Video Reflection- Australian Mining

True or False? Australia has a number of different open cut and undeground mines

• TRUE

• FALSE

From the video, some of the elements that Australia is able to mine include

• Uranium, copper and iron

• iron, copper and argon

• uranium and xenon

• iron, hydrogen and helium

Which mining companies do you recall from the video?

• Rio Tinto

• BHP

• Newcrest

• Fortescue

The Ernest Henry mine is used to extract which elements?

• copper

• silver

• gold

• aluminium

Gold can be mined by open pit and underground operations

• True
• False

Mines need infrastructure like railways and ports so that the raw materials can be exported overseas

• True
• False

Another word for "black gold" is coal

• True
• False

Peak Downs mines which mineral?

• coking coal
• gold
• iron ore
• copper

Identify avdantages and disadvantages of mining

Groups:

(a) Advantages

,

(b) disadvantages

• supports world economy

• loss of local jobs

• provides raw materials for innovation

• enhances technological advancement

• overdependence on foreign markets

• environmental damage

• foreign ownership issues

• increases trade opportunities

• creates new markets

• imported labour

• boosts economy

• increased inequality

• jobs

• exploitation of workers

Olympic Dam mine provides up to 7% of the world's uranium as uranium oxide

• True
• False