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Get PriceThis is the end of the preview Sign up to access the rest of the document Unformatted text preview 4 Open pit mining a Machines dig holes and remove ores sand gravel and stone 5 Strip mining a Useful for extracting mineral deposits that lie closer to the earths surface in large
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Get PriceMining & Ore Processing Description Mining is done through surface or open pit mining underground mining or through fluid mining Open surface mining entails digging out or blasting rocks and creating open pits in the earth exposing mineral veins washed and separated to obtain the minerals in the ore For ores with a low
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Get PriceMinerals are valuable resources EXPLORE Minerals at Your Fingertips What is an everyday use of minerals others lie deep underground Some minerals are found at a wide range of depths from the surface to deep within Earth machines to dig out an ore Like strip mining open pit mining involves removing the surface layer of
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Get PriceINTRODUCTION TO MINING Ore a mineral deposit that has sufficient utility and value to be mined at a profit assigned to metallurgy although there is often some overlap in the mineral processing area with mining engineering 4 INTRODUCTION TO MINING 1 3 ADVANCEMENTS IN MINING TECHNOLOGY
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Get PriceUranium resources can be extracted from the ground in three ways open pit underground and in situ leach ISL Open Pit Mining Open pit mining also known as strip mining is the removal of surficial soils and uneconomic rock to get at the ore below
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