Name Class Date 13.2 Mining Key Concepts Mining companies seek and gather valuable resources such as metals, nonmetallic minerals, and fuel sources. Mining companies have developed many techniques to access resources close to the surface of Earth, deep underground, and even underwater. After mining, ores and other extracted materials are processed to separate the desired materials, combine them with other materials, or alter their properties. Vocabulary Preview Define the vocabulary term in your own words. Then, write yourself a quick note on how you will remember it. Term Definition How I Remember Ore Strip mining A method of mining in layers When you something off, you strip of surface soil and rock are removed pull away layers, just as strip mining from large areas to expose the pulls away layers of soil and rock. resource Subsurface mining Open pit mining Mountaintop removal 233
Name Class Date 13.2 Mining Key Concepts Mining companies seek and gather valuable resources such as metals, nonmetallic minerals, and fuel sources. Mining companies have developed many techniques to access resources close to the surface of Earth, deep underground, and even underwater. After mining, ores and other extracted materials are processed to separate the desired materials, combine them with other materials, or alter their properties. Vocabulary Preview Define the vocabulary term in your own words. Then, write yourself a quick note on how you will remember it. Term Definition How I Remember Ore Strip mining A method of mining in layers of surface soil and rock are removed from large areas to expose the resource When you strip something off, you pull away layers, just as strip mining pulls away layers of soil and rock. Subsurface mining Open pit mining Mountaintop removal 233
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