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List three methods used in phytomining.
See it on the paper →List two limitations of phytomining.
See it on the paper →Calculate the percentage of the total oil extraction that took place in Nigeria in 2022.
See it on the paper →Most oil extraction sites in Nigeria are surrounded by towns and villages. Suggest two reasons why people live near oil extraction sites. Voce eect
See it on the paper →State the type of mine shown in the photograph.
See it on the paper →Determine how many times larger the annual production of the Río Turbio mine is compared to the San José mine. Circle the correct answer.
See it on the paper →The photograph shows a mine in the Andes mountains near San Juan. State the type of mine shown in the photograph. The mine is estimated to have gold reserves of 280 tonnes.
See it on the paper →Circle the name for this method of extracting coal.
See it on the paper →Many candidates gained the credit for knowing that shaft mining was the method of coal extraction being illustrated in the photograph.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/11 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
Many candidates gained the credit for knowing that shaft mining was the method of coal extraction being illustrated in the photograph.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/13 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
Many candidates were able to correctly name the type of mining shown in the photograph. Subsurface mining, deep mining, shaft mining and drift mining were credited. Incorrect answers included strip mining and pit mining.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0680/22 Q3(a)(i) (Cambridge)
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Circle the name for this method of extracting coal.
Describe how rock containing copper is extracted. Use the photograph to support your answer.
See it on the paper →Lithium salts are found in underground deposits. Statements A–F describe how lithium is extracted from lithium salts. The statements are not in the correct order. A B C D E F ground water is pumped to the surface lithium salts are dissolved in ground water the water is evaporated by the Sun lithium salts remain as a wh...
See it on the paper →State the type of mining shown in the photograph.
See it on the paper →Suggest one risk to miners working in this mine.
See it on the paper →State the name of the type of mining shown in the photograph.
See it on the paper →Suggest reasons for the variations in the global number of deaths caused by natural disasters between 1980 and 2018.
See it on the paper →The government allows the mining company to extract the minerals at location B. Suggest reasons why the mining company decides not to extract the minerals at location B.
See it on the paper →Calculate the year in which the reserves of zinc will be depleted.
See it on the paper →State the metal that has the greatest number of years of remaining reserves.
See it on the paper →Present the data from the blog in a suitable table to show the total area (cumulative) of extractive reserves in Brazil in each of the years listed.
See it on the paper →Suggest ways that extractive reserves benefit local tribes and communities.
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