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Earth Science (Mining)

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Earth Science 5.

Dewatering
-Cleaning the mineral with water, showing the final
Mining product
● Process of mineral extraction from a rock sea
or ore

Methods of Mining

● Surface Mining

● Underground Mining

Surface Mining
● The soil and rocks that covered the ores are
removed through blasting (using explosives)

a. Open Pit Mining


-The pit in the mine is created by blasting and drilling
with explosives.
-it is used to mine gravel, sand, and even rock

b. Strip Mining
-This mining type involves the removal of a thin strip of
overburden (earth or soil) above a desired deposit
- Used for coal, Phosphates, clays, and tar mining

Underground Mining
● Used to extract the rocks, minerals and other
precious stories that can be found beneath the
Earth’s surface

Mineral Processing

1. Sampling
- observing a population/ area with possible minerals
- Getting sample

Analysis
-testing of the sample materials

Then go back to the area, again

3. Comminution
- Once, tested it can now be turned/grained into a
powder

4. Concentration
-Evaluate and separate the mineral with not mineral

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