Mineral Mining

What do we mine?

• Ores & Gems

• Cookies

• Plants

• Trees

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What are the two ways we extract minerals?

• Digging holes in our backyard

• Using a metal detector

• Playing in a sandbox

• Surface & Subsurface mining

Name one thing that you used today that were a product of mining.

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Name one environmental impact from mining.

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A mineral that contains a useful substance that can be mined for a profit is called a ______.

• Gem

• Ore

• Rock

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Mining that is done above ground is called ______?

• subsurface mining

• surface mining

• underground mining

• deep sea mining

Minerals that are mined from the Earth are considered _________.

• renewable resources

• non-renewable resources

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Which type of mining causes more damage to the environment?

• Surface mining

• Subsurface mining

• Deep sea mining

• Underground mining

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When a mining company is finished extracting resources from the ground, what is required by law before they leave?

• Abandon the mine

• Reclaim the land

• Leave all mining supplies to erode

• Let the local community fix it

True or False: Mining companies make decisions on where to mine based on how much money they will make.

• True

• False