Question

8.
“I am a type of mining in which water is used under high pressure to blast away dirt to expose the minerals underneath.” What am I?

A. Ghost Dance
B. Hydraulic mining
C. Benjamin “Pap” Singleton
D. George Armstrong Custer
E. Sold house, or “sordid”

Answer 1

Answer:

B, Hydraulic Mining.

Explanation:

This is a rare type of mining that uses high pressure of water to move rock sediments.

This type of mining is used in mining for kaolin, coal, tin or gold. The water here is used to remove whatever is been mined.