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Mining Terminology

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The layer of waste rock/soil found at the surface of a mine site is called (a)   ?

2.

A pile of waste soil/dirt removed from a mining site is called a (a)   pile?

3.

What type of mine is this?

a)

Open pit

b)

Strip mine

c)

Shaft mine

d)

Drift mine

4.

A rock with a high % of a valuable mineral is called (a)   ?

5.

The value of a mineral is based on supply and (a)   ?

6.

What type of mine is this?

a)

Open pit

b)

Strip mine

c)

Shaft mine

d)

Drift mine

7.

Oil and natural gas is found in the (a)   rock layer?

8.

Permeable rock does not allow water to pass through it. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Bioremediation is?

a)

A method of prospecting

b)

A method of using living organisms to remove toxins after mining

c)

A famous mining company

d)

The study of mining

10.

The frequency which a mineral is found at a mining site is called (a)   ?

11.

An area which has never been mined before is called a?

a)

Yellow Field Site

b)

Brown Field Site

c)

Blue Filed Site

d)

Green Field Site

e)

White Field Site

12.

An area which has been mined before is called a __________?

a)

Yellow field site

b)

Black field site

c)

Blue field site

d)

Brown field site

13.

Which of the following is a method of prospecting?

a)

Geo-analysis

b)

Geo-chemical analysis

c)

Geo-rock analysis

d)

All of the above

14.

Other than geo-chemical analysis and remote-sensing, identify another method of prospecting

(a)