mining
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Mining is the process of extracting valuable minerals and resources from the earth, such as the sulfur being harvested from the volcanic crater shown in this image. It matters because these extracted materials are essential raw materials used to make many products and fuel modern economies.
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- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece and Rome
- Medieval Europe
- Africa
- Oceania
- Americas
- Modernity
- Mine development and life cycle
- Techniques
- Explosives in mining
- Artisanal
- Surface
- High wall
- Underground mining
- Machines
- Processing
- Industry
- Corporate classifications
- World Bank
- Safety
- Environmental effects
- Environmental regulation
- Waste
- Human Rights and Environmental Justice
- Regulation and governance
- Child labor
- Indigenous peoples
- Lack of Safety Enforcement
- Corporate Negligence and Lack of Regulation Towards Indigenous Peoples
- Mining and Land Rights
- Records
- Metal reserves and recycling
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
upright=1.5|thumb|alt=Person stabbing a yellow mineral block|Mining of sulfur from a deposit at the edge of [[Ijen's crater lake, Indonesia]]
Mining is the extraction of geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory. Ores recovered by mining include metals, coal, oil shale, gemstones, limestone, chalk, dimension stone, rock salt, potash, gravel, and clay. The ore must be a rock or mineral that contains a valuable constituent, can be extracted or mined, and sold for profit. Mining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource such as petroleum, natural gas, or even water.