Gold mining - Quiz
A) By-product gold mining B) Hard rock mining C) Asteroid mining D) Placer mining
A) Gold mine B) Hard rock mine C) Copper mine D) Placer deposit
A) South Africa B) United States C) Alaska D) Indonesia
A) Asteroid mining B) Underground mining C) Using a sluice box D) Open-pit mining
A) Open-pit mines B) Riverbeds, stream beds, and floodplains C) Asteroids D) Underground shafts
A) Hard rock mining B) By-product gold mining C) Placer mining D) Open-pit mining
A) Gold is separated using magnetic fields. B) Gold is dissolved and then precipitated out of solution. C) Heavier particles sink to the bottom while lighter ones are carried downstream. D) Gold is extracted by heating the material.
A) Open-pit excavators B) Asteroid mining robots C) Underground drilling rigs D) Diesel powered, earth moving equipment
A) Robinson Deep B) Goldstrike mine C) Grasberg mine D) Panguna mine
A) By-product gold mining B) Placer mining C) Open-pit mining D) Underground mining
A) It discovered the largest gold nugget. B) It was the deepest open-pit mine. C) It was the first deep mine to receive air conditioning. D) It used sluice boxes for the first time.
A) They require no water for extraction. B) They contain minerals resistant to weathering and erosion. C) They consist mainly of loose sediment. D) They are found deep underground.
A) To dissolve gold from other materials. B) To create dead zones where gold can settle out of suspension. C) To heat the material and separate gold. D) To magnetically attract gold particles.
A) Gold B) Sand and gravel C) Placer deposits D) Diamonds
A) 1,000–2,000 metric tons B) 10,000–12,000 metric tons C) 4,000–5,000 metric tons D) 6,000–7,000 metric tons
A) Around 2000 BCE B) Around 4000 BCE C) Around 1000 CE D) Around 500 CE
A) The Egyptians B) The Greeks C) The Romans D) The Sumerians
A) Government entities B) Large corporations C) Individual prospectors D) Small artisanal miners
A) In large corporate mines B) In urban mining operations C) In government-operated mines D) In smaller artisanal mines with less regulation
A) The Varna Necropolis in Bulgaria B) Stonehenge in England C) Machu Picchu in Peru D) The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt
A) More than 6 kg (13 lb) B) Approximately 10 kg C) Around 20 kg D) Less than 1 kg
A) Chichen Itza B) Stonehenge C) The Great Pyramid of Giza D) The Sakdrisi site in southern Georgia
A) Present-day Iraq B) Present-day Egypt C) Present-day India D) Present-day China
A) Old Kingdom B) Neolithic Period C) Bronze Age D) New Kingdom
A) Hydraulic mining B) Hushing C) Grinding mill D) Stone mortars
A) Isis B) Osiris C) The sun god Ra D) Anubis
A) Free citizens B) Conscripts C) Volunteers D) Slave labour
A) Augustus B) Claudius C) Nero D) Trajan
A) Stone mortar B) Oval mallet C) Grinding mill D) Two-handed mallet
A) Grinding mill B) Hushing C) Oval mallet D) Stone mortars
A) 100 meters (328 feet) B) 50 meters (160 feet) C) 75 meters (246 feet) D) 30 meters (98 feet)
A) Mughal Empire B) Maurya Empire C) Pandya Empire D) Chola Empire
A) Olméc Civilization B) Mayan Civilization C) Aztec Empire D) Inca Empire
A) Bucharest B) Wallachia C) Transylvania D) Moldavia
A) Roy Sebag B) Aaron Regent C) George Carmack D) Edward Hargraves
A) Durban B) Pretoria C) Cape Town D) Johannesburg
A) 1851 B) 1896 C) 1900 D) 1920
A) Klondike B) Witwatersrand C) Bathurst D) Carlin Trend
A) China B) United States C) Russia D) Australia
A) 2,400 tonnes B) 3,612 tonnes C) 3,497 tonnes D) 4,448 tonnes
A) 2000 B) 2001 C) 2015 D) 1999
A) 4,448 tonnes B) 2,600 tonnes C) 3,100 tonnes D) 2,400 tonnes
A) 15% B) 5% C) 10% D) 2%
A) Bucket lines B) Land-based excavators C) Suction dredges D) Gravel screening plants
A) Suction hose B) Gravel screening plant C) Land-based excavator D) Pontoons
A) Texas B) Montana C) Florida D) California
A) Pan B) Shaker table C) Sluice D) Cradle
A) Rocking motion B) Rotating motion C) Sifting motion D) Vibrating motion
A) Solid precipitates B) Unstable compounds C) Gas emissions D) Stable complexes
A) Hydrochloric acid B) Sodium cyanide solution C) Nitric acid D) Ammonia solution
A) Grinding. B) Crushing. C) Retorting. D) Amalgamation.
A) Garimpeiros. B) Miners. C) Orpailleurs. D) Galamsey miners.
A) Exposure to sunlight. B) Overexertion due to heavy lifting. C) Toxic poisoning from unsafe chemicals like mercury. D) Lack of access to water.
A) Collapsing tunnels. B) Exposure to cold temperatures. C) Lack of food and water. D) Overexposure to sunlight.
A) Orpailleurs. B) Galamsey miners. C) Miners. D) Garimpeiros.
A) 50% B) 70% C) 80% D) 60%
A) Developed nations B) Desert areas C) Developing nations D) Arctic regions
A) Urbanization B) Desertification C) Glaciation D) Deforestation
A) Savannization B) Desertification C) Glaciation D) Urban sprawl
A) 25% B) 75% C) 50% D) 9%
A) Sahara Desert B) Australian Outback C) Amazon rainforest D) Great Plains
A) 'Mina' B) 'Barrio' C) 'Galamsey' D) 'Shantytown'
A) Philippines B) Brazil C) China D) India
A) Decrease in global trade B) Stabilization of currency values C) Reduction in mining activities D) Influence on investment decisions
A) 14 February 2011 B) 30 June 2018 C) 1 January 2000 D) 25 December 2015 |
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