Ore Minerals: How they are found, mined, and processed for human use

Question 1

The process of mineral extraction

Answer 1

Iron mining

Question 2

Modern mining uses _______ to measure magnetic, gravity, and sonic responses of rocks

Answer 2

geophysical techniques

Question 3

extract ore minerals near the surface of the earth, and uses blasting

Answer 3

Surface mining

Question 4

3 types of surface mining

Answer 4

Open-pit, Strip mining, and Dredging

Question 5

common type, a big hole through explosives and blasting

Answer 5

Open-pit mining

Question 6

removal of thin strips

Answer 6

strip mining

Question 7

mining from the bottom of a body of water

Answer 7

dredging

Question 8

extract minerals that can be found beneath the surface of the earth, creating a tunnel means expensive and dangerous

Answer 8

Underground mining

Question 9

extracting minerals from the ore, refining, and preparing these for use

Answer 9

Mineral processing

Question 10

What is the process of mineral processing?

Answer 10

Sampling, Analysis, Communition, Concentration, Dewatering

Question 11

removal of a portion, represents a whole needed analysis

Answer 11

Sampling

Question 12

evaluate the valuable component in an ore

Answer 12

analysis

Question 13

valuable components are separated through crushing and grinding, turning it into powdered form

Answer 13

Communition

Question 14

separate valuable from the raw materials

Answer 14

Concentration

Question 15

convert it to usable minerals, filter and sedimentation of the suspension and drying of the solid materials

Answer 15

dewatering