What is the difference between an open pit mine, a quarry, and an underground mine with shafts
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Hi in which lesson is open pit mining??
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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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