Mining

The way in which a mineral is processed depends on its...

• location

• how it has been mined

• the properties of the mineral

• costs involved

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Tailings are

• toxic waste products from processing

• the last part of the mineral ore to be recovered

• The part of the mineral ore worth the least money

Tailing's are normally dumped into

• bins

• caves

• ponds surrounded by walls

• trucks

At the end of a mine sites production the mine site must be

• left open for inspection by the governement

• rehabilitated to the way it was before mining

• sold to the next mining company

• closed off with safety signs

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What is the difference between a mineral and a mineral ore?

• A mineral is seen as a valuable material

• A mineral ore is seen as a valuable material

• Minerals are only found in sedimentary rocks

• Minerals ores are only found in sedimentary rocks

Which of these is an ore

• wood

• opal

• bauxite

• ruby

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What is the first stage of mining

• exploration

• rehabilitation

• EIS

• extraction

Which is a hazard of underground mining

• explosions

• radioactive waste

• earthquakes

Coal can be mined by

• underground mining

• in situ mining

• strip mining

Uranium is mined by

• strip mining

• in situ mining

• underground mining

• open cut mining

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