Mineral Resources and Mining

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

• Ore
• Conduction
• Placer Deposits
• Wire

Chalcopyrite (copper) is used for...

• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments
• glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber

Graphite is used...

•  glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

Quartz is used...

• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• as glass
•  in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

What is true about minerals?

• They are naturally occurring and inorganic.
• They are organic and inorganic.

Ore minerals are minerals that are valuable and economical to extract.

• True
• False

_______ resources can be negatively impacted by mining

• Air
• Oxygen
• Dust
• Water

Mining companies must obtain permits before mining.

• True
• False

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.

Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution are associated with ______.

• subsurface mining
• surface mining