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