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1. What is a common method for drilling and blasting in the mining industry?
Direct Blasting
Radial Blasting
Linear Blasting
Bench Blasting
2. Which Australian state is widely known for its significant mineral resources, especially iron ore?
Western Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
3. Which is NOT a common method used for mineral processing?
Magnetic separation
Gravity separation
Decomposition
Froth flotation
4. What is the term used to describe the release of groundwater from a solid rock mass following the removal of an overlying pressure?
Sublimation
Subsidence
De-watering
Pore Pressure
5. What is the primary method utilised for mining coal in Australia?
Hydraulic Mining
Underground Mining
Open-cut Mining
Blasting
6. The Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods Act is a piece of legislation that impacts the mining industry in Australia. What does it primarily deal with?
The licensing and approval process for new mines
Worker's compensation in the case of accidents
Environmental impact assessments for mining projects
The transportation and storage of dangerous goods
7. What is stope mining?
A type of drill used in mining
A common underground mining technique
The process of divesting from mining assets
A method for processing ore
8. What is a typical term used to describe the ratio of the mineral in a deposit to the volume of the entire deposit?
Ratio
Percentage
Density
Grade
9. In the mining industry, what does the acronym JORC stand for?
Joint Operational Regulations Committee
Joint Ore Regulations Commerce
Joint Ore Reserves Committee
Joint Operational Resource Council
10. The Paris Agreement impacts the mining sector in Australia. What does this agreement primarily focus on?
Labor rights
Climate change
Transnational mining regulations
Biodiversity conservation
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