6. Mining to spec - Statistics

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Aberfan deaths 116 children
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How many rare metals? 17
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% UK sustainable dredging 25
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Aberfan deaths 28 adults
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Manganese nodules % 30
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Mining disaster case study +year Aberfan 1966
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Bacterial adsorption separation Acidic solutions at different pH
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Bioleaching methods (5 words) Acidophilic bacteria oxidise sulfide ores
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Spoil heap impacts Aesthetics
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Environmental impacts Amenity loss
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Bacterial adsorption
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Noise controls Bafflemounds
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Easy aluminium extraction Bauxite
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Manganese nodule environmental impacts Benthic ecosystems
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Bioleaching
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Causes of dust (2) Blasting, heavy vehicles
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Minimising habitat loss Capture and transplant
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Bioleaching solution separation (2) Carbon treatment, electrolysis
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Factors in mine viability Chemical form
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Eden Project was a... China clay mine
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Difficult aluminium extraction Clay
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Cheshire recreational pits formed from... Coal and china clay mines
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Aberfan cause Colliery spoil heap
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Factors in mine viability COOG
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Iron displacement (5 words) Copper ions displaced and deposited
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Leachate controls Crushed lime filter
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Mechanisation purposes Deep mining
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Phytomining, post-incineration Dissolved in acid
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Bacterial adsorption: _________ ___ adsorb onto _______ ___ _______ Dissolved ions, bacterial cell surfaces
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Environmental impacts Dust
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Phytomining, post-dissolving Electrolysis
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Noise controls Embankments
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Why Manganese nodules are unexploitable Environmental impacts
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Stability factors Erosion
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Why Manganese nodules are unexploitable Expensive
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Bioleaching methods Fungi secrete acids
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Environmental impacts Habitat loss
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Rare metal difficulties Hard to extract
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Rare metal difficulties Hard to find
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Aberfan cause Heavy rain landslide
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Factors in mine viability Hydrology
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Iron displacement
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Factors in mine viability Land conflicts
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Environmental impacts Land take
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Spoil heap impacts Leachate
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Leachate collection
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Turbidity reduces Light penetration
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Bioleaching: _____ ___________ _______ _____ into a solution Living organisms dissolve metals
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Manganese nodules
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Factors in mine viability Market economics
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COOG decreases as ______ ____ increases or ___ ___________ become available Market value, new technologies
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Manganese nodules formation Metal precipitates around a core object
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Legislation +year Mineral Workings Act 1951
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Types of remote sensing improvements Multispectral sensors
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Leachate controls (process) (2) Neutralises, immobilises
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Environmental impacts Noise
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Mechanisation purposes Open cast mining
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Factors in mine viability Ore purity
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Factors in mine viability Overburden
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Why Manganese nodules are unexploitable Ownership agreements
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Leachate collection (4 words) Percolated rainwater is recirculated
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Leachate (5 words) Percolating rainwater dissolves toxic metals
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Phytomining
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Types of remote sensing improvements Pixels
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Phytomining: _____ absorb _____ ___ and ___________ in leaves Plants, metal ions, concentrate
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Manganese nodules alternative name Pollymetallic
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Future methods to exploit low grade ores Polymer adsorption
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Future exploration techniques Portable equipment
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Minimising habitat loss Post-mining restoration
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Bacterial adsorption can exploit... Rare metals
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Manganese nodule environmental impacts Re-deposition kills filter feeders
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Future exploration techniques Remote sensing
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Cheshire Salt mining subsidence
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Environmental impacts Site restoration
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Dangerous mine example (loc, metal , depth) South Africa, gold, 3.8km
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Environmental impacts Spoil disposal
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Spoil heap impacts Stability
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How is UK dredging sustainable Strong currents
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Noise controls Time restrictions
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Rare metal difficulties Toxic waste
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Factors in mine viability Transport costs
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Environmental impacts Turbid drainage water
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Manganese nodule environmental impacts Turbidity
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Stability factors Waterlogging
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Dust controls Water sprays
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