Monday, March 7, 2011

Strip Mining, Open Pit, and Subsurface Mining

Strip Mining-
  • Strip Mining is a form of surface mining
  • Harms the area around the mine
  • Coal and different ores are mined this way



Open-Pit Mining
  • Clay, Coal, Diamonds, Gravel and Stone, Granite, Grit Stone, Gypsum , Limestone, Marble, Metal Ores (Copper, Iron, and Gold)
  • A form of mining rock and minerals from the earth from a large open pit or borrow
  • Commonly known as Quarries     





Subsurface Mining-
  • Extremely dangerous
  • A much deeper variation of surface mining
  • Not much air for miners underground         

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