Minerals
Used to make rechargeable batteries
What is Lithium?
Mining done on the surface of the earth
What is Surface mining
Minerals are present in our everyday household items
true
method used for ore located in the side of Mountains
What is Drift mining?
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Metalic, if not silver then?
What is Gold ?
A measure of the amount of CO2 present in the Earth's atmosphere
what is carbon emissions ?
mining is dangerous and labor intensive
True
Used for ore near the surface.
What is strip mining?
Chile, Bolivia and Argentina
Most common places for Brine Extraction
Scientific name NaCl (sodium chloride)
What is Salt?
The lightest metal on the periodic table
What is Lithium?
The three types of subsurface mining are open pit, strip, and trench mining
False
Requires the use of a high speed elevator
What is Shaft mining?
"greenest" means by which lithium can be mined
What is Geothermal Brine ?
Responsible for pencils being able to write
What is Graphite?
Salt water is pumped into salt flats and left to evaporate.
Brine extraction
The Andean Flamingo is at risk as a result of lithium mining
True
Involves the removal of a mountain-top
What is mountain-top removal
The USA uses this method to mine for Lithium
What is Geothermal Brine ?
liquid at room temperature, pH of 7, only considered a mineral in its solid state
What is Ice ?
Crushed rock heated to extreme temperatures and treated with chemicals to extract the lithium
What is Hard Rock mining?
Geothermal Brine is the means by which Lithium is mined in Chile and Argentina
False
Used for deposits that start at the surface
What is Open pit mining ?
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