Mining Basics
This is the process of extracting valuable materials from the Earth.
This metal is used in electrical wiring.
What is copper?
Rehabilitation done during mining is called this.
What is progressive rehabilitation?
Reclamation means restoring land after this activity.
What is mining?
This step involves planting vegetation again.
What is revegetation?
Name one type of mining.
What is surface / underground / marine mining?
This element is essential for batteries.
What is lithium?
Rehabilitation done after mining is complete is called this.
What is final (closure) rehabilitation?
Reclamation makes land safe, stable, and able to support the ______ again.
What is the environment (ecosystem)?
This step ensures water is clean and accessible.
What is water management?
Mining allows us to access materials that cannot be ______ or ______.
What is grown or artificially made?
Without mining, these three things wouldn’t exist: technology, buildings, and ______.
What is medicine?
This type of rehabilitation is usually preferred by governments.
What is progressive rehabilitation?
True or False: Land automatically returns to normal after mining.
What is false?
This step checks if reclamation is possible before starting.
What is site assessment (feasibility)?
Mining happens both on land and in this environment.
What is underwater (marine)?
This ancient structure relied on mined stone.
What are the Pyramids of Giza?
Rehabilitation is legally required in this Canadian province.
What is Ontario?
Reclamation is planned before mining even ______.
What is begins?
This step includes monitoring and controlling invasive species.
What is maintenance?
Mining is not just about diamonds, but also about this trio.
What is discovery, innovation, and connection?
Mining is often called the ______ of modern society.
What is the backbone?
Why is progressive rehabilitation better? (give one reason)
Reduces environmental damage earlier / safer / easier to manage
Reclamation doesn’t always return land to original state but instead makes it ______.
What is safe and environmentally functional?
In reclamation examples, vegetation growth over time shows this.
What is ecosystem recovery/restoration?