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Earth-Science Quarter1 Week4
Earth-Science Quarter1 Week4
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Ore Minerals: How they are
Found, Mined, and
Processed
for Human Use
Earth Science
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Quarter 1 – Module 6 – Ore Minerals: How they are Found, Mined, and Processed for
Human Use.
First Edition, 2020
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The module is composed of lesson on how ore minerals are found, mined, and
processed for human use.
What I Know
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3. Nickel is an important ingredient in the production of stainless steel. In the
Philippines, CARAGA region has the most numbered nickel mining site where
miners remove a thin parallel strip of soil to extract the ore deposits. Which
mining method did the miners use?
a. Dredging c. Strip mining
b. Open-pit mining d. Underground mining
6. Which of the following is the correct step by step process in mineral processing?
a. comminution, dewatering, crushing, grinding, and analysis
b. sampling, analysis, comminution, filtration, and dewatering
c. sampling analysis, comminution, concentration, and dewatering
d. dewatering, comminution, analysis, sampling, and surface mining
8. What method of mining involves digging of tunnels to extract the ore deposits?
a. deep mining c. underground mining
b. pit mining d. surface mining
10. Randie examined the ore sample from the undeveloped mining site in Batangas.
He tested the chemical, mineral and particle size of the mineral sample from a
site. What mineral processing did he perform?
a. analysis b. comminution c. dewatering d. sampling
14. Engr. Atienza took a sample of mineral from the prospective mineral deposit.
What mineral processing did he do?
a. analysis b. sampling c. comminution d. dewatering
15. Which of the following processes involved crushing and grinding of mineral ore?
a. analysis b. sampling c. comminution d. dewatering
What’s In
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What’s New
Directions: Read the situation below and answer the guide questions.
Minerals have been extracted from the
earth since prehistoric times and the
history of civilization and industrial
advancement has been linked with man’s
ability to harness and use the minerals
available. Once a mineral deposit has been
found it has to be extracted from the
ground to access the valuable minerals it
contains. Use the idea of this bowl as layers
of rocks. In these layers of rocks are
mineral deposits.
Guide questions:
1. Since we cannot see what underlies beneath, what can you suggest on
how minerals can be found?
2. What do you think are the mineral deposit present in these layers of rocks?
What is It
Open-pit Mining
2. Strip mining – This mining type involves the removal of a thin strip of
overburden (earth or soil) above a desired deposit, dumping the
removed overburden behind the deposit, extracting the desired deposit,
creating a second, parallel strip in the same manner, and depositing
the waste materials from that second (new) strip onto the first strip.
This mining method is used for coal, phosphates, clays, and tar mining.
Strip Mining
Dredging
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b. Underground mining – is used to extract the rocks, minerals and other
precious stories that can be found beneath the earth’s surface. In
underground mining, miners need to create a tunnel so they can reach the
ore minerals. This kind of mining is more expensive and dangerous as
compared to surface mining because miners need to use explosive devices
to remove the minerals from the rocks that cover them.
Underground Mining
Mineral processing is the process of extracting minerals from the ore,
refining them, and preparing these minerals for use. The primary steps involved in
processing minerals include:
1. Sampling – is the removal of a portion which represents a whole needed for the
analysis of this material.
2. Analysis – is important to evaluate the valuable component in an ore. This
includes chemical, mineral and particle size analysis.
3. Comminution – is the process where the valuable components of the ore are
separated through crushing and grinding. This process begins by crushing the
ores to a particular size and finishes it by grinding the ores into a powder form.
4. Concentration – involves the separation of the valuable minerals from the raw
materials
5. Dewatering – uses the concentration to convert it to usable minerals. This
involve filtration and sedimentation of the suspension and drying of the solid
materials harvested from this suspension.
What’s More
Mining
What I Can Do
Directions: Answer the question below.
What is your idea about sustainable mining? Can you list down your idea on how
mining can be sustainable in the Philippines? Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
Assessment
Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Write the letter
that best answers each question.
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Additional Activities
Explain the quotation given by Gina Lopez on the proposal to lift and review the
open-pit mining ban in the Philippines.
“Mining is not a right. It’s a privilege. It’s a privilege granted on certain conditions.
But the Filipino right to our water, our air, our river, our streams is not only
constitutional, it’s God-given. And it’s the duty of government to protect the rights
of the Filipino”.
References
Dalto, Jeffrey (2017). What is surface mining? Retrieved from
https://www.convergencetraining.com/blog /what-is-surface- mining
https://www.quipper.com https://www.ck12.org/earth-science/ore-
deposits/lesson/Ore-Deposits-MS-ES/
https://www.ck12.org/earth-science/finding-and-mining-ores/lesson/Findingand-
Mining-Ores-HS-ES/ https://www.ck12.org/workbook/ck-12-earth-
science-for-high-schoolworkbook/section/3.5/
https://www.google.com/search?q=gina+lopez+quotes+about+nature+mining&prm
d=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X7ved
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