mining

What study is used to locate resources underground?

• geological survey

• mining studies

• geological compositions

What type of mine is this?

• deep mine

• opencast mine

• quarry

What type of mine is this?

• opencast mine

• quarry

• deep mine

What does a quarry extract?

• building materials

• rocks like granite and marble

• metals

• minerals

• sand and gravel

What does an opencast mine extract?

• copper, and iron

• coal

• granite and limestone

• silicon, aluminium, etc

What is mining?

• a human activity used to extract resources from the earth

• an economic activity used to import resources from the earth

• a social activity used to help people in need

The geological surveys done in the ocean are to...

• to extract oil

• to extract minerals

• to extract building material

• to extract drinking water

A geological survey consists on..

• sending vibrations to create a map of the rock layers

• creating explotions to see how much water is underground

• sending vibrations to destroy the rocks so it's easier to extract

In geological surveys what is a geophone

• a device that detect the reflections of the vibrations

• a device that produces vibrations

• a device that creates 3D maps of the rocks

What's the first step to set up a mine?

• do a geological survey

• clear the vegetation and remove the soil

• use explosives or machinery

• load the rocks into trucks