Different colours of gold are produced primarily from.

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1 Question 1 1 out of 1 points Different colours of gold are produced primarily from. b. alloying with other elements d. alloying with other elements Question 2 0 out of 1 points As of the end of 2006, the world's existing above-ground supply of gold was principally divided into four categories. What are the categories in terms of the largest to least demand? c. Industrial; Jewellery; The Official sector (central banks, governments, etc.); Investment a. Jewellery; The Official sector (central banks, governments, etc.); Investment; Industrial Question 3 1 out of 1 points How old are the oldest rocks (the Acasta Gneiss) of the Canadian Shield? d. 3.9 Billion years d. 3.9 Billion years Question 4 1 out of 1 points What is the age restriction on placer deposits? e. none Correct Answer: d. none Question 5 1 out of 1 points How many ounces of gold have been pulled out of the Klondike? e million c million

2 Question 6 1 out of 1 points What are the names of the three main ore bodies of the Bushveld Complex? c. Merensky, UG2, Platreef b. Merensky, UG2, Platreef Question 7 1 out of 1 points What are the names of the main five geological sources of PGE? d. Sudbury Complex, Bushveld Complex, Stillwater Complex, Great Dyke, Noril'sk Region c. Sudbury Complex, Bushveld Complex, Stillwater Complex, Great Dyke, Noril'sk Region Question 8 1 out of 1 points Platinum was designated a distinct metal in which century? d. 18th Correct Answer: e. 18th Question 9 1 out of 1 points Modern industrial uses of silver include: b. medical equipment; batteries; electronics; reflective coatings b. medical equipment; batteries; electronics; reflective coatings Question 10 1 out of 1 points What is bronze? a. Copper-tin alloy

3 a. Copper-tin alloy Question 11 1 out of 1 points What is the core responsibility of the BC Geological Survey? c. conducting geoscience c. conducting geoscience Question 12 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is an example of a secondary mineral deposit? c. rubies within marble in a stream b. rubies within sediments in a stream Question 13 1 out of 1 points Fair Trade jewellery and gems ensure responsible. a. all of these d. all of these Question 14 1 out of 1 points The Diamond Development Initiative focuses on the: d. development of communities involved in small-scale diamond mining c. development of communities involved in smallscale diamond mining Question 15 1 out of 1 points The Pebble Deposit is classified as a super-giant deposit. True

4 True Question out of 1 points Imagine you live in a rural, locally impoverished area with substandard infrastructure, high unemployment, and most people make a living off of the land (farming, forestry, fishing, hunting, etc.). One day, a representative of a large mining company holds a hearing in your area about the potential to develop a large, valuable mineral deposit. What is(are) the potential benefit(s) likely to be posed at the hearing for the development of a large mine? Check all that apply, wrong answers penalized. Selected Answers: a. Increased cash flow through your area b. Improved infrastructure c. Reduced unemployment e. Single and predictable major employer up to the end of mine life Correct Answers: a. Increased cash flow through your area b. Improved infrastructure c. Reduced unemployment Question 17 1 out of 1 points What is numismatics? c. The systematic study of currency e. The systematic study of currency Question out of 1 points Which of the following organizations/initiatives are directly involved in improving the lives of people involved in the small scale diamond mining industry? Check all that apply; wrong answers are penalized. b. Kimberly Process (KP) d. Communities and Small Scale

5 Mining (CASM) e. Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) Correct Answers: d. Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM) e. Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) Question 19 1 out of 1 points Mesothermal deposits. d. none of these a. none of these Question 20 1 out of 1 points Which of the following are primary ore deposits? Check all that apply, wrong answers penalized. b. diamonds found in a kimberlite pipe c. silver found in a quartzcalcite-sulfide vein f. gold found in a greenstone-related quartz-carbonate vein Correct Answers: b. diamonds found in a kimberlite pipe c. silver found in a quartz-calcite-sulfide vein f. gold found in a greenstonerelated quartz-carbonate vein