1. Using the stripping method of mining operating costs are a minimum during initial years when profits are required to handle interest and repayment of capital.

a) true

b) false

2. Most maps have more than just a map area, they often have lots of other information that is given in the space around the main map area.  A complete map generally has several main components.  In addition to the main map area, a complete map will usually include the following information in various positions adjacent to the main map area:
1.
2.
3.

3. Which type of geophysical survey has the following constraints? Utilities, power lines, buildings, and metallic debris can cause interference. Solar magnetic storms may cause fluctuations in readings. The size and depth of objects affect detectability.

a). remote sensing

b) magnetic survey

c) radiometric survey

d) none of these

4. Latitude-longitude has historically been the most frequently used coordinate system for both navigation purposes as well as for conducting exploration geology.  In this system the coordinates consist of ______________, ______ ____and____________. 

5. Describe the formation of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks.

igneous-

sedimentary-

metamorphic-

6.Like other aspects of human civilization, mining originated in

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) South America

7. The seismic refraction method utilizes ____________. Sound travels at different velocities though different materials and is refracted at layer interfaces.

a) vibrations

b) sound waves

c) both a and b

8. _______________ maps are the most widely used maps in exploration geology.

9. The benfit of using a diamond Drilling machines is

a). They are designed to be broke down to transport of remote areas

b)diamond drills produce core samples one to two inches in diameter

c) the drill core is ususally analyzed by assaying methods

d)all of these

10.Deposits such as sand, gravel, iron ore and coal are best mined using the _____________method.

Matching :

1. Ore body	a.	Preliminary exploration
2. Geophysics	b.	High pressure air is forced down the annular space between the inner and outer pipes and lifts the cuttings up the inner pipe. Top-bead drive rotates the entire drill string including the tricone roller bit shown here
3. Igneous	c.	the application of physical theories and measurements to discover the properties of the earth.
4. Smelting	d.	Where the fluid circulates downwards and carries the cuttings upwards inside the drilling rods.
5. Fault	e.	rock  that is formed from a molten state
6. Lithogies	f.	fractures in rock masses with major slippage
7.reverse circulation drilling	g.	c
8. Dual-wall reverse-circulation rotary system	h.	Naturally occurring materials from which a mineral or minerals of economic value can be recovered at a reasonable profit.
9. Prospecting	i.	mineral, or aggregate of minerals, that forms an essential part of the earth's crust
10. A Rock	j.	The rock types in  the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle.