Mining Review

What are the 3 main techniques used for mining?

• Strip Mining, Hard Mining, Above Ground mining
• Underground Mining, Strip Mining, Above ground mining
• Open pit mining, Strip Mining, Above ground mining
• Strip mining, Open pit mining, Underground mining

What is the cheapest way to mine

• Strip ming
• Open pit mining
• Underground minig
• None of the above

A restoration of the land to its previous condition.

• recycling
• re-naturalization
• reduction
• reclamation

Which of the following is NOT environmental impacts of mining?

• Destroys natural communities over large areas.
• Acid drainage pollutes groundwater.
• Creates minimal dust.
• Mass wasting is common when overburden is loosened.

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 Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

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

What is the name of solid waste that was produced during mining?

• Tailings
• Rocks 
• Minerals 
• Deposits

When equipment digs very deep large holes to extract resources

• Open Pit Mining

• Strip Mining

• Surface Mining

• Subsurface Mining

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Deep deposits of minerals being removed from underground though tunnels and shafts is the definition of: 

• Strip Mining 
• Mountaintop Removal 
• Subsurface Mining 
• Surface Mining 

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A mineral that is found in shallow horizontal deposits near the surface is likely to be mined by...

• Open pit mining

• Mountain top removal

• Strip mining

• Placer mining

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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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