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What is the primary purpose of an adit in an underground mine?
What is the primary purpose of an adit in an underground mine?
- Providing structural support to the mine
- Transporting miners to different levels
- Exploring for new mineral veins
- Access, drainage, ventilation, and mineral extraction (correct)
Where are adits typically driven into?
Where are adits typically driven into?
- The valley floor or coastal plain
- The flat plain surface
- The side of a hill or mountain (correct)
- The deepest part of the mine
What is the mining technique generally associated with the use of adits for ore extraction?
What is the mining technique generally associated with the use of adits for ore extraction?
- Shaft mining
- Drift mining (correct)
- Subsurface mining
- Open-pit mining
Under what conditions may it not be feasible to drive an adit into a mine?
Under what conditions may it not be feasible to drive an adit into a mine?
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What happens if the mineral vein outcrops at the surface in relation to the adit?
What happens if the mineral vein outcrops at the surface in relation to the adit?
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