Mining Videos III & IV Quiz

In relation to other steps in the mineral life cycle, how would you describe the costs of exploration?

• High economic, High environmental
• High economic, Low environmental
• Low economic, High environmental
• Low economic, Low environmental

What kind of mining is going on here?

• Pit mining
• Pan mining
• Placer mining
• Solution mining

What is one negative impact of placer mining?

• Increases turbidity within a river.
• Subsidence of the land above the mine.
• Increased cyanide runoff into rivers.
• Decreased mercury concentrations in water.

What kind of mine is this?

• Placer mine
• Pit mine
• Underground mine
• Heap leached mine

Which of the following is NOT an impact of pit mining?

• Habitat destruction
• Noise pollution from machinery
• Loss of biodiversity
• Subsidence of land

What is ore?

• A pure deposit of a mineral
• The leftover waste from a mine
• Rock that contains a desired mineral
• The portion of a resource that is legally extractable

What is the process of getting a mineral from ore called? 

• Exploration
• Mining
• Refining
• Leachifying

How would you describe the energy costs of mining and refining in comparison to exploration for a mineral?

• High compared to exploration
• Low compared to exploration
• Roughly the same as exploration
• It depends on the scarcity of the mineral resource

What is the name of aluminum ore?

• Hematite
• Barite
• Bauxite
• Galena

Mine waste is often referred to as...

• Runoff
• Tailings
• Rubble
• Footstones