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Strip Mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral, by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock.
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The name of three kinds of mines?
Strip mine Open-pit mine Shaft mine
What is a step like part of a mine where minerals are beig extracted?
Strip Mining.
What ores do they mine in strip mines?
Common ores mined in strip mines include coal, iron ore, copper, gold, and bauxite. Each mine may target different minerals based on the geological composition of the area.
How is strip mining harmful to animals?
Strip Mining can easily destory their natural habitat and even form cave in under the soil ---- Strip mining removes the habitat from many types of animals. During it's operation, a strip mine is not a very animal-friendly place. HOWEVER, after the mine is closed, if the mine owners replace the top soil and other parts of the geologic environment that they displaced, it will soon return to it's normal state and be a perfectly good animal habitat.
How do you find diamons on minecraft?
Diamonds have better encounter ratio while mining near lava, or around bedrock. I prefer to make a strip mine at level 12 and 16. Google it and you will find out what a strip mine is, I have found stacks of diamond using this technique, just make sure you mine out a big one.
What has the author A L Dobson written?
A. L Dobson has written: 'Refuse decomposition in strip-mine spoils'
What is most likely to happen to an abandoned strip mine over time?
Because an abandoned strip mine creates a bowl-shaped depression in the ground, they often will collect rain water and gradually turn into lakes. The water in those lakes may be very toxic, however, depending upon the type of mine it was. Some mining practices are very environmentally harmful.
What mine starts near the surface and extends deep underground?
An open-pit mine starts near the surface and extends deep underground as the excavation progresses. This type of mine is commonly used for extracting minerals and ores found close to the surface.
How is fuel obtained or purified?
they strip mine it from a site then take it to a oil facility and they take the toxin wastes out. nitwit!
What has the author A D Rossin written?
A. D Rossin has written: 'Strip mine land reclamation planning project'
What has the author USDI Forest Service written?
USDI Forest Service has written: 'Revegetate strip-mine land'
Does a one hundred dollar billseries 1981have a metal strip or extra face to tell the difference from a real and fake because mine doesn't have itI got it from the bank?
No, and no. Also, the strip is not metal.
