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EAE 09 Minerals Flashcards

1
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How is Bauxite used?

A

Aluminium is extracted from Bauxite ore.

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2
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What are the Bulk commodities?

4 points.

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  • Iron ore
  • Bauxite
  • Concrete
  • Coal

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3
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What are the three aspect resources?

3 points.

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  • Bulk commodities
  • Base metals
  • Rare earth metals

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4
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What is Australia’s largest export?

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Iron Ore is ⅓ of the world output.

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5
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Where is most of Australia’s iron ore produced?

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94% of iron ore production is in Western Australia.

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What are the Environmental impacts of mining?

4 points.

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Contamination of

  • Soil
  • Sediments
  • Ground water
  • Atmosphere

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What is Sequestration?

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The use of minerals that are good at absorbing CO2.

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What are the different types of deposits?

4 points.

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  • Sedimentary
  • Residual
  • Magmatic
  • Hydrothermal

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9
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What are Sedimentary deposits key features?

3 points.

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  • Banded iron formations
  • Manganese nodules
  • Placer deposits

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What are Residual deposits features??

3 points.

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  • Main source of bauxite
  • Iron and Nickel
  • Rainwater leaching in tropical or subtropical environments

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How do Magmatic deposits form?

3 points.

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  • Magmatic crystallization
  • Separation of immiscible metallic liquid
  • Physical transport by magma

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What do ore deposits need?

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Ore deposits need tectonic activity and heat.

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What advantages does deep exploration have for Australia?

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Most major mineral deposits in Australia are buried.

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What do ore deposits need for formation?

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Ore deposits need tectonic activity and heat.

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15
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What is ‘Grade’?

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The measure of the concentration of the mineral you want to mine.

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16
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What is the Mineralogical barrier?

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Concentration below which elements no longer form distinct bands.

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17
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What are the ingredients for Ore Deposits?

3 points.

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  1. Source
  2. Transport mechanism
  3. Concentration mechanism

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18
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What are the stages in deposit formation?

4 points.

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  • Energy and source
  • Transport
  • Deposition
  • Enrichment

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19
Q

What is the key information on Solar Photovoltaic?

3 points.

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  • Cost reduced by 77%
  • Technology expected to reach price parity
  • Resources used B, Be, Ge, Ga, In, Te as well as Al, Ti, Zn, MG

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20
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Key information Energy Storage

3 points.

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  • Stores energy from generation Li-ion replacing lead ion
  • Li-ion battery tech rapidly changing
  • Li-ion require Li, Co, C, Ni , Manganese

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21
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Key info on rare Earth Elements

3 points.

A
  • Commonly found with uranium and thorium
  • Not very concentrated
  • China dominates production

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22
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Key info Nickel

5 points.

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  • Australia is 13% of nickel production
  • 91% of Nickel production in Aus is in Western Australia
  • 80% nickel used in alloys
  • 3000 nickel alloys
  • It is predicted that there will be a supply issue with nickel

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23
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Precious metals key info

2 points.

A
  • Value driven by rarity
  • Mainly used by investors

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24
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Silver key info

3 points.

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  • Best conductor of heat and electricity
  • Strong, malleable and ductile
  • 46% of silver is used in industrial allipeatiods

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25
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Gold info

4 points.

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  • 3 parts per billion
  • Australia is second biggest producer after china
  • WA is 44% and SA is 25% of production
  • Welcome stranger is biggest nugget ever found

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26
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Platinum group elements key info

3 points.

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  • Pt, Pd, Ir, Os, Rh, Ru
  • Elements of most significance are Pt, Pd, Rh
  • Australia is not a major in platinum production

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Zinc key info

3 points.

A
  • 52% is used for coating metals in the process called Galvanising
  • Australia has 28% of zinc deposits with biggest reserve is in North Australia
  • China consumes ⅔ of Zinc

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28
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Copper key info

5 points.

A
  • Transition metal used in electric cars and renewable energies
  • Copper is used in Magmatic, hydrothermal and sedimentary systems
  • Annual copper demand is 28 million tones
  • 35% of demand covered by recycling
  • Demand is rising

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29
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Bauxite(aluminium) key info

3 points.

A
  • Usually classified by application
  • Vast majority is used as aluminium
  • Australia is 5% of production, china is 41%

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30
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Concrete/Cement info

4 points.

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  • 2nd most consumed substance on the planet
  • 70% of the planet lives in structures made in part of concrete
  • Cement account for 4% Co2 production
  • Concrete is known to cause water stress

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31
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What are the drivers in resource consumption?

3 points.

A
  • Strive to improve quality of lifestyle
  • Trend towards consumerism
  • Population growth

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