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Why might an ore containing a valuable mineral might not be worth mining?
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In some cases it will cost more to mine and refine the mineral than that mineral is worth. This can occur if the concentration of the mineral is too low, or if it is buried too deep to be accessed cost-effectively. In this case, the mineral resource is techincally not an ore, as by definition, an ore is a mineral resource that can be extracted at a profit.
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What is the mineral called fools gold?
the mineral that is called fools gold is phyrite because it looks just like gold. some people might think that phyrite is gold but it's not. phyrite is common than gold which would make it less valuable. if you want to tell whether the mineral is phyrite or gold found out how the streak of gold and phyrite is
How might you identify whether a mineral sample might be lodestone?
sniffing butts.XD
Minnesota led the world in the mining of what element?
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Where can one purchase mineral specimens?
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What is the mineral containing silcon oxygen?
You might mean silicon dioxide in the form of quartz or sand. Please see the links.
How much money can you get from 2.5 acres of Mineral Rights?
The value varies greatly depending on what type of mineral is present and what quantity of the mineral is present. Also access is important. What i would do is look at how much mines/claims are selling for in the back of a mining magazine like the International California Mining Journal and you might get some idea what it's worth.
How might having a valuable resource affect a region?
Having a valuable natural resource affects a region because mining or logging will be big business' there because they will want to either harness the mined products or the trees that are logged.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of mining ores?
Advantages:1) Mining of ores will enable people to get useful elements with significant profit.2) Mining will give unemployed people to get at least the simplest job.3) Mining of ores might result in finding something new and valuable (since we are digging)Disadvantages:1) Since mining sites are usually in the forest areas, trees will be cut while people are getting to these places.2) Workers might die due to accidents.3) Mining sites will be wastelands after the mining is over, leaving the farmers less land for agriculture
How might you decide whether a given substance is mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
How might decide whether a given substance is a mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
How might you decide whether given substance is mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
Why might surface mining be less risky for miners than underground mining?
They mine above ground
What is the mineral called fools gold?
the mineral that is called fools gold is phyrite because it looks just like gold. some people might think that phyrite is gold but it's not. phyrite is common than gold which would make it less valuable. if you want to tell whether the mineral is phyrite or gold found out how the streak of gold and phyrite is
How might you identify whether a mineral might be lodestone?
sniffing butts.XD
How might you identify whether a mineral sample might be lodestone?
sniffing butts.XD
What are the methods of mining?
There are a lot of different divisions. In general, you might separate them into surface mining, such as a quarry, strip mine, or open pit mine, and underground mining, consisting of shafts and adits.
