Chapter 6 Exam Questions with Latest
Update
Removal of mineral-bearing ore from a surface excavation is called
A.
drift mining.
B.
open-pit mining.
C.
open-air mining.
D.
original-source mining. - Answer-open-pit mining
Russia's significant diamond deposits are in
A.
Siberia.
B.
Belorussia.
C.
the Crimea.
D.
the Kaliningrad Oglast. - Answer-Siberia
Shortly before the discovery of the South African deposits, the world's major diamond
producer was
A.
India.
B.
Brazil.
C.
Russia.
D.
Canada. - Answer-Brazil
Russia's diamond sources are almost all
A.
alluvial.
B.
primary.
C.
depleted.
D.