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One way that mining for mineral resources harms the land is by

depleting the world’s ozone
adding greenhouse gases to the environment
causing salinization
increasing soil erosion

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it increases soil erosion

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One way that mining for mineral resources harms the land is by increasing soil erosion. Mining group will excavate deep lands in order to get the minerals and oil they wanted. Because of digging too much, soil erosion will happen which can harm the land.
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