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MINING ENGINEERING III August 8, 2019

1. Which of these is NOT a division of Geological Time-Scale

A. Eras C. Events
B. Eons D. Epochs

2. Which of these is a very common rock-forming carbonate mineral?

A. Asbestos C. Limonite
B. Mica D. Calcite

3. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth’s surface, extending up to about 8 to 15
kilometers above the surface and containing 75% of the atmosphere’s mass?
A. Troposphere C. Mesosphere
B. Thermosphere D. Stratosphere

4. In the geological timetable, what do the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic represent?
A. Eras of the Phanerozoic Time
B. Eons that collectively comprises the Precambrian
C. Epochs of the Quarternary Period
D. Periods of the Paleozoic Era

5. Approximately, how many kilometers is the start of the Earth’s inner core from the Earth’s
surface?
A. 5,150 C. 2,890
B. 6,378 D. 3,960

6. Which of these is the uppermost layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, located directly above the
thermosphere where the atmosphere thins out and merges with the interplanetary space?
A. Mesosphere C. Exosphere
B. Stratosphere D. Troposphere

7. What is the approximate radius of our planet Earth’s inner core layer in kilometers?
A. 2,900 C. 3,340
B. 2,180 D. 1,200

8. This is an area of sheltered seawater, almost out-off from the open ocean by a sand bar or a by a
reef.
A. Delta C. Lagoon
B. Estuary D. Tidal Flats

9. Which of these main types of unconformity is easiest to identify since the younger strata overlie
an erosional surface on tilted of folded layers?
A. Nonconformity C. Angular Unconformity
B. Paraconformity D. Disconformity

10. What is the average thickness of the Continental crust in kilometers?

A. 15 Kilometers C. 45 kilometers
B. 25 Kilometers D. 35 Kilometers
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11. Tectonic plates are sometimes subdivided into three arbitrary categories based on its area. What
category are plates that have area less than one million square kilometers?
A. Major Plates C. Microplates
B. Minor Plates D. Secondary Plates

12. Which of these fundamental principles of stratigraphy states, that fragments of rock that are
contained (or included) within a host rock are older than the host rock?
A. Principle of Superposition
B. Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships
C. Principle of Lateral Continuity
D. Principle of Inclusion

13. Pedologists have many ways of classifying soils. What type of soils are often waterlogged or
frozen, with a peaty upper layer and bluish mud below?
A. Alfisols C. Tundra soils
B. Mountain soils D. Ferrasols

14. This Plate Margin occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same
direction but at different speeds.
A. Transform Plate Margin C. Convergent Plate Margin
B. Tensional Plate Margin D. Divergent Plate Margin

15. How many percent of the Earth’s land surface is covered by glacial ice today?
A. 8 C. 14
B. 10 D. 6

16. Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed by weathering processes which break down rocks into
pebble, sand or clay particles. Which of these is NOT a clastic sedimentary rock?
A. Conglomerate C. Sandstone
B. Breccia D. Chlorite

17. Which of these minerals have a metallic luster?

A. Pyrite C. Quartz
B. Calcite D. Chlorite

18. Dull luster minerals exhibit little to no luster, due to coarse granulations which scatter light in all
directions. What is dull luster sometimes called?
A. Silky C. Earthy
B. Resinous D. Waxy

19. This is one of the seven crystal systems that is usually included in the Hexagonal crystal family.
A. Tetragonal C. Monoclinic
B. Triclinic D. Trigonal

20. Which of these intrusive igneous rocks is categorized as intermediate?

A. Gabbro
B. Granite
C. Peridotite
D. Diorite
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21. Non-clastic sedimentary rocks are formed from chemical reactions, chiefly in the ocean. Which of
these is NOT a non-clastic sedimentary rock?
A. Limestone C. Breccia
B. Rock salt D. Chert

22. Which of these copper bearing minerals has a lowest copper percentage when pure?
A. Chalcocite C. Enargite
B. Bornite D. Azurite

23. Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral with a metallic luster. What is it also called?
A. Magnetic Pyrite C. Iron Pyrite
B. White Iron Pyrite D. Copper Pyrite

24. Which of these is NOT a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz?

A. Chert C. Sapphire
B. Jasper D. Onyx

25. Which of these most common elements accounts for 5% by weight of the Earth’s crust?
A. Iron C. Silicon
B. Oxygen D. Aluminum

26. Which of these common minerals is an important constituent of Phosphorite, a rock mined for its
phosphorus content and used to produce fertilizers?
A. Olivine C. Gypsum
B. Feldspar D. Apatite

27. What is the classification of an igneous rock that contains less than 45 percent silica and mixed
with magnesium, iron, aluminum and calcium?
A. Ultramafic C. Mafic
B. Felsic D. intermediate

28. What typical ore deposit is formed in the Theory of Residual Processes where leaching of the
soluble elements of a rock takes place, leaving concentrations of insoluble elements in the
remaining material?
A. Gold deposits C. Tin Placer
B. Nickel Laterites D. Copper Porphyry

29. What type of ore deposit is formed at shallow depths, at moderate pressures, comparatively low
temperature and occurring in the form of veins, irregular branching fissures, stockworks or
breccia pipes?
A. Hypothermal C. Hydrothermal
B. Mesothermal D. Epithermal

30. Non-minerals are classified amorphous since they do not have crystalline structure. Which of
these is NOT a non-mineral?
A. Sugar C. Pearl
B. Halite D. Coal
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31. Which of these countries has the largest proven oil reserves in 2017?
A. Saudi Arabia C. Venezuela
B. Canada D. Iran

32. In the mining industry, which of these metals belong to the fissionable metals group?
A. Nickel C. Cobalt
B. Manganese D. Uranium

33. In 2017, what was our country’s production of direct shipping nickel ore in Dry Metric Tons
(DMT)?
A. 26.42 Million C. 24.97 Million
B. 28.74 Million D. 23.35 Million

34. Who was the top primary gold producer in the Philippines in 2017?
A. Philippine Gold Processing and Refining Corporation
B. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company
C. Apex Mining Company Inc.
D. Mindanao Mineral Processing and Refining Corporation

35. Which among these factors that causes hydrothermal alteration controls the access of thermal
fluids?
A. Temperature C. Permeability
B. Pressure D. Fluid Composition

36. This is the simplest type of fold where the rock layers are bent only a little.
A. Anticline C. Syncline
B. Dome D. Monocline

37. Which of these major tectonic plates is the largest?

A. African plate C. Antarctic Plate
B. North American Plate D. Eurasian Plate

38. Which of these tectonic plate boundaries is also known as the “Destructive Plate Boundary”?
A. Divergent C. Transform
B. Conservative D. Convergent

39. What do you call this type of Geologic Structure that developed in rock after their formation as a
result of their subjection to external forces?
A. Secondary Structure C. Compound Structures
B. Sedimentary D. Primary Structures

40. Strike-slip Faults are vertical fractures where the rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal
direction parallel to the line of the fault. Which of these faults is NOT known as a strike-slip Fault?
A. Normal Fault C. Wrench Fault
B. Transcurrent Fault D. Tear Fault
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41. What do you call this type of fault which has the component of both the dip-slip and the strike-
slip motion?
A. Oblique-slip C. Thrust
B. Listric D. Ring

42. What is this type of fold where the strata dip toward center in all directions with the youngest
rock layers in its center?
A. Syncline C. Dome
B. Basin D. Monocline

43. The Continental crust is made of the less dense minerals. Which of these is one of the minerals?
A. Pyroxine C. Amphibole
B. Quartz D. Olivine

44. What do you call an anticline that is in the form of an elongated dome?
A. Overfold C. Nappe
B. Pericline D. Monocline

45. In the petroleum industry, what do they call an impermeable formation that may trap oil, gas or
water and preventing it from migrating beyond its reservoir or to the surface?
A. Aquitard C. Aquiclude
B. Aquifuge D. Caprock

46. What do you call the alloy of copper and tin?

A. Stellite C. Alnico
B. Bronze D. Duralumin

47. Which of these is the final recovery step in the hydrometallurgical process?
A. Adsorption C. Precipitation
B. Solvent Extraction D. Sedimentation

48. Which is the most expensive method of liquid-solid-separation?

A. Thermal Drying C. Centrifugation
B. Filtration D. Sedimentation

49. What is a common type of electrometallurgical process used in the purification of metals by
dissolving an impure metallic anode and produce a high purity cathode?
A. Electroforming C. Electro-refining
B. Electroplating D. electrowinning

50. What is this chemical which is either a non-surface-active polymer or a surface-active substance
added to a suspension usually a colloid to improve the separation of particles and to prevent
settling or clumping?
A. Flocculant C. Precipitant
B. Agglomerate D. Dispersant
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51. Which of these defines particle size in metallurgy?

A. Aperture C. Gape
B. Apex D. Micron

52. Which among these different types of roasters is used only for oxidizing roasts?
A. Chlorinators C. Flash
B. Multiple-Hearth D. Precipitant

53. Which of these chemical causes’ colloids and other suspended particles in liquids to aggregate
and settle quickly to improve the sedimentation or filterability of small particles?
A. Agglomerant C. Flocculant
B. Dispersant D. Precipitant

54. What do you call this arsenic compound or a mixture or arsenic compounds resulting from the
smelting of iron, cobalt, nickel and copper?
A. Dross C. Speiss
B. Flue Dust D. Matte

55. Which of these is an important mechanical property of metals?

A. Density C. Corrosion Resistance
B. Electrical Conductivity D. Hardness

56. Which of these is the first step in the hydrometallurgical process?

A. Leaching C. Precipitation
B. Adsorption D. Distillation

57. What is another term for chemical metallurgy?

A. Physical Metallurgy C. Extractive Metallurgy
B. Adaptive Metallurgy D. Powder Metallurgy

58. What do you call the width of the receiving opening of a jaw crusher?
A. Spindle
B. Set
C. Gape
D. Concaves

59. What equipment in a CIL plant will the stripping solution be heated up to raise its temperature?
A. Heat Exchanger
B. Elution Column
C. Electrowinning cell
D. Boiler

60. Which of these terms is NOT synonymous to mineral processing?

A. Beneficiation C. Liberation
B. Mineral Extraction D. Mineral Dressing
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61. Which of these is NOT a common PH regulator for alkaline circuits?

A. Lime C. Sulphuric Acid
B. Soda Ash D. Sodium Silicate

62. A copper mine’s annual production reached 50,000 metric tons of concentrate. What is its annual
gold production in ounces if the average grade of gold in the concentrate is 40g/t Au?
A. 65,705 C. 64,300
B. 60, 430 D. 62,220

63. If a copper concentrator produces 12,500 kilograms of concentrate with grade of 22% copper
after processing 1000 tonnes per day of ore with a grade of 2.0% copper. What is its recovery in
percentage?
A. 62.50% C. 81.20%
B. 74.30% D. 59.70%

64. What is the required temperature in Celsius in regeneration of carbon in a CIL Operation?
A. 1000 to 1170 C C. 820 to 980 C
B. 550 to 630 C D. 680 to 700 C

65. How many ounces of gold is produced from a 1000 tonnes per day CIL Plant if the ore is assaying
12 g/t gold and the tails contains 0.80 g/t gold?
A. 327 C. 373
B. 360 D. 345

66. This data is generated in the Assay laboratory which will show the size distribution of a crushed
material.
A. Mineral Analysis C. Screen Analysis
B. Assay D. Sizing

67. A copper concentrator is milling 20,000 tonnes per day of chalcopyrite ore assaying 0.65%
copper. The concentrate and tailings produced an average 24.5% and 0.05% copper respectively.
Determine the concentration ratio?
A. 20.02 C. 40.75
B. 53.16 D. 37.69

68. Which of the following is a beneficiation process?

A. Liquid-Solid Separation C. Casting
B. Smelting D. Refining

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70. What type of crusher is used for secondary and tertiary crushing?
A. Gyratory
B. Impact
C. Jaw
D. Cone
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71. What is the melting point of Gold in Degree Fahrenheit?

A. 1943 C. 2124
B. 1560 D. 1785

72. What is a small porous bowl made of bone ash in which gold and silver are recovered form a lead
button during assaying?
A. Crucible C. Mould
B. Capel (Kung typo ni nya cupel jud ni sya mao ni answer pero ug dili,crucible)
D. Melting Pot

73. What do you call a liquid that dissolves other solid substances and to be made into liquid form for
ease of use?
A. Dilutant C. Solvent
B. Diluent D. Reducer

74. What is the melting point of Nickel in Degrees Celsius?

A. 1083 C. 1453
B. 1204 D. 1371

75. What do you call this artificial undesirable product of fusion consisting of metallic arsenide or
antimonide?
A. Matte C. Slag
B. Lead Button D. Speiss

76. When the lead button is separated from the slag then treated to separate the gold and silver
from the lead, in what form is the gold and silver in the cupel?
A. Wire-like C. Bead
B. Cube D. Flaky

77. In ore beneficiation, what is referred to as the weight percentage of solids contained in the ore-
water slurry?
A. Pulp Density C. Dilution Ration
B. Ratio of Concentration D. Specific Gravity of Ore

78. Fire assaying is a three-step process. Which of these refers to the process where a sample is
mixed with fluxing agent, heated in a furnace and the slag containing the unwanted elements and
a lead button containing the gold and silver are formed?
A. Parting and weighing C. Cupelling
B. Fusion D. Inquartation

79. Which of these fluxes is acidic in nature?

A. Silica C. Litharge
B. Potassium Carbonate D. Sodium Carbonate

80. Some reagents have several different properties. Which of these is NOT a property of litharge?
A. Sulphurizing Agent C. Basic Flux
B. Acid Flux D. Oxidizing Flux
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81. Which of these assay reagents is Not an acid flux?

A. Borax C. Argols
B. Glass D. Silica

82. Which of these is NOT a classification equipment that is used in the sizing operation in mineral
dressing?
A. Vibrating Screen C. Apron Feeder
B. Hydroclones D. Rake Classifier

83. There are five (5) steps in Fire Assaying. What step follows after the separation of the slag from
the button?
A. Weighing and Instrumental finish
B. Parting
C. Fluxing and Fusion of the sample
D. Cupellation

84. What is Cupellation sometimes called?

A. Stripping C. Parting
B. Refining D. Fire Assaying

85. Which is the correct assay in percent of gold, if one-assay ton yielded a gold bead weighing 430
milligrams?
A. 1.47 C. 1.84
B. 1.38 D. 1.76

86. What do you call the end product of composting which in some instances is used as fertilizer?
A. Rubbish C. Garbage
B. Night soil D. Humus

87. What DENR Department Administrative Order (DAO) superseded DENR DAO 34 and 35 series of
1990 and stipulated a new water quality guidelines and effluent standards?
A. DAO 2016 – 08 C. DAO 2017 – 10
B. DAO 2013 – 22 D. DAO 2014 – 02

88. The unsaturated Zone is where the intergranular pores and fissures are unsaturated with water
contain air at atmospheric pressure. What is this zone also called?
A. Aeration Zone C. Capillary Zone
B. Phreatic Zone D. Saturated Zone

89. Which among these recyclable materials containing hazardous substances may be imported to
our country but with the corresponding limiting conditions that the alloys do not contain Mercury
and its compound?
A. Electronic Assembles and Scrap
B. Solid Plastic Materials
C. Used oil
D. Scrap Metals
(Dili, sure kay naa na tanan. Para walay lalis pagbasa mo, kasabot?
https://www.trade.gov/knowledge-product/philippines-prohibited-restricted-import)
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90. What is referred to as the comprehensive and strategic environmental management plant for the
life-of-life mining project from which annual environmental work programs are based and
implemented to achieve the environmental objectives, criteria and commitments including
protection and rehabilitation of the disturbed environment?
A. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
B. Environmental Work Program (EWP)
C. Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (EPEP)
D. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

91. In the revised Effluent Regulations of DAO 35, Series of 1990, what is the acceptable level for
Total Dissolved Solids in a Class “A” Protected Water for New/Proposed Industry (NPI)?
A. 1000 Mg/L C. 1500 Mg/L
B. 2000 Mg/L D. 500 Mg/L

92. It is a term used to define the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands
that have been depleted?
A. Forestation C. Restoration
B. Reforestation D. Rehabilitation

93. This referred to the Permit that may be granted to a Contractor, accredited dealer, retainer,
processor or and other Permit Holder to transport minerals/mineral products.
A. Mineral Processing Permit C. Permit Holder
B. Ore Transport Permit D. Mining Permit

94. In the Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999, which of these is NOT considered a “Greenhouse Gas”?
A. Nitrous Oxide C. Carbon Dioxide
B. Water Vapor D. Nitrogen

95. Which of these is NOT a significant parameter to be considered for monitoring wastewater from
mineral ore processing plants in the mining industry?
A. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
B. Arsenic
C. Heavy Metals (such as chromium, cadmium, mercury)
D. Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

96. These are surface areas where development/ construction and utilization activities are on-going
or have been conducted.
A. Surface Mining C. Mine-out Areas
B. Disturbed Areas D. Pier Stockyard

97. What is referred as a comprehensive study of the significant effect of a project to the
environment and it includes an environmental management plan/program that the proponent
will fund and implement to protect the environment?
A. Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (EPEP)
B. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
C. Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
D. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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98. In the Implementing Rules and Regulation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, what
is referred to as household hazardous wastes such as paints, thinners, household batteries. Lead-
acid batteries, spray canisters and the like?
A. Bulky Wastes C. Yard Wastes
B. Specials Wastes D. White Goods

99. Under what Republic Act was the “Toxic Substance, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of
1990” created?
A. RA 6969 C. RA 7459
B. RA 9275 D. RA 8371

100.