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mining

Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth

Concepteconomic activity academic disciplineQ44497

Also known as minerals extraction

Instance of: economic activity
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, academic discipline
Subclass of: exploitation of natural resources
Part of: mining industry

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Mining is the extraction of geological materials and minerals from Earth's surface. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly made 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.

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Wikimedia outline: outline of mining
Practiced by: mining engineer
miner
mine entrepreneur
Different from: mining industry
By-product: mining wastes
ISCO-88 occupation class: 3117
Members / parts: mineral processing
mineral extraction
Uses: mining engineering
mining technology

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