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Mining Quiz

Test your knowledge about mining with this engaging quiz.



Quiz Questions


  1. Gold was discovered by miners in which region of the Canadian Yukon, in 1896?
  2. Which safety lamp was first tested at Hebburn colliery in January 1816?
  3. What is mined at Winsford, Cheshire in the U.K.'s largest and oldest working mine?
  4. What is the name of the South African mining company founded by Cecil Rhodes in 1888?
  5. In which country is El Tenient, the world's largest underground copper mine?
  6. Coober Pedy in South Australia is famous for the mining of what?
  7. Galena is a principal ore of which metal?
  8. Bauxite is a sedimentary rock and the world's main source of which metal?
  9. Which gas, dangerous to miners, is commonly known as "firedamp"?
  10. Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales is a tourist attraction known for what sort of mines?
  11. Kimberley Mine, famous for its diamond production, is in which country?
  12. Escondida is a copper mine in which desert?
  13. Which big country is the world's largest producer of uranium? Hint: Canada is the next largest producer, followed by Australia.
  14. In which English county is the South Crofty tin mine?
  15. What is the process called where minerals are separated from ore by using chemicals?
  16. Which country accounts for 80% of global platinum production?
  17. What type of coal has the highest carbon content?
  18. Which semi-precious mineral is mined in Derbyshire for its ornamental value?
  19. The Kisanfu Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo produced an estimated 25.5 thousand tonnes of what in 2023?
  20. Which American state, nicknamed "The Equality State", is by far the top coal-producing state in the United States?
  21. In which country did an infamous mining disaster occur in 2010, trapping 33 miners underground for 69 days?
  22. In the 2024 news, there's been a proposed project for a large underground coal mine in which English county?


Answers



  1. The Klondike
  2. The Davy safety lamp
  3. Salt (rock salt)
  4. De Beers
  5. Chile
  6. Opals
  7. Lead
  8. Aluminium
  9. Methane
  10. Slate
  11. South Africa
  12. Atacama Desert (in Antofagasta Region, Chile)
  13. Kazakhstan
  14. Cornwall
  15. Leaching
  16. South Africa
  17. Anthracite
  18. Blue John
  19. Cobalt
  20. Wyoming
  21. Chile
  22. Cumbria