Meitnerium is an artificial element, no minerals or mines.
Metals are generally mined in the form of ore. Ore is processed to extract the metal from the ore (known as smelting)
Ruby is mined in Taita Taveta, Kwale, Kitui, West Pokot, and Baringo districts Tsavorite is mined in Taita Taveta, Kwale Districts Sapphire is mined in Kitui, Mwingi and Isiolo Districts Tourmaline is mined in Taita Taveta, Kajiado, Kwale, and Kitui Districts Aquamarine is mined in Meru and Tharaka Districts
Granite comes from rock quarries. There are several in India, Africa and Brazil. From the quarry, the stones go to granite stockyards where they are processed into building materials or gravestones.
All minerals come from the Earth and are separated into two categories, metalic and non-metallic. Minerals are mined from the Earth and processed by humans into usable forms.
Ore is mined
kaolin mined without explosive by shovels loaders buckling and can be mined by making slurry by pressing water
Ores must be mined, smelted, and refined before they can be processed into useful everyday materials.
The name sapphire refers to a gemstone that is commonly blue. This type of stone can also be found in pink and yellow as well. A sapphire is commonly mined in Montana.
Sapphire's when they are mined are totally natural, they come out of the mines in various different colours and do not change colour. However, there are some Sapphire's that have been heat treated to change their colour
Building marterials, Industial processes
There's no way to "make" real gold. It has to be mined and processed naturally.
A mineral resource that can be mined and processed at a profit is called an ore.
Meitnerium is an artificial element, no minerals or mines.
Ores
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After diamonds are mined, the bulk deposit of earth is loaded into a truck and driven to a sorting belt, where the deposit is processed to separate the diamonds from the other material collected in the scoop.