Mining Quiz

Ore

Contains raw iron with other stuff that needs to be removed. Hematite and Magnetite

Strip Mining

Mine through ground to get to resources below

Tailings

Processed mining byproducts of crushed rock and soil. Is harmful due to acid generation

Metal

A solid material that is typically hard, shiny, and a good conductor

High grade metal ore

Rock deposit having a high concentration of desired mineral

Reclamation

Restoring the disturbed land after mining

Subsurface mining

Extracting minerals from deep underground with tunnels or shafts

smelting

The extraction of metal from ore through heating and melting

Dematerialization

Making the same thing out of less material - soda vs bud can

Resource vs reserve

Resource is a deposit of a substance with human use but might not be economically viable to extract

Reserve is a subset of a resource that is known and economically extractable at any time

Slag

Waste after smelting ore to separate metal from impurities

Pig iron

The crude iron produced in a blast furnace

Acid mine drainage

Acidic water that forms when sulfide minerals react with water and oxygen

Billows

Large clouds or rolling masses of smoke seen from smelters or mines

Overburden

The soil and rock that sits above an ore deposit

Coke

A high-carbon fuel made from heating coal/charcoal without oxygen, used to smelt iron or