Exploration and Mining Name:

INTRODUCTION

1. How did Aboriginal people make use of recovered materials from rocks that they mined?

2.How many minerals and metals does Canada produce?

3. Why is it easy to say that exploration is results driven?

4. What are the odds that a mineral deposit will ever become a mine

5. What is the vision of the Green Mining Initiative?

6. What economic opportunities exist for communities during the mining cycle?

7. What kind of information can traditional knowledge provide during all phases of the mine cycle?

MINERAL EXPLORATION

1. What Is Mineral Exploration?

2. Match the following:

I. gemstone A. silica and clay

II. base metals B. used in high technology

III. precious metals C. lead, zinc, and copper

IV. rare earth elements D. diamonds

V. industrial minerals E. gold, platinum

3. Match the following:

I. brownfield exploration A. takes place in an area where minerals have not been found before

II. grassroots exploration B. takes place near operating or closed mines

4. What type of early work is done to identify large areas that may contain valuable mineral deposits?

5. What is the success rate for prospecting
and early exploration projects?

6. How long does it usually take for the start of a new mine for exploration programs where a promising mineral showing has been discovered?

7. Distinguish between a private company and a public company in terms of raising money.

8. Number the Stages of Mineral Exploration with 1 being the first and 8 being the last

____ Acquisition of Mineral Rights/
Claim Staking


____ Sampling and drilling

____ Environmental Work

____ Prospecting and early exploration


____ Geophysical Surveys, Trenching, Channel Sampling, Geochemical Sampling, Line Cutting


____ Environmental Baseline Work

____ Bulk sampling

____ Preliminary Evaluation of 
the Deposit by an independent consultant (scoping study)


9. Once a claim has been staked, what must the holder do to keep the claim in good standing?

10. Any area of open Crown land can be staked. Name one area that is generally not open for mineral rights acquisition.

11. Diamond drilling produces cylindrical samples of rock called ______________________ generally 4 to 5cm in diameter.

12. What types of things are studied in and environmental baseline study?

13. What is the typical size of a bulk sample?

14. Who Are the Main Players in Mineral Exploration?

15. There are two types of land available for exploration: Crown land and some ______________ owned surface lands where the sub-surface mineral rights are owned by the Crown.

16. What are the potential environmental impacts to wildlife of mineral exploration?

Read the list of employment opportunities in the table on page 19.