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What is the difference between an open pit mine, a quarry, and an underground mine with shafts​


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Answered by kumaran61003
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Answered by rachitsainionline
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Open Pit Mine

Minerals are removed from a pot dug in the ground  

Used where commercially useful minerals are found near the surface    

Extracted using Earth moving machinery

Quarry

Minerals are removed from a shallow pit dug in the ground  

Generally, used for extracting building materials like dimension stone    

Extracted using Earth moving machinery

Underground Mine with Shafts  

Minerals are removed through deep shafts dug in the ground  

Used where the mineral occurs as veins in hard rock deep below the surface of the Earth  

Extracted using elevators that can carry minerals, extraction equipment as well as persons into the area where the mineral is available

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