Mineral Resources and Mining

This type of mining is cheaper and safer for miners.

• surface mining

• subsurface mining.

A natural rock or sediment from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably is known as ...?

• tailings

• soil

• ore

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Choose the most appropriate mining method to use where ore containing a metal or valuable mineral is found at the surface.

• underground mining

• open-cut mining

• dredging

• leach mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

The process of separating valuable minerals from the Earth is known as...?

• dredging

• smelting

• rehabilitation

• extraction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

The waste materials from mining or processing, which can be a problem if they contain poisonous or harmful chemicals such as cyanide or acids, are known as...?

• tailings

• ore

• minerals

• metals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The mining process used when the mineral deposit is below ground and can be drilled into and dissolved with a solvent that is pumped in, then the solution is pumped out and recovered, is known as...?

• open-cut mining

• underground mining

• dredging

• leach mining

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the name of the process that involves using heat and a blast furnace to extract metal from its ore?

• rehabilitation

• smelting

• dredging

• electrolysis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What type of mining method is used to extract copper, uranium or salt, from deep underground?

• open-cut mining

• underground mining

• dredging

• leach mining

The excavation of material such as sand or gravel, from a water environment is known as...?

• open-cut mining

• underground mining

• dredging

• leach mining

Which of the following is an example of a metal?

• sulfur

• carbon

• gold

• quartzite