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Harvesting, Mining and Drilling

Harvesting, Mining and Drilling. How we obtain our Resources. Harvesting. Harvesting involves collecting material that is above ground or close to the surface. Peat and wood are harvested materials. Peat.

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Harvesting, Mining and Drilling

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  1. Harvesting, Mining and Drilling How we obtain our Resources

  2. Harvesting • Harvesting involves collecting material that is above ground or close to the surface. • Peat and wood are harvested materials.

  3. Peat • Peat is made from decayed plant matter. It is burned for energy and forms in bogs and wetlands. Peat is not as widely used as it used to be.

  4. Mining • Mining involves digging deep into the ground. Resources that we mine include rocks, minerals and coal.

  5. Subsurface Mining • Shaft is dug parallel to deposit • Explosives are used to loosen the deposit • Dangers: • Mine collapse • Explosion of natural gas stores • Lung disease from mine air pollutants • More expensive, but less environmental damage compared to surface mining

  6. Drilling • Drilling involves putting a well thousands of feet into the ground to reach natural gas or oil.

  7. Pictures of Harvesting

  8. A Guy Harvesting Peat • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxYYZU1cOoE

  9. Oil Drilling • Extracting Crude Oil

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