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How much mercury is mined a year?
The amount of mercury mined each year is in an estimate is 673.17 hundred million pounds.
How much copper is mined each year?
142,000 tonnes of copper per year
What three things are mined in Illinois?
Fluorite (mostly abandoned), quartz (sandstone), calcite (limestone), clay minerals, and galena (also mostly abandoned). Mineral mining is not what it used to be in Illinois. Fluorite mines which once flourished in southern Illinois are now closed due to overseas competition. Galena was once mined in northern Illinois, but no longer.
How is sphalerite mined?
Galena is commonly mined from sulfide deposits containing more than one mineral, often in combination with for instance Sphalerite.The most common method of excavation is Cut-and-fill mining Underground.
How much percent of iron and lead are present in galena?
Galena contains 86% Lead. Usually Galena contains some Sulphur and except for the central Unites States deposits usually varying amounts of Silver. No iron however.
Where is lead mined?
Currently lead is usually found in ore with zinc, silver and copper and it is extracted together with these metals. The main lead mineral in Galena (PbS) and there are also deposits of cerrussite and anglesite which are mined. Galena is mined in Australia, which produces 19% of the world's new lead, followed by the USA, China, Peru' and Canada. Some is also mined in Mexico and West Germany.
What minerals are mined for lead?
The main lead mineral is galena (PbS), which contains 86.6% lead
How much gold is mined each year?
Something on the order of 2500 tonnes of gold is mined each year.
Where is galena mined?
It is found in the USA [Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri], Germany, Peru, Mexico, Zambia, and England.
How much mercury is mined a year?
The amount of mercury mined each year is in an estimate is 673.17 hundred million pounds.
How much platinum is mined each each year?
150 tons are mined each year. :)
How much copper is mined each year?
142,000 tonnes of copper per year
How much coal is mined every year?
10,000 tons every year in your back yard. :[
How much gold is produced each year?
2.500 tonnes of gold mined each year
Is iron ore and lead mined?
Iron ore (haematite) and lead ore (galena) are both both obtained through mining and quarrying.
How much iron is mined in the US each year?
49 million tons.
How much silver is mined and used each year and how much gold is mined and used each year?
According to the World Silver Survey, approximately 27,000 metric tons of silver are mined each year. As for gold, around 3,300 metric tons are mined annually. The amount of silver used each year varies, but it typically falls within a similar range as the amount that is mined. For gold, the majority is used for jewelry and investment purposes, with a smaller amount used in industries like electronics and dentistry.
