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Mining
Mining for coal is something that is widely known, but did you know that diamonds, uranium, copper, and other non-renewable natural resources are also mined? There are two types of mining; surface and subsurface. Questions about the methods and types of mining, what ores are mined, and related questions should be asked in this category.
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What were conditions like in the mines?
some are really dirty and bad others are OK and a little cleaner some (very few) are really clean. but it really depends on what you are mining.
Women were important to the success of mining towns?
No. Miners were rough people who fought, drank, and looked for gold. Very few women or families were in gold towns. The women there were prostitutes or did laundry.
What is bad about limestone quarrys?
There really isn't anything "bad" about limestone quarries. They may be dangerous, but people with no business there shouldn't be messing about in them anyway.
What are the ethical problems associated with the mining of copper?
the ethical effects of mining copper are that it can provide a lot of vacancies and jobs for the local people who might be unemployed so possibly helping their community by creating jobs in manufacturing roads and bridges.
Where Woman important to the success of Mining Town?
Women are always important, especially in a mining towns where the men work hard and need nourishing food to sustain them, usually the ladies job to take care of the catering and helping out with any other useful tasks.
Who was affected by the Strongman Mine Disaster?
I was a 5 year child when the disaster happened. My father was one of the miners close to where the explosion happened, he was lucky,sustaining minor injuries but the psychological trauma lived with him. he watched his best friend having coal dropped on him ( he didn't make it).
We had lived in Greymouth and we had happy times until this event. We all use to meet as family at my grandparents on a Sunday, the disaster stopped all of that. we left Greymouth very soon after the disaster and our family became and still is very disjointed.
My uncle Ronnie was one of the men who received a bravery medal.
I will always remember the men whose lives were lost with respect and honour.
The inquiry did show that there was errors made by management in opening that seam.
India mines a number of minerals and metals including Manganese, bauxite, uranium, limestone, marble, coal, gems, mica, and graphite. They also mine emeralds and many other minerals.
What West Virginia mining town did jeanette walls live in in her book the glass castle?
Welch, West Virginia
Advantages for people of mining ore in goa?
mining supplies raw materials that are needed to build and maintain modern industries and economies
What do you need to have to mine for gold?
Mostly a gold-rich bed of rock.
To be economic a gold mine is highly automated and processes hundreds of tonnes of rock to produce each gramme of gold.
Far easier to pan for it in a river (or use mercury extraction as is being used in many tropical rivers at the moment, and killing everything in the area at the same time).
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It depends on what type of mining that you are engaging in. Most small scale miners carry gold pans, shovel, pry bars, hammer, chisel,sluice box,dredge and assorted small hand tools (such as tweezers or an ice pick). It helps to have a classifier sieve and 5 gallon buckets as well. You should bring vials to put your gold in as well.
What is the difference between mobile crusher and portable crusher?
Mobile crushers and portable crushers are the same, just not called the same. The mobile crusher has two types, wheeled and tracked crusher.
What is the average starting salary of mining engineer?
In govt.(india) sector 30,000-1,50,000 Rs monthly and private sector its depended on working experience.
Iron is generally harder than bronze, but variations in chemistry or impurities can vary the hardness in both materials.
