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Mrs. Sealy APES I.Mining Law of 1872 – encouraged mineral exploration and mining. 1. First declare your belief that minerals on the land. Then spend.

Chapter 15 Nonrenewable Mineral Resources. MINERALS, ROCKS, AND THE ROCK CYCLE The earth’s crust consists of solid inorganic elements and compounds.

By: Amelia Schoenhals and Katherine Taylor. Concept Map.

Mineral Formation & Extraction Ch. 14. We can make some minerals in the earth’s crust into useful products, but extracting and using these resources can.

Geologic Resources Chapter 15. General Mining Law 1872 Encouraged mineral exploration Help develop the West – selling land Mining provides – jobs, resources,

Mining Processes 10/19/11. Review of Geology Terms Geology and Geologic processes Catastrophic events: Volcanoes, Earthquakes,Tsunamis Plate Tectonics.

Mineral Resources. What is a mineral resource? Any [ ] of naturally occurring material in or near the Earth’s crust. – Can be extracted and processed.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE mining $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ COST TO – FIND – EXTRACT – PROCESS.