Mining Engineering Information

1. Which Australian state is the biggest producer of coal?
2. As of 2020, what was Australia's rank globally in terms of gold production?
3. What is the term for the removal of layers of dirt and rock that overlay a coal deposit in mining operations?
4. What is the common name for the method of extracting gold by use of a cyanide solution?
5. The exploitation of which mineral resource is considered as the backbone of the Australian mining industry?
6. In 2006, a nuclear free policy was implemented in Australia that prohibit the mining of which element?
7. What form of adaptive mining involves the creation of a single, very large pit?
8. What method of mining is most commonly used in coal mines across Australia?
9. Which of the following Australian companies is the world's largest mining company, measured by revenue?
10. The Jabiluka mine, one of the biggest undeveloped uranium deposits in the world, is located in which part of Australia?
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