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Answered by deepthi76sreeja
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  • Minerals can be found throughout the world in the earth's crust but usually in such small amounts that they not worth extracting.
  • Only with the help of certain geological processes are minerals concentrated into economically viable deposits.
  • Mineral deposits can only be extracted where they are found.
  • Minerals are obtained from the ground by a process known as 'mining'.
  • Almost 99% of the minerals making up the Earth's crust are made up of just eight elements. Most of these elements are found combined with other elements as compounds. Minerals are elements or compounds that occur naturally in the Earth's crust.
  • Rocks are mixtures formed of minerals.
  • The primary methods used to extract minerals from the ground are:
  1. Underground mining.
  2. Surface (open pit) mining.
  3. Placer mining.

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