Final Exam Mining

WEEK 8: FINAL EXAM - METALLURGY
A. WRITE TEN SENTENCES USING QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS

APPLIED TO THE DRILLING PROCESS.
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10.
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B. IN THE FOLLOWING TEXT, HIGHLIGHT IN YELLOW ALL THE

COUNTABLE
NOUNS,
AND
IN
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
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ALL
THE
The methods by which minerals are won from the ground depend chiefly
on the nature and form of the deposits, and the position they occupy
relative to the surface. About one-third of the ores produced comes from a
underground mine. Underground mining is mainly used for mining gold,
copper, lead, and zinc ores. Open pit mining methods are mainly used for
iron, aluminum, manganese, and copper ores. The average grade of
copper ore mined underground is higher than that of open pit ore. Open
pit mining is less costly than underground mining.
The mining industry is the major consumer of explosives used for
peaceful purposes. Dynamite, ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (AN-FO), and
trinitrotoluene (TNT) are commonly used. Recently, the use of nuclear
devices as a substitute for chemical explosive has been suggested.
Underground detonation experiments have established the capability of a
nuclear explosive to break and fracture rocks.
The effects of a nuclear explosive is a function of the type of rock, the
yield of the device (usually expressed in kilo tons, i.e., the same amount
of energy as 1000 tons of TNT), and a depth of burial. The nuclear
explosive would be placed at a depth such that the radioactive products
are completely contained or, at most, only an insignificant fractions
escapes. Radioactive products are formed as a result of fission or fusion,
and bombardment of the ore and the container of the bomb with neutrons
released. Preliminary studies indicate that environmental radioactivity will
be manageable. Because of a large amount of energy released, the cost
per energy unit is low.
C. CHOOSE
THE
CORRECT
PREFIX
FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
IN
EACH
OF
THE
1. Tennis umpires often _____pronounced Martina Navratilova's

name during matches at Wimbledon.
UN IN DIS MIS IM
2. The Queen _____veiled a memorial statue to over 55,000 airmen
yesterday.
IN UN DIS RE
3. People who can neither read nor write are termed _____literate.
UN IL MIS DIS
4. Smoking while pregnant is _____responsible and puts the child at

risk of illness.
UM IM IR MIS
5. In Japan it's considered very _____polite to blow your nose in

public.
UM MIS DIS IM
6. The cyclist was ____qualified from the race after failing a drugs
test.
MIS UN RE DIS
7. Food which cannot be eaten is ______edible.

UN IR IN IM
8. The electrical appliance should be ______connected from the

mains supply before the back is removed.
MIS DIS UN RE
9. If we prove that a theory is wrong, we say that we have

______proved it.
DIS MIS UN IM
10.
Stealing and lying are _____honest things to do.

DIS UN IM MIS
D. WRITE TEN SENTENCES USING COMPARATIVES.

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10.
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E. CHOOSE
THE
CORRECT
PREPOSITION
FOR
EACH
SENTENCE.
1. The froth layer that forms __________ the surface will then be
heavily loaded with the hydrophobic mineral
ON IN AT
2. There are therefore many different reagents involved ___________
the froth flotation process, with the selection of reagents depending
on the specific mineral mixtures being treated.
IN AT ON
3. _____________ their invention, square columns have been

marketed commercially by the Column Flotation Company of
Canada Ltd
FOR AT SINCE
4. ____________ the above experience it is clear that both the mixing
conditions and the kinetic process (rate constants) are key factors
to be considered in order to model and scale-up flotation columns.
AFTER THROUGH FROM
5. As operators seek to gain the maximum productivity from a column,
the device will be pushed ____________ its carrying capacity
FROM BELOW TOWARDS
6. Thus, as far as is known, no data have been reported on gas
holdup measurement _____________ controlled conditions of pulp
density and bubble loading.
BELOW UNDER FROM
7. This lack of information prevents a more accurate estimation of the
effective volume of collection zone available ______________
particle retention time.
FOR SINCE ABOVE
8. The flotation column characteristics are described, followed
____________ an analysis of the principal variables involved in the
process and the impact they have on column performance.
AFTER BELOW BY
9. The existence of a positive bias prevents the hydraulic entrainment

of the fine particles ____________ the concentrate
ONTO INTO TOWARDS
10.
It seems the froth depth has little effect _____________ a
relatively wide range.

ABOVE UNDER OVER
F. EXPLAIN THE PROCESS YOU SEE IN LISTENING 1:
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G. ABOUT LISTENING 2, EXPLAIN THE DRILLING TECHNIQUES.

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H. WRITE TWO PARAGRAPHS ABOUT YOUR DAY AT WORK

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS.
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I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUN FOR EACH

SENTENCE.
1. Metallurgical leaching is a mining technology that involves the

treatment of mineral materials, mainly oxidized containing desirable
metals and ________________ are reduced in size to be subjected
to a wet process with acidic or basic solutions to dissolve soluble

elements and concentrate in an enriched solution, so it is
considered a hydrometallurgical process.
WHO WHICH WHERE
2. This process allows to work mineral deposits ranked as
low concentration provided ______________ the mining operation
occurs to a large scale to reduce costs per ton of mineral extraction
and ensure profitability in the process.
WHICH THAT WHO
3. There are various kinds of Metallurgical leaching processes. To
choose the most appropriate will generally depend on the type of
reagents used for the operation, which are selected according to
the
type
of
mineral
or
material
being
processed
and
_____________ will generally can be identified as oxides or

sulfide
WHOM WHEN THAT
4. The cost of extraction must be weighed against the metal value
contained in the rock to determine ______________ ores should
be processed and which ores are of too low a grade to be worth
mining.
WHERE WHICH WHO
5. The most common hydrometallurgical process is leaching,
________________ involves dissolution of the valuable metals into
the aqueous solution.
THAT WHOSE - WHICH
6. Pyrometallurgical processes that involve gases and solids are
typified by roasting operations. Processes _____________ produce
molten products are collectively referred to as smelting operations.
WHO THAT WHERE
7. A leaching or reductive leaching step is generally needed followed

by various
purification
steps,
______________
makes
the
processes less economically viable.

WHERE WHICH WHO
8. It is concluded that the recovery of manganese from nickel laterite
process effluents ______________ contain 15 g/L Mn offers a
growing low cost resource of manganese.
WHICH WHOM - WHERE
J. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT. ONE PARAGRAPH IN

ENGLISH MUST BE FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSLATION.
Underground mining
One of the first essentials in underground mining is to make entry to the
ore body. If the topography is suitable, as on a hilly ground, a tunnel may
be driven into it through the hillside. In the largest lead-zinc mine in the
world, the Sullivan Mine in British Columbia, the ore is transported
through a single tunnel few kilometers in length. Most ore bodies,
however, are reached through a vertical shaft, and in fewer cases through
an inclined shaft. Several mines have reached a vertical depth of over 3
kilometres below the surface.
In underground mining, tunnels, ventilation shafts, narrow gauge tracks,
elevators, etc., must be installed. A driller is at work at top, and below him
the slushermen scraps ore into a chute, from which it is charged into the
waiting ore cars. The room where the driller is working is called a stope.
Its walls are the ore body and stout posts support a timbered ceiling.
Holes are drilled in the wall, powder is inserted, fuses made ready, and at
the end of a shift the fuses are lighted and the miners depart. When the
charge is fired the whole wall, to a depth of two meters or more, crumbles
and falls to the floor below. The next shift of miners comes on; they timber
up the section which has just been blasted and proceed to drill another
two meters or so into the ore to make ready for another blast. The
operation is advanced step by step; for instance, a slice right across the
ore body is cut and removed as fast as it is broken. The next slice higher
up is then mined. But, to keep the mine safe, before starting a new slice,
the mined sections are filled with sand or tailings.
MINING IN PLACE
This method is used to mine water soluble underground ore deposits
such as potash, trona, etc. Water is injected into the bed and the brine is
pumped out in special holes drilled for that purpose. Mining of elemental
sulfur is a unique case of underground mining in place. The Frasch
process for mining sulfur was conceived and developed in the 1890s by
Herman Frasch to extract sulfur from Louisiana deposits that had resisted
mining by conventional methods. It is based on melting the sulfur by hot
water and bringing it up to the surface as a liquid.

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WEEK 8: FINAL EXAM - METALLURGY

A. WRITE TEN SENTENCES USING QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS

B. IN THE FOLLOWING TEXT, HIGHLIGHT IN YELLOW ALL THE

1. Tennis umpires often _____pronounced Martina Navratilova's

4. Smoking while pregnant is _____responsible and puts the child at

5. In Japan it's considered very _____polite to blow your nose in

7. Food which cannot be eaten is ______edible.

8. The electrical appliance should be ______connected from the

9. If we prove that a theory is wrong, we say that we have

Stealing and lying are _____honest things to do.

D. WRITE TEN SENTENCES USING COMPARATIVES.

3. _____________ their invention, square columns have been

9. The existence of a positive bias prevents the hydraulic entrainment

It seems the froth depth has little effect _____________ a

relatively wide range.

G. ABOUT LISTENING 2, EXPLAIN THE DRILLING TECHNIQUES.

H. WRITE TWO PARAGRAPHS ABOUT YOUR DAY AT WORK

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUN FOR EACH

1. Metallurgical leaching is a mining technology that involves the

to a wet process with acidic or basic solutions to dissolve soluble

_____________ will generally can be identified as oxides or

7. A leaching or reductive leaching step is generally needed followed

processes less economically viable.

J. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT. ONE PARAGRAPH IN

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