Mining is the process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth's surface or underground. The main reasons for mining include obtaining essential resources for manufacturing, energy production, and construction. However, mining can also have negative environmental consequences if not conducted sustainably.
Mining can cause lots of problems, mostly environmental problems. Mining takes up space, in order for something to be mined, the environment on top must be removed. This includes trees and animals. Fortunately, in most countries there are laws which say that the environment must be restored after mining. Mining also causes a great deal of pollution, both in the air and in nearby bodies of water. Poisonous gasses can also be released during mining, which is not only bad for the wildlife but also bad for nearby towns.
Some mining is done by scraping away the soil (dirt) from the top of the ground. This is called strip mining. Some mining is done by going deep underground into a mine shaft. Some mining, such as gold mining, is done in other ways. Gold can be mined by searching in the bed of a river or other stream of water to remove the flakes of gold. This is called panning or placer mining.
The energy cost of mining gold varies depending on the specific mining methods and technologies used. In general, gold mining is energy-intensive due to the need for blasting, crushing, grinding, and processing large amounts of rock and ore. Estimates suggest that gold mining operations consume significant amounts of electricity and fuel.
The energy cost for mining copper can vary depending on factors such as the mining method used, the ore grade, and the location of the mine. On average, it is estimated that mining and processing one ton of copper ore can require between 10-100 gigajoules of energy. This energy is mainly used for blasting, crushing, grinding, and processing the ore into copper concentrate.
The two methods used to mine coal are surface mining and underground mining. Surface mining involves removing topsoil and rock layers to access coal deposits near the surface, while underground mining involves tunneling deep beneath the ground to extract coal deposits.
Mining does not cause racism. Racism may influence how mining is accomplished in terms of who does what, and how well safety procedures are implemented.
mining can cause some water pollution
It can cause land pollution.
Yes.
No mining is permitted in Antarctica: it is forbidden by The Antarctic Treaty.
Mining is done b/c there is something valuable in the ground that we humans wants to use.
soolution mining can cause subsidence of land where the salt used to be. this could cause buildings to collapse and ground to be ruined
They cause it by mining which breaks down rock physically
No. The moving of tectonic plates does.
Gold mining
because everone wanted one.
Water pollution.