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1. Which Australian state is the biggest producer of coal?
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
Western Australia
2. As of 2020, what was Australia's rank globally in terms of gold production?
2nd
4th
3rd
1st
3. What is the term for the removal of layers of dirt and rock that overlay a coal deposit in mining operations?
Slag
Gangue
Tailings
Overburden
4. What is the common name for the method of extracting gold by use of a cyanide solution?
Dredging
Cyanide leaching
Gold panning
Sluicing
5. The exploitation of which mineral resource is considered as the backbone of the Australian mining industry?
Copper
Coal
Iron Ore
Gold
6. In 2006, a nuclear free policy was implemented in Australia that prohibit the mining of which element?
Gold
Coal
Uranium
Iron
7. What form of adaptive mining involves the creation of a single, very large pit?
Open-pit mining
Mountaintop removal mining
Underground mining
Placer mining
8. What method of mining is most commonly used in coal mines across Australia?
Underground mining
Blast mining
Open-cut mining
Drift mining
9. Which of the following Australian companies is the world's largest mining company, measured by revenue?
Newcrest Mining
Fortescue Metals Group
BHP
Rio Tinto
10. The Jabiluka mine, one of the biggest undeveloped uranium deposits in the world, is located in which part of Australia?
South Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Western Australia
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