I. General Concepts Flashcards
What can be measured if there are two individuals located in different areas belonging to the same latitude of the Earth?
A. Circumference of the Earth
B. Diameter of the Sun
C. Radius of the Earth
D. None
A. Circumference of the Earth
How meridians of longitude running from the North Pole to the South Pole?
360
When it is 08:00 am in Mumbai, calculate the time at Wellington. Wellington is located at 175E longitude and Mumbai is located at 73E longitude.
2:48pm
Know the time difference between two places with longitudes of 75°E and 90°E, if it is 12:00 PM (noon) at 75°E.
1:00 PM
What does the acronym PMRC stand for?
Philippine Mineral Reporting Code
This sets the standards, guidelines, and requirements for public reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, and Ore Reserves in the Philippines. It is similar to international reporting standards like the JORC Code (Australia) and NI 43-101 (Canada).
Philippine Mineral Reporting Code
What is the difference between a mineral resource and a mineral reserve?
A. A mineral resource is the economically mineable part of a mineral deposit, while a mineral reserve includes both identified and potential mineral deposits.
B. A mineral resource is a concentration of minerals with reasonable prospects for economic extraction, while a mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a mineral resource demonstrated by feasibility studies.
C. A mineral resource is always economically mineable, while a mineral reserve is not necessarily economically viable.
B. A mineral resource is a concentration of minerals with reasonable prospects for economic extraction, while a mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a mineral resource demonstrated by feasibility studies.
The Philippines is the ____ most mineralized country in the world.
5th
The Philippines is the ____ for copper.
4th
The Philippines is the ____ largest deposits of gold.
3rd
The Philippines is the ____ for nickel.
5th
The Philippines is the ____ for chromite.
6th
The largest gold resource was found in ____, while the largest gold reserve was in the ____.
Region XII; CAR
It was the most abundant among all non-metallic resources and reserves, with over 4.55 billion MT and 0.90 billion MT in resources and reserves, respectively. The largest resource and reserve were both found in Region VII.
Limestone
Among metallic mineral products, _______ posted the highest increase in production during the ten-year period from 41,383 dry metric tons (DMT) in 2012 to 75,400 DMT in 2021, or an 82.2% increase.
nickel-mixed sulfides
