Mining
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Mining helps us extract valuable minerals from the earth including ore, gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, lead and many other materials.
These extracted minerals are used for a variety of everyday items like electronics parts, batteries, glass, cleaning detergents, bricks, medicines, water treatment, airplanes, trains and even food. There are several types of mining, including underground and surface.