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Method to mine a mineral deposit which includes open pit mining quarrying placer mining and strip mining

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Surface mining

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The method covered in the question above is called Surface mining.

Surface mining refers to the practice of extracting ores that are in the soil at medium and shallow depths, that is, they are close to the surface. This type of extraction of ores, exploits the mineral deposits until it causes its depletion, creating small depressions in the land that can be used to create landfills. The main ores found in this type of extraction are: limestone, clay, marble, coal, plaster, among others.

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