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Mining Techniques - Australia
1. What is the predominant mining method used in Australia?
Open cut mining
Mountaintop removal mining
Placer mining
Underground mining
2. What is the name of the process where minerals are extracted from a series of benches or steps?
Drift Mining
Shaft Mining
Strip Mining
Slope Mining
3. Which mining method involves the extraction of valuable minerals by digging from the surface downwards?
Undersea mining
Room and pillar mining
Open pit mining
Mountaintop removal mining
4. In Australia, what type of surface mining involves the removal of sand, clay or rock by a variety of processes including excavation, blasting, and erosion?
Mountaintop removal mining
Strip mining
Placer mining
Open pit mining
5. Which mining method relies on the use of gravity to separate lighter soil and rock from heavier gold particles?
Placer Mining
Open pit mining
Strip mining
Underground Mining
6. What is the primary disadvantage of open cut mining from an environmental perspective?
It drastically alters the landscape
It decreases biodiversity
It causes water pollution
It causes air pollution
7. What type of mining technique is usually used for Mining gold or other high-density minerals?
Strip mining
Placer mining
Open cut mining
Underground mining
8. In Australia, what does the term 'brownfield exploration' mean in the mining industry?
Exploring for minerals in unexplored areas
Rehabilitating old mine sites
Expanding existing mine sites
Exploring for minerals in areas of known mineralization
9. Which mining method most often results in acid mine drainage, a serious environmental issue?
Strip mining
Open cut mining
Placer mining
Underground mining
10. What surface mining technique involves drilling into Earth's surface, and then using high pressure to fracture the underlying rock?
Placer mining
Mountaintop removal mining
Strip mining
Opal mining
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