Terminology regarding mining issues

1. Geology and nonrenewable mineral resources terms

3. Earths layers 2 kinds: Oceanic, Continental

4. Rock Types Caused by heat and pressure Caused by heat and then cooling Caused by weathering of rocks then compaction (pressure) Weathering Melting, then cooling Weathering Melting and pressure

5. Plate Tectonics (Plates)

6. Plate Boundries Convergent Transform Divergent Subduction Zone Earthquakes Along Fault

7. Magma/Lava Magma Lava Composite Volcano

9. Erosion

13. Mineral resources: Metallic, Nonmetallic

14. Subsurface mining/Surface mining Subsurface Surface

15. Strip Mining (area and contour)

17. Open Pit Mining

18. Ore Mixture of mineral and impurities mined from ground-Various processes used to purify

19. Smelting

20. Subsidence (Due to mining mostly)

21. Tailings