Question

How can we extract the minerals?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• List the methods and explain them

Solution :

• Quarrying:
  • Minerals that lie near the surface are extracted by digging a quarry or a pit
  • This method of extraction is called quarrying
• Mining :
  • It is the extraction of minerals from the rocks that are buried under the earth’s surface.
• Drilling :
  • Extraction of minerals that occur far below the earth's surface is called drilling. Minerals like petroleum and natural gas are extracted this way.