark [PDF, 61.9KB]