Mining Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Mining.

  • 3 Encyclopedia Articles

Study Pack

The Mining Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (3)

582 words, approx. 2 pages
Mining Mining is the extraction of minerals and rocks from the earth. The history of mining stretches back to prehistoric times when gold, copper, and silver were apparently the first metals mined. Eg... Read more
1,262 words, approx. 5 pages
Mining From the moment humans discovered stone tools and salt, they have been extracting and using materials from the Earth. Every American will utilize approximately 2.4 million pounds of mined mater... Read more
2,582 words, approx. 9 pages
Mining Modern mining is an industry that involves the exploration for and removal of minerals from the earth, economically and with minimum damage to the environment. Mining is important because miner... Read more