part 5 earth sci (mining)

How they are found, mined, and processed for human use. 

• surface mining

• ore

• ore minerals

• minerals

The process of mineral extraction from a rock seam or ore. 

• mining

• ore

• ore minerals

• minerals

A natural rock or sediment containing one or more valuable minerals. 

• mining

• ore

• ore minerals

• minerals

Minerals or ore are extracted near the surface of the earth. Ores are removed through blasting. 

• mining

• surface mining

• underground mining

• open pit mining

is the most common type of surface mining, created by blasting with explosives and drilling and it is used to mine gravel, sand, and rock 

• strip mining

• surface mining

• underground mining

• open pit mining

involves the removal of a thin strip of overburden soil and used for coal, phosphates, clay and tar mining 

• strip mining

• surface mining

• underground mining

• open pit mining

process of mining materials from the bottom of a body of water 

• strip mining

• dredging

• underground mining

• open pit mining

Minerals or ore are extracted near the surface of the earth. 

• strip mining

• dredging

• underground mining

• open pit mining

Create tunnels to get the ore and more dangerous. 

• strip mining

• dredging

• underground mining

• open pit mining

is the removal of a portion which represents a whole needed for the analysis of this material. 

• concentration

• comminution

• sampling

• analysis