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Question 22: Resource geology

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The volume percentage of galena and quartz in an ore body of Pb are 90 and 10, respectively. The densities of galena and quartz are 7.6 and 2.65 g/cc, respectively. The grade of the ore body in terms of weight percent of Pb is _____. (Atomic weights of Pb = 206 and S = 32) [round off to 2 decimal places]

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GATE GG-1 2021 · Paper 1

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