MINING: IN ZAMBIA: By Mr. Michelo FN

What is mining?

• Extraction of minerals from the earth
• Method of harvesting crops

Which is not a property of copper?

• Magnetism

• malleability

List four minerals mined in Zambia.

• copper, cobalt, Uranium, gold

• copper, cobalt, oil, silver

Where in Southern Province of Zambia is coal mined from?

• Livingstone
• Maamba

The rock that contains minerals together with other materials is .

• ore
• gemstone

What is shaft mining?

• Shaft mining is a method of excavating minerals or ores by digging

• Shaft mining is a method of excavating underground minerals or ores by digging vertical tunnels or shafts.

To be ductile means.......

• Capable of being stretched or drawn out into a thin wire without breaking.
• Capable of being compressed into a solid mass without breaking.

The stages of Copper extraction are:

• Drilling, crush, concentration, smelting, and refining

• Blasting, concentration, smelting, and purification

During electrolysis process of copper purification, where do the pure copper go between the anode and cathode?

• cathode
• anode

What is copper casting?

• Copper casting is the process of creating objects or parts by pouring molten copper into a mold and allowing it to cool and solidify.
• Copper casting is the process of creating objects or parts by pouring molten copper into a mold and heating it until it solidifies.