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The Mining Cycle

The Mining Cycle. Exploration. Reclamation. Mining. Images: Martin Miller. Metals-6-1. Useful metals come from rocks and minerals in the Earth’s crust. Galena sample – a main ore of lead. Image: Stonetrust, Inc. Metals-6-2.

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The Mining Cycle

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  1. The Mining Cycle Exploration Reclamation Mining Images: Martin Miller Metals-6-1

  2. Useful metals come from rocks and minerals in the Earth’s crust. Galena sample – a main ore of lead. Image: Stonetrust, Inc. Metals-6-2

  3. Geologists explore for useful metals by mapping, drilling, and sampling rocks and minerals. Image: Martin Miller Metals-6-3

  4. Many rocks containing useful metals are mined from surface excavations. Image: Kennecott Utah Copper Co. Metals-6-4

  5. Some rocks containing useful metals are mined from underground. Image: US Bureau of Land Management Metals-6-5

  6. After mining removes the rocks containing useful metals, surface disturbances are covered with soil layers and revegetated. This is called reclamation. Image: Kennecott Utah Copper Co. Metals-6-6

  7. Mines are not closed until reclamation that protects surface and water resources is complete. Before After Images: Gold Institute, Echo Bay Mines; S. Warren Metals-6-7

  8. The Mining Cycle Exploration Reclamation Mining Images: Martin Miller Metals-6-8

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