Mining

What is the difference between a mineral and a mineral ore?

• A mineral is seen as a valuable material

• A mineral ore is seen as a valuable material

• Minerals are only found in sedimentary rocks

• Minerals ores are only found in sedimentary rocks

What is a native metal

• A metal only found in Australia

• A metal that is mined and sold only in Australia

• A metal found as a pure element

• Gold is the only Native Metal

What are the three main steps of mining? (choose all 3)

• Mining

• Processing

• Selling

• Rehabilitation

Which mining method normally occurs at when the mineral deposit is at the surface?

• Dredging

• Underground

• Leach mining

• Open Cut

Coal is most commonly mined from which mining method?

• open cute

• underground

• leach mining

• dredging

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Dredging is a mining method general used ....

• when fluid is injected through drill holes to dissolve the mineral

• when minerals are found in sand and a large lake can be dug and filled with water

• Hand digging in open cut mining

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The way in which a mineral is processed depends on its...

• location

• how it has been mined

• the properties of the mineral

• costs involved

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Tailings are

• toxic waste products from processing

• the last part of the mineral ore to be recovered

• The part of the mineral ore worth the least money

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Tailing's are normally dumped into

• bins

• caves

• ponds surrounded by walls

• trucks

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At the end of a mine sites production the mine site must be

• left open for inspection by the governement

• rehabilitated to the way it was before mining

• sold to the next mining company

• closed off with safety signs

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