Mineral Resources of the Philippines (MCQs)

a

Below are porphyry copper deposits in Cretaceous-Paleogene Arc except.

a. Amacan deposit, Davao Oriental

b. Atlas deposit, Cebu Island

c. Sipalay deposit, Negros Occidental

d. Polillo deposit

d

What mineral is being sold as Zambales jade?

a. Olivine

b. Epidote

c. Orthopyroxene

d. Garnet

b

What type of VMS deposit is found in Rapu-rapu island?

a. Kuruko

b. Besshi

c. Carlin

d. Cyprus - mafic to ultramafic sequence of ophiolite affinity

a

Bauxite deposit in the Philippines can be found (mine) in the following EXCEPT:

a. Nonoc Island

b. Bucas Grande

c. Mainland Samar

d. Batag Island

a

Anthracite deposits in the Philippines can be found in:

a. Catanduanes

b. Sibuguey-Peninsula

c. Semirara

d. Samar-leyte

a

Where is the only deposit of zeolite in the Philippines located?

a. Mangatarem, Pangasinan

b. Tinambac, Camarines Sur

c. Jaro, Leyte

d. Taan, Nueva Viscaya

d

The Marcopper mining disaster which occurred on March 24, 1996 is one of the largest mining disaster in the Philippines. Which water system was declared dead due to the incident?

a. Calancan Bay

b. Balog Creek

c. Mogpog River

d. Boac River

a

Which of the following lists the major components of common industrial glass?

a. Silica, sodium oxide, calcium oxide

b. Lime, iron oxide, lead oxide

c. Lime, calcium oxide, lead oxide

d. Silica, iron oxide, calcium oxide

d

What mineral is ground together with cement clinker to produce finished cement (Portland Cement) which helps retard the setting time of cement?

a. Calcite

b. Silica

c. Clays

d. Gypsum

c

Mindoro jade deposit of Occidental Mindoro is a:

a. Serpentinite

b. Mica schist

c. Orthopyroxenite

d. Dunite

c

The Philippines is the _____ in the world in terms of global geothermal power generation

a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. Fourth

c

In the Philippines, Potassic alteration is mainly characterized by which mineral?

a. Orthoclase

b. Alunite

c. Biotite

d. Sanidine

a

The most important iron deposit type in the Philippines

a. Skarn

b. Magnetite sand

c. Laterite

d. Sedimentary

b

PMRC procides the minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines on the public reporting for all deposit types EXCEPT petroleum & gas to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). PMRC stands for?

a. Philippine Metal Reporting Code

b. Philippine Mineral Reporting Code

c. Philippine Mining Reporting Code

d. Philippine Miner's Reporting Code

d

Thanksgiving mine of Benguet exploration is a/an

a. Low sulfidation epithermal gold

b. Intermediate sulfidation epithermal gold

c. Porphyry copper gold Correct answer

d. Contact metasomatic gold (Skarn)

d

Located in Surigao del Norte, at the northern part of the Philippines second largest island of Mindanao, the Silangan project combines the development of the Boyongan and Bayugo deposits. What commodity does the deposit contain?

a. Copper

b. Copper, gold

c. Gold, silver

d. Copper, gold, silver

b

What is adobe?

a. Ignimbrite

b. Volcanic tuff

c. Pyroclastic breccia

d. Pumice

c

Diwalwal gold rush started in what decade?

a. 1960s

b. 1970s

c. 1980s

d. 1950s

a

Barite is used as a filler and adulterant in glass and in oil-well drilling industries. Where can we find barite in the Philippines?

a. Batangas (Locality of Lobo, also found in Mindoro)

b. Pangasinan

c. Cagayan

d. Nueva Ecija

a

Refractory chromite can be found in:

c. Dinagat Island -metallurgical

d. Eastern Samar -metallurgical

b. Davao Oriental - metallurgical

a. Zambales (coto block)

b

Why guano used as fertilizers?

c. It is rich is potassium used by plants for protein synthesis

a. It is rich is phosphorous used by plants for protein synthesis

d. It is rich is potassium used by plants for nitrogen fixation

b. It is rich is phosphorous used by plants for nitrogen fixation

b

Which of the following is NOT a type of guano?

d. Phosphatized guano

c. Phosphatic soil

b. Bedded guano

a. Fresh guano

d

Alkali epithermal deposit can be found in, a. Lepanto d. Runruno b. Baguio c. Balabag

a

Cinnabar deposit can be found in:* b. Rapu-rapu a. Palawan - Puerto Princesa c. Mindoro d. Tanay

d

Star southern cloud can be found in: a. Romblon b. Tanay c. Camarines Sur d. Bulacan

c

40% of the Philippines mineable coal reserve can be found in: b. Sibuguey-Peninsula a. Catanduanes d. Samar-Leyte c. Semirara

d

Which of the following has a skarn deposit? a. Ilocos Sur d. Camarines Norte (Larap) b. La Union c. Aparri

a

Give the Chemical Formula of Hematite* b. Fe3O4 d. Fe203.3H2O a. Fe2O3 c. FeO.OH

b

Give the Chemical Formula of Magnetite* c. FeO.OH a. Fe2O3 d. Fe203.3H2O b. Fe3O4

c

Give the Chemical Formula of Goethite. a. Fe2O3 d. Fe203.3H2O c. FeO.OH b. Fe3O4

a

Type of Iron ores that may be formed by crystallization from liquid rock materials. a. Igneous Ores b. Contact Ores d. Hydrothermal Ores c. Sedimentary Ores

b

The most important iron deposit in the Philippines. a. Sedimentary c. Igneous b. Skarns d. Laterite

c

Cast Iron contains how many percent of Iron?* c. 95% d. 15% b. 75% a. 98%

d

Most important Iron ore* d. Hematite a. Magnetite b. Siderite c. Limonite

a

Forms when iron minerals are altered in hydrothermal veins c. Hematite a. Goethite b. Limonite d. Siderite

a

Flux on reaction with the gangue forms? a. Slag b. Pig Iron c. Cast Iron d. Coke

a

Most deposits of Iron ore in the world are found in rocks known as c. Limonitic Bog Irons d. Iron Laterites a. Banded Iron Formations b. Magnetite Sands

a

Deposits formed at or near the contact between igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks.* a. Contact Ores b. Bedded Ores c. Placer Ores d. Hydrothermal Ores

a

This deposit type consists of magnetite concentrations in beach and alluvial sand. d. Spring Iron Deposit b. Laterite Deposit c. Sedimentary Bog Deposit a. Magnetite Sands Deposit

a

Iron that contains is called steel. d. 1.0-1.5% of Carbon b. 0.5-1.5% of Carbon c. 0.5-1.0% of Carbon a. 0.1-1.5% of Carbon

a

The Iron obtained directly from blast furnace.* 1/1 b. Cast Iron d. Cat Iron a. Pig Iron c. Purified Iron

b

Specimens of magnetite that are strong enough to pick up iron d. Smithstones a. Magnetite Sands c. Enarstones b. Lodestones

a

Has a common reddish-brown to black color and dull in earthy varieties.* d. Limonite c. Siderite b. Magnetite a. Hematite

d

Spring Iron deposits are located in these localities except one. d. Camalaniugan, Cagayan a. Pan De Azucar Island, Iloilo c. Landayao Tupi, Cotabato b. Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

b

Iron ranks in the most common element in the Earth's crust. d. 3rd c. 2nd a. 8th b. 4th

d

Has Over 72% Iron content. a. Hematite b. Limonite d. Magnetite c. Goethite

d

Naturally Occuring Iron is found mainly as minerals of b. Iron Silicate a. Iron Carbonate c. Iron Sulphate d. Iron Oxide

b

"An act of prohibiting the extraction of gravel and sand from beaches and providing penalties thereof" a. Batas Pambansa Blg. 256 b. Batas Pambansa Blg. 265 c. Batas Pambansa Blg. 255 d. Batas Pambansa Blg. 266

c

Occur in small low-grade deposits with much manganese, phosphorus, water, clay, and other impurities. c. Sedimentary Bog a. Skarns d. Spring b. Magnetite Sands

a

The chief constituent of the Laterite Iron ore b. Silicate c. Saprolite a. Limonite d. Serpentinite

d

It causes the precipitation of ferric oxides and hydroxides from the breakdown of humic iron complexes and ferrous bicarbonate.* c. Oxidation a. Intense Pressure b. Intense Heat d. Bacterial Action

c

It alters itself to hematite as it dries out.* d. Goethite b. Chert c. Limonite a. Limestone

d

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a limonite type nickel deposit? c. Consist largely of goethite a. Highly enriched in iron due to very strong leaching of magnesium and silica d. Saprolite type b. Oxide type

b

Which of the following is a characteristic of a silicate type nickel deposit?* b. Saprolite type c. Both A and B d. None of the above a. Oxide type

c

Which of the following is not true about nickel? c. Topmost abundant element on Earth a. Useful strength, ductility and resistance in making materials d. Typically found in two types of deposits b. Good conductor of electricity and heat

b

Nickeline is defined as: b. 43.9% nickel and 56.1% arsenic c. most common terrestrial nickel sulfide d. None of the above a. Green nickel ore

d

Nickel is useful in: c. A only d. Both A and B b. Food preparation a. Steel production

d

It is the removal of impurities from materials by a thermal process.* d. Refining a. Calcination c. Smelting b. Roasting

b

It is a metallurgical process involving gas-solid reactions at elevated temperatures with the goal of purifying the metal. a. Calcination b. Roasting c. Smelting d. Refining

c

A form of extractive metallurgy used to produce a base metal from its ore.* b. Roasting a. Calcination c. Smelting d. Refining

c

Main process/es involved in lateritization:* a. Eluviation d. None of the above b. Illuviation c. Both A and B

b

Benchmark nickel-smelting method and a clear global leader in the world's primary nickel production from sulfide raw materials. b. Flash Smelting c. Electric Smelting a. Selective Floatation d. None of the Above

b

Nickel laterite deposits make up which part of the world's nickel reserve?* a. 60% b. 70% c. 80% d. 90%

b

Nickel Laterite deposits require ultramafic bearing minerals only. a. True b. False c. Both True and False d. Neither True or False

a

From the record of Philippine Statistics Authority for the first quarter of 2015, what amount of Nickel ore and concentrates has been exported all over the world? a. 5.2 MT b. 5.1 MT c. 7.2 MT d. 5.0 MT

False

Garnierite can never be present in minor quantities. Thus, it always comes in great amounts. True False

a

Limonite types are highly enriched in iron due to very strong leaching of: d. Magnesium and Potassium a. Magnesium and Silica c. Silica and Iron b. Magnesium and Iron

True

In nickel extraction processes, Lateritic Nickel Extraction is applicable for both Limonite and Saprolite. False True

d

It is a unique technique of using aqueous chemistry for recovering metals from ores. c. Purification a. Leaching d. None of the above b. Metal compound recovery

c

A process where the leach liquor must normally undergo concentration of the metal ions that are to be recovered while undesirable metal ions are often removed. c. Solution Concentration and Purification d. None of the above a. Leaching b. Metal compound recovery

b

Metals suitable for sale as raw materials are often directly produced in the metal recovery step.* a. Leaching b. Metal compound recovery c. Solution Concentration and Purification d. None of the above

a

The form of flotation in which only one mineral is floated from an ore pulp containing two or more floatable minerals is termed as:* b. Flash Smelting c. Electric Smelting a. Selective Floatation d. None of the Above

c

What is the atomic number of Manganese?* a. 23 c. 25 b. 24 d. 26

c

It is a general term for Manganese ores with 10%-35% Manganese content?* c. Ferruginous Manganese Ores b. Manganiferous Ores d. Manganese Ores a. Iron ores

a

What is the Mn mineral with a chemical formula of MnO2? d. Franklinite a. Pyrolusite b. Braunite c. Romanechite

b

What is the metasilicate counterpart of Rhodochrosite?* b. Rhodonite a. Romanechite c. Braunite d. Franklinite

b

What is the general term for Manganese ores with 5%-10% Manganese content?* d. Manganese Ores c. Ferruginous Manganese Ores a. Iron Ores b. Manganiferous Ores

d

It is a mining technique usually applied to manganese nodules. It means removal of material from the bottom of a water body. c. Room and Pillar Method d. Dredging Method a. Open Cut Method b. Underwater Mining Method

a

What compound is used for the manufacture of batteries?* b. Mn2O3 c. Mn3O4 d. MnO a. MnO2

c

Which of the following does not fall under the oxide type of Manganese Ore? a. Franklinite b. Pyrolusite d. Braunite c. Psilomelane

b

It is a surface mining technique of extracting rocks or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.* d. Dredging Mining method c. Underground Mining Method b. Open Cut Method a. Room and Pillar Method

b

It is a type of Manganese Nodules which accumulate chemicals via precipitation directly from seawater.* c. Exogenetic Nodules d. Mesogenetic Nodules b. Hydrogenetic Nodules a. Diagenetic Nodules

c

It is type of Manganese Nodules which accumulate minerals from within a few centimeters of the ocean floor sediments, metals being derived from interstitial pore water. a. Diagenetic Nodules b. Hydrogenetic Nodules c. Exogenetic Nodules d. Mesogenetic Nodules

d

Which of the following describes Manganese?* b. Silver-gray, malleable metallic element c. Silver-white, elastic metallic element d. Silver-gray, brittle metallic element a. Silver-white, ductile metallic element

c

It pertains to impure earthy mixture of soft manganese hydroxides, often containing significant amounts of hydroxide/ oxide metals* a. Psilomelane b. Hausmannite d. Manganite c. Wad

b

It is a manganese carbonate mineral* a. Rhodonite b. Rhodochrosite c. Braunite d. Hausmannite

d

What type of Manganese deposit which is formed by the weathering and reconcentration of manganese from primary bedded manganese oxides? a. Manganese Nodule deposit b. Primary Volcanic Manganese Deposit c. Primary Sedimentary Manganese Deposit d. Secondary or Residual Manganese Deposit

a

What type of manganese deposit can be found in Coron, Palawan? c. Residual d. None of the above a. Primary b. Secondary

c

What mineral has the highest percentage of manganese content?* a. Braunite b. Pyrolusite c. Hausmannite d. Manganite

b

What type of manganese deposit can be found in Madulag, Baler, Aurora? c. Residual b. Secondary a. Primary d. Sedimentary and residual deposit

a

A classification of manganese ore deposits which is associated with agglomerates, tuffs, and other clastic materials of subaerial or submarine hot spring affinity d. None of the above c. Hybrid b. Nonvolcanogenic a. Volcanogenic

d

What type of manganese deposit can be found in Nagtipunan Quirino?* b. Secondary c. Residual d. Sedimentary and residual deposit a. Primary

d

What is the principal ore of manganese?* a. Hausmannite b. Rhodochrosite d. Pyrolusite c. Manganite

d

What type of manganese deposit can be found in Jiabong, Western Samar? a. Primary c. Residual d. Sedimentary and residual deposit b. Secondary

d

What is the general term for Manganese ores with 35% or more Manganese content?* d. Manganese Ores b. Manganiferous Ores c. Ferruginous Manganese Ores a. Iron Ores

d

What type of manganese deposit can be found in Anda, Peninsula, Bohol, Visayas Island?* c. Epigenetic deposits a. Primary b. Secondary d. All of the above

d

What is the chemical formula of Hausmannite?* d. MnSiO3 b. Mn3O4 c. MnCO3 a. MnO2

b

Chromium is from the word "chroma" which means a. Crayon d. Hue c. Rainbow b. Color

a

Chromium has an atomic number* b. 25 d. 22 a. 24 c. 23

a

The only important and workable ore of Chromium c. Chlorite b. Uvarovite a. Chromite d. Ulexite