Metals & Non-Metals
Who digs for valuable resources?
Mining Companies
This type of mining that sifts through river beds.
Placer Mining
In strip mining, what resources are mined?
Coal, sand, or gravel.
Acid drainage is considered what type of pollution?
Water
What is are two examples of metals minerals?
Copper, lead, iron, gold, silver, or aluminum.
Placer miners mine for
Gold and valuable stones.
Once resources are removed from strip mining, what is put back?
Soil and rock.
This type of pollution is caused by open pit mining and mountain top removal
Air
What substance can metals be found?
Ore
Mining that involves digging a large hole to remove ore
Open-Pit
Mining in which shafts are dug vertically then horizontally
Subsurface Mining
When large amounts of soil and vegetation is removed, it causes
erosion
What are two examples of non-metal minerals?
Sand and gravel.
Quarries mine for
Granite, marble, and slate.
What metals are mined for in subsurface mining?
Zinc, lead, nickel, tin, gold, copper, uranium
TRUE OR FALSE
Minerals have different colors depending on the conditions under they are formed.
True
Uranium, coal, petroleum, and natural are examples of
Fuel
Layers of surface soil and rock are removed for this type of mining.
Strip mining.
What type of metal is mined in open pit mining.
Copper
Can be observed by the use of your senses
Physical properties.