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Mining is the processof ertracting usefulminerals from the earth'scrust - the land and the seas.
The processinvolves the plrvsical removal of rock and earth. Excavationstake place in different
types of mines. Undergroundmines are constructedwhen any ore lies deepbelow the surface.
There are severaltypesof surfacemining, but the three most common are open-pitmining, strip
mining, and quarrying. Thesediffer from one another in:
. their structure
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Variousprolessionnls
are employedin mining to extract minerals.The output from mines can be
divided lnto nrctalliferous,nonnTetalliJ.erous
and builng andorruunual stones.
Professionals
in mining
drillsupervisor. environmental
engineer. geochemist. geologist. geophysicist
. miner . miningengineer. prospector. safetyengineer
hydrogeologist
Minerals: metalliferous ores
copper r $old . iron . lead . manganese tin o zinc
Minerals: nonmetalliferousores
asbestos . bauxite . borax . coal feldspar
phosphaterock quartz . talctrona
Building and ornamental stones
granite r limestone . marble . slate traprock . travertine
What's in a mine?
cog o chute . conveyor o draline . drift . drill . dump truck
explosive headframe o mechanicalloader . mine g r pump o raise
shovel . skip . stope . strippingmachine r sur'r'rF ventilationshaft
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ex0loitation
excavate
a n a t u r a lr e s o u r c ee x t r a c t e df r o m t h e e a r t h f o r h u m a nu s e , e . g . ,o r e s ,
s a l t s , c o a l ,o r p e t r o l e u m
exprore
a n o p e n o r s u r f a c em i n e r a lw o r k i n g u
, s u a l l yf o r t h e e x t r a c t i o no f b u i l d i n g
s t o n e ,s u c h a s s l a t e a n d l i m e s t o n e
extract
e x a m i n ea t e r r i t o r yf o r i t s m i n e r a w
l ealth
mineral
mining
ore
s e a r c hf o r c o a l , m i n e r a l s o
, r ore
prospect
t h e n a t u r a l l yo c c u r r i n gm a t e r i a fl r o m w h i c ha m i n e r a lo r m i n e r a l so f
economicvalue can be extracted
quarry
t h e s c i e n c e t, e c h n i q u e a, n d b u s i n e s so f m i n e r a ld i s c o v e r ya n d e x p l o i t a t i o n
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Label the fbllowing itenrsof mining equipmentwith words from the box.
shovel
conveyor
drift
headframe
mlningskip
dragline
drill
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dumptruck
There
aretwomainactivities
in myjob.Firstly
to make
phenomena
I studyandinvestigate
whichcause
holesin rocksothatsamoles
of therockcanbetakenand
movement
of theearth's
surface.
Through
mystudies
(a)
to nsert
I heloothers
to locate
oetroleum
andmineral
(tseopids)
(leoivsxspe)
for blasting
I makeevaluations
of conditions
ata
(b)
( i e n ma)n dc h e caki rp o l l u t i o n ,
waste
disposal,
mined
andpreviously
areas.
I specialize
in varlous
branches
of work,including
(f)
(goespnrctip),
surveying,
and
technical
underground
management.
Myjobisto studythechemistry
of (c)
thematerials
of whichit is made.
Thisinformation
helos
M yj o bi st o i n s p e a
c tl lp o s s i bdl ea n g esrp o t si nt h em i n e ,
prepare
(g)
(sutdai)
andcooperate
with
(d)
usto discover
c0mmittees
t0 prevent
unnecessary
dangers
(htare)
I specialize
materials.
inthestudyof theplanet
and
( n l r i a m easn)df u e l s
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