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1. A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties.
2. A rock is a solid made up of a bunch of different minerals.
3. Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.
4. Metallic minerals are minerals which contain one or more metallic elements.
5. Nonmetallic minerals are a special group of chemical elements from which no new product can be generated if they are melted.
6. Ferrous minerals are metallic minerals containing iron.
7. Non-ferrous metals or alloys are materials that are not iron-based like their ferrous counterparts.
8. The primary methods used to extract minerals from the ground are: Underground mining, Surface (open pit) mining, Placer mining.
9. Power is the rate at which energy is converted to another form, such as motion, heat, or an electromagnetic field.
10. A mineral ore is any mineral the has a sufficient amount of the value element or compound that it can be economically mined.
11. Mining is the extraction (removal) of minerals and metals from earth.
12. Drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, brine, natural gas, or petroleum.
13. Quarrying is the process of removing rock, sand, gravel or other minerals from the ground in order to use them to produce materials for construction or other uses.
15. The three common minerals used every day are Salt, Gold and Copper.
16. Nonferrous metals include aluminum, nickel, lead.
17. Australia ranks first among the world’s largest iron ore producing countries, with output totalling 900 million tonnes in 2020 – around 37.5% of total world production.
18. The Mponeng gold mine located in the Gauteng province of South Africa is the deepest operating mine in the world.
19. Petroleum is referred to as black gold.
20. Nonconventional energy sources are any sources or substances that can be used to produce fuels, other than conventional fuels.
21. Some minerals are found in igneous rocks, some in metamorphic rocks while others occur in sedimentary rocks.
22. Generally, metallic minerals are found in igneous and metamorphic rock formations that form large plateaus.