Minerals and Mining

What is the name of the solid waste that is produced during mining?

• tailings

• rocks

• minerals

• deposits

The risks of being a miner include

• mine collapse

• respiratory problems

• radiation exposure

• All of the above

Reclamation is

• not required in the U.S.

• returning the land back to it's original condition after mining

• a process that causes significant environmental damage

• required by every country and for every type of mine in the world

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How was coal traditionally mined in West Virginia?

• open pit mining

• strip mining

• underground mining

• mountain-top removal

How does mining affect streams and lakes?

• They may become full of pollutants

• They may become fulll of sediment

• They may be altered or changed

• All of these

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The damage done by surface mining includes:

• erosion of sediments into streams and lakes

• Clearing the landscape of trees and soil

• pollutants and acid flow outward from mines

• All of these

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Roasting a rock to collect minerals is called

• heap leaching

• incinerating

• smelting

• flotation

Which mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?

• subsurface mining

• strip mining

• solution minng

• placer mining

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What law sets standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment?

• Clean Water Act

• Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)

• Surface mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

• Save drinking Water Act

Which of the following statements about minerals is false?

• Humans can create specific minerals to suit specific needs

• minerals are inorganic materials

• minerals have a crystalline structure

• Minerals cannot be liquids or gases