Mining Quiz

What is overburden?

• The material mined at a mineral deposit or coal seam for economic reasons.

• Rock or soil above a mineral deposit or coal seam

• The material below a mineral deposit or coal seam

Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed profitably

• Ore

• Wire

• Conduction

• Placer Deposits

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Which type of mining is most likely to cause water pollution?

• Surface mining

• Placer mining

• Subsurface mining

• In-situ leaching

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When machines dig very deep large holes with machines is the definition of:

• Open Pit mining

• Strip Mining

• Subsurface Mining

• Surface Mining

What are two ways we extract minerals?

• Surface mining and underground mining
• Recycling and refining
• Drilling and blasting
• Panning and smelting

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What is the primary purpose of reclamation in mining?

• To increase mineral extraction efficiency.
• To create new mining sites.
• To reduce the cost of mining operations.
• To restore the land after mining activities.

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Minerals that are mined from the Earth are considered ________.

• natural resources
• processed goods
• synthetic materials
• artificial resources

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Which of the following is a method used to minimize environmental impact during mining?

• Open-pit mining
• Coal extraction
• Surface mining
• Sustainable mining practices

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Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Placer mining
• Mountaintop removal mining
• Open-pit mining
• Underground mining

Mineral deposits are being removed from near the surface is the definition of:

• Underground mining
• Placer mining
• Surface mining
• Mountaintop removal mining

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