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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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I think it is just an activity of prospecting, different from a sport, which intends to improve people's heath.
Can bauxite be recycled instead of mined?
bauxite can be recycled instead of being mined from the ground
What are the objective of data mining?
to find the unseen pattern in large volume of historical data that helps to mange an organization efficiently.
-Sequence or path analysis
-Classification
-Clustering
-Forecasting
Why did people who live in gold mining towns decide to live in tents?
because they need to move every few weeks and they could not haul a big house along so they went in tents
How did corporate mining hurt the miners?
prevented protection of miners from the adverse health effects of their working environment. owners suppressed evidence of detrimental long range effects of mining to control their costs
What has been done to regenerate the area since the miners strike?
I think that they have built houses on the land
Fracking is a way of obtaining gas from rocks underground
How does the iron ore get mined and transported to the steel mill?
The iron ore around here gets strip mined, loaded into rail cars, taken to the dock where it is loaded onto iron ore ships, and transported to the steel mills via the Great Lakes.
What are some diseases for coal mining?
The two most common are Black Lung Disease, from inhaling coal dust, and Silicosis, from inhaling dust from silica rock (sandstone).
Why do coal miners have helmets?
Rocks fall onto your head, and in low seam coal, you hit your head on the roof (last mine I was in was only 48" high) It also gives you a good place to attach your miner's lamp, so you can see what you are doing.
Miners used canaries in cages to detect hazardous atmospheres in the mines because canaries are more sensitive to mining gasses than people are. If the canary collapsed, that meant that there were poisonous gasses in the tunnel, and the miners would evacuate until the mine had been ventilated and was safe again.
What are two ways in which supplies of metal ores can be conserved for the future?
recycle and continue to use
Where diamonds are getting exhausted?
Whenever a natural resource appears to be 'exhausted', excavation ceases. However, in future times, technology can improve or the prices of the natural resource increase so that mining is profitable again.
Who made the greatest profits from the mining in the west?
People that sold things TO the miners- like food, equipment, entertainment.
What can cause a mine to cave in or explode?
It can happen if you drill into some gas or if you are using dynamite it ca sometimes go off when you do not want it to.
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What are three kinds of tunnels used in subsurface mining?
they are vertical tunnels, angle tunnels, and horizontal tunnels. THE END
What is the process of refining minerals?
The process of refining minerals involves extracting the desired mineral from ore through physical and chemical methods. This may include crushing and grinding the ore, separating the mineral from the waste material through processes like flotation or leaching, and then smelting or refining the mineral to obtain a purer form. This refined mineral can then be used for various industrial applications.
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