Mining, Mining Impacts and Regulations

Ore is 

• any type of rock
• a rock with metals
• a rock with metals worth something to someone
• a rock with minerals

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Acid mine drainage is the result of

• ash and air debris creating acid rain

• boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams

• toxins from water in mines drain into streams

• minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution

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Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

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Which of the following is a natural process that is accelerated by mining?

• habitat destruction.

• erosion.

• tunnel collapse.

• pollution from coal dust.

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Reclamation is.....

• not required in the US.
• a process that causes significant environmental damage.
• returning the land back to its original condition after mining
• required for every country and every type of mine in the world.

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

• Open Pit Mining

• Strip Mining

• Surface Mining

• Subsurface Mining

Which regulation allowed miners to claim any land, even government owned and mine it

• General Mining Act of 1872
• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?

• carbon
• sulfur
• nitrogen
• boron

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The _____ sets standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment.

• Clean Water Act
• Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
• Safe Drinking Water Act

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 Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining 
• Sub-surface mining
• Mining in the oceans