Types of mining
Surface and subsurface
Surface And subsurface
Surface mining is safer and easier than subsurface mining also dose more damage to the surface ecosystems than subsurface it can also create more of a mess than subsurface or open cut mining.
Subsurface Mining is not as much widespread damage to ecosystems but also difficult and expensive to dig also vary dangerous conditions can include collapses, released gases, particulates in the air, low oxygen
Surface strip mining
Strip mining is a type of surface mining it involves excavating earth, earth, rock, and other material to uncover a tabular, lens-shaped, or layered mineral resrve.
Surface open pit mining
Open mining is a surface mining by removal from an open pit or borrow.
Surface mountain top removal mining
Mountain top removal is a type of surface mining and it started in Appalachia in the 1970s in other places.
Slope
Slope mining is a method of accessing valuable geological material, such as coal or ore.
Drift
Drift is a mining term that meaning a near-horizontal passageway in a mine