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Question
Mining is dependent on the extraction of naturally occurring minerals. Explain.
Solution 1
- Mining is one of the oldest economic activities of man.
- Man cannot produce minerals naturally found in the earth's crust.
- This activity solely depends on the presence of minerals.
- It also depends on the geology of the region, value of minerals, quality of minerals, capital investments, technology and availability of skilled labour, etc.
Solution 2
- Man has been using minerals since ancient times.
- Minerals have been used for making weapons, tools, jewellery, medicines, utensils, etc.
- The various stages of cultural evolution of man are also related to the use of minerals.
- At the end of the Stone Age, man developed skills of using minerals. Various periods like the Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Atomic Age, respectively were delineated accordingly.
- Man’s progressive development can be attributed to the exploitation of minerals.
- He has even started exploiting the mineral oil and natural gas reserves from the sea and ocean beds too.
- Man cannot manufacture the minerals that are found naturally in the earth’s crust. The geology of the region and the value of the minerals are some affecting factors of mining.
- This activity depends solely on the presence of minerals. Therefore, the distribution of minerals is highly uneven in the world.
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