Mining
A mine produces ore that is about 0.6% nickel. About how much ore from this mine would you need to get3,000kg of nickel?You would need about
kg of ore to get
3,000
kg of nickel.
If an ore is about 0.6% nickel, then to get 3000kg of nickel, you would need:
3000 / 0.006 = 500,000kg
So, you would need 500,000kg of the ore from this mine to get 3000kg of nickel.