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Strip mining is used to recover valuable ores and coal which are located at or slightly below the surface. The overburden (soil, gravel, rock, or other material) covering the deposit is removed to allow for access to the desired material. Once the material is removed, the land is reclaimed by replacing the overburden, and replanting native vegetation.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 8y agothe effect of strip mining is every type of coal mining has some effect on the rocks adjacent to the mined strata, but strip mining has the greatest effect. The effects may be physical, ...
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∙ 13y agoAt strip mines, large drills bore holes in the strata. Explosives are placed in these cavities and detonated. Power shovels or draglines operating at surface level then move the broken strata, while power shovels below dig up the coal.
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∙ 15y agoThe cause of strip mining is the demand, by humankind, of rock and mineral ores that are used to create useful products for consumption.
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Is strip mining a positive or negative effect?
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Mining methods for detrital and residual clay?
Strip mining is the most common method.
A mining process in which rock is stripped away to expose mineral deposits near the surface is?
Strip, surface or open cast mining.
What involves removing rock and soil to exposed materials that will be mined?
strip mining
Fossil fuels can be obtained using current technology called?
Reserves (not stupid strip mining)
Is strip mining a positive or negative effect?
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What effect does strip mining has on the environment?
it destroys our natural mountains. And it also is ugly.
How do you use strip mining in a sentence?
The mining company is slated to begin their strip mining operations next month.
What is strip mine?
Strip Mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral, by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock.
What types of minnings are there?
The types of mining are shaft mining, strip mining, surface mining, and subsurface mining.
What are types of minning?
The types of mining are shaft mining, strip mining, surface mining, and subsurface mining.
List the renewable resources impacted in strip mining?
list the nono-renewable resources impacted in strip mining
Where does the term strip mining come from?
Because they stripped away parts of the land as they mined, thus it was strip mining.
What are the different kinds of mining?
The three types of mining -strip mining,open pit mining,and shaft mining
What type of mining is involved in mining iron?
Strip mining is the most effective way?
What kind of mining are open pit and quarries and example of?
Strip Mining.
What are the types of surface mines?
Strip mining, Open pit mining and Mountaintop removal mining
