Minerals are natural resources
found in earth’s crust. Some are at near surface, others are found buried miles
underground. Each has its own specific method of extraction. The method for
extracting minerals depends on the presence in certain ore and the surrounding
minerals. It also has a strong of connection with the depth and temperature of
that mineral surrounding.
Most minerals have been discovered
many thousands of years back and their method of extraction is being perfected
over time. Surprisingly, some still have primitive methods of extraction and
modern day technological marvels don’t seem to bother them even by an inch.
The formation of minerals is still
not clearly known and how they are produced, but decomposed fossils and rocks
are said to be the reason of the existence of such minerals. Their growth
however is at naught, which means minerals are non renewable. This fact has got
many experts into worry and steps have been taken to ensure to control un
necessary losses and misuse of such minerals. Mines are also heavily regulated
for the purpose of making them long lasting as much as possible.
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