According to USGS statistics for 2010, it is silver, followed by crushed stone.
Iron is a mineral. A raw mineral from which iron may be extracted is hematite - as one example.
Most mineral resources originate from geological processes such as volcanic activity, weathering of rocks, and hydrothermal processes. These processes contribute to the formation and concentration of minerals in the Earth's crust, where they are eventually mined for various industrial purposes.
Fluorite is a mineral found in the earth's crust, commonly used in industrial applications and as a decorative stone. Salt is also a mineral that is mined on earth for various purposes. Silver is a naturally occurring element rather than a mineral, and it is mined primarily for its use in jewelry, electronics, and other industrial applications.
Diamond is the hardest mineral mined in the north of Western Australia. It has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale, making it the hardest natural material known to man.
Erm, no coal isn't a mineral - it is a rock. I wouldn't describe it as being extracted from the bowels of the Earth - it's mined.
South America has more mineral resources than Central America.
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Copper Iron and gole were the most commonly mined minerals
The major mineral mined in the USA would be, coal
It was mined everywhere
Limestone, for cement and other construction mixes.
Hematite is a mineral that is mined for its iron content. It is the most important ore of iron and is a common iron oxide mineral.
Although most of England's mineral reserves have now been mined out, in the past coal, oil, clay, stone, tin, copper, lead and iron were mined.
Coal is mined principally in Orissa
Coal is mined principally in Orissa
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