Minerals
A naturally occurring solid mass of minerals and mineral-like material
Mineral
Solution mining
What government agency is responsible for monitoring mining companies so that they don't severely impact the environment
EPA
Type of rock composed of tiny particles of many different minerals and solids.
Digging a large hole to remove ore and rock
open pit mining
A mineral/rock that is mined so that a metal can be removed from it
The two main types of mining methods used to extract coal.
Mountain top removal
Subsurface
The mining method with the least amount of impact on the environment?
Solution mining
Rocks formed as a magma/lava is cooled
igneous rock
Heating a ore beyond its melting point and combining it with other metals or chemicals
smelting
Why are minerals considered inorganic?
They do not contain any carbon carbon bonds.
The two main factors that mining companies must consider when planning a project
Economic value and Environmental impact
land restoration/reclamation
Name of the types of minerals that conduct electricity/heat
metals
Which of the following is a mineral as defined by a geologist?
Boulder
Water
Salt
Sugar
Salt
A waste product generated by mining
tailings
Why is it necessary to have laws that regulate mining companies?
so that we do not harm the environment
Rocks are composed of different __________
Minerals
What two factors contribute to the production of crystal structured minerals like diamonds
heat and pressure
How is the mineral iron used in the human body?
Iron carries oxygen from our throughout our bodies.
The process of restoring a land that was previously mined using sand, gravel, and other material from the bottom of lakes, oceans, rivers...
The main mining law that we currently abide by was passed in what year
Gen. Mining law of 1872
Rocks are organic and minerals are inorganic.
the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces
cleavage