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Talc is a naturally-occurring mineral that is found in many places around the world. Some of the places you can find talc are the Western United States, the Western European Alps, and in various parts of the Himalayas.
Gold mines in the western US are not considered renewable resources because they are formed over geologic timescales through deposits of gold-bearing minerals. Once these deposits are depleted through mining activities, it is not feasible for them to be regenerated within a human timeframe.
Some of the largest coal mines in the world include the North Antelope Rochelle Mine in the United States, the Haerwusu Coal Mine in China, and the Hei Dai Gou Mine in China. These mines produce millions of tons of coal each year.
Actually silica or silica sand is what is mined since silica is made into quartz crystals by putting them under high heat and pressure.Arizona is the principle source of scilica in the USA.There are only five companies that make Quartz crystals in the USA:Coleman Quartz Inc., Jessieville, ARSawyer Research Products Inc. of Eastlake, OHThermo Dynamics Corp. of Merriam, KSMotorola Inc. of Chicago, ILP. R. Hoffman Material Processing Co. of Carlisle, PA.
Most of the USA is in the "Prevailing Weterlies" wind belt. also, the westerlies travel accross the globe because the easterlies said so. LOL
Many mines of many kinds, producing many things, are located in the USA.
Some of the major salt mines in the US are located in states such as Louisiana, New York, and Kansas. The Detroit Salt Mine in Michigan is one of the largest salt mines in the country. Other notable salt mines are located in Texas, California, and Ohio.
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There are numerous gold mines in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Alaska- but there has been SOME gold found in every state.
Generally, deserts would be located in the southern US
There are a number of coal mines in the US that are quite large and profitable. The vast majority of these mines are located in Wyoming, which has the largest coal extraction rates of any state.
Talc is a naturally-occurring mineral that is found in many places around the world. Some of the places you can find talc are the Western United States, the Western European Alps, and in various parts of the Himalayas.
The government used US supplied land mines to protect bases and installations against insurgent attack. The insurgents (FMLN) used mostly home made land mines to deny the Army access to there operational areas. Generally, the goverment's use of land mines was much better controlled than the insurgent's. As the Army became more effective with US training and support, the insurgents used land mines to attack the military.
A list of uranium mines in USA is at the link mentioned.
Mining in some form is conducted in every state of the US, and in most of the world (with the exception of Antarctica). Mining locations will be determined by the location of the material to be mined- coal mines are located where there is coal, gold mines where there is gold, etc.
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