Mining Techniques!! (:
Surveying Fun!! (:
Resources 26!! (:
Resources 49!! (:
Resources 6!! (:
100
Resources that are being consumed faster than it is replacing itself!!
What is non-renewable (:
100
Examples of this type of survey include measuring small changes in the Earth's magnetic, gravitational or electric fields!!
What is a geophysical survey (:
100
The shales that oil deposits originate from!!
What are source rocks (:
100
The geologic feature that may trap oil and natural gas!!
What is anticline (:
100
An ore mineral of lead that has a very high specific gravity!!
What is galena (:
200
A geochemical sample that has a concentration of a metal higher than normal!!
What is anomaly (:
200
A type of ore deposit that forms when a magma chamber causes hot ground water to circulate and deposit ore minerals in nearby fractures!!
What are hydrothermal vein deposits (:
200
The paleoenvironment that is thought to have formed coal!!
What are fresh water swamps (:
200
Ore bodies that form as a result of precipitation of sulphide minerals on the ocean floor near mid ocean ridges!!
What are hydrothermal massive sulphide deposits (:
200
A metal mined for chalcopyrite (yay), bornite and malachite!!
What is copper (:
300
A type of mining technique that is used to mine deep, higher grade ore bodies!!
What is underground mining (:
300
Process of physically breaking up ore!!
What is milling (:
300
The most mature, valuable and cleanest burning form of coal!!
What is anthracite (:
300
A type of rock placer deposits are associated with!!
What are conglomerate and coarse sandstones (:
300
A resource that forms in streams and is used as a construction material!!
What is gravel (:
400
A type of mining technique that is used to mine shallow lower grade ore bodies!!
What is open-pit mining (:
400
Used to describe any rock that can be mined for profit!!
What is ore (:
400
Surveys that use pressure waves to analyze subsurface geologic features!!
What are seismic surveys (:
400
A geologic environment that is thought to be required for oil and natural gas to form!!
What is shallow marine sea (:
400
This may be improved by injecting steam into an oil well!!
What is oil recovery (:
500
Examples of this type of survey include soil sampling and stream sediment sampling!!
What is a geochemical survey (:
500
Porous sandstones and limestones that store oil and natural gas!!
What are reservoir rocks (:
500
A building material that gypsum is used to make!!
What is wall board (:
500
Natural things that are needed to turn organic matter into crude oil!!
What are time, heat and pressure (:
500
The step following the process of developing an ore body after successful geochemical and geophysical surveys!!
What is core drilling (:
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