Types of Mining

Types of Mining

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Science

12th Grade

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Hard

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Verna Koleosho-Johnson

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Surface Mining

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  • What is it? Removing soil and rock to get minerals.

    What is mined? Coal, iron, copper, gold.

  • How does it work? Big machines dig up the land.

  • Harmful effects: Destroys forests, removes topsoil, hurts animals.

  • Activity: Draw a before-and-after picture of land affected by surface mining.

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Open-Pit Mining

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  • What is it? A big hole is dug in the ground to get minerals.

  • What is mined? Copper, diamonds, gold.

  • How does it work? Explosives break rock, then machines remove minerals.

  • Harmful effects: Damages land, pollutes water.

  • Activity: Use sand or clay to make a model of an open-pit mine.

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Strip Mining

Back

  • What is it? Removing minerals in long, flat strips.

  • What is mined? Coal, tar sands.

  • How does it work? Machines remove topsoil in layers.

  • Harmful effects: Kills plants, pollutes rivers.

  • Activity: Write a short story about a farmer living near strip mining.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Mountaintop Removal

Back

  • What is it? Blowing up mountains to reach coal.

  • What is mined? Coal.

  • How does it work? Explosives remove the top of mountains. Waste is dumped in valleys.

  • Harmful effects: Destroys mountains, pollutes rivers.

  • Activity: Make a before-and-after drawing of a mountain.

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Subsurface Mining

Back

  • What is it? Digging tunnels underground to get minerals.

  • What is mined? Gold, zinc, lead, coal.

  • How does it work? Workers go underground using elevators.

  • Harmful effects: Dangerous for workers, can pollute water.

  • Activity: Make a paper model of a subsurface mine.

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