Activity 5 - What Are the Costs and Benefits of Mining Minerals?

Use the resources listed below to help you complete this activity.

To learn more about this topic, visit the following web sites:

Removing Mineral Resources from the Ground

"From the Ground Up: Mining/Mineral Resource Development" - Arizona Mining Association

 

Inquiring Further:

To learn more about mineral resources and state revenue, visit the following web sites:

"Monitoring Cyclical Changes in U.S. Metals Activity" - USGS Fact Sheet 71-98
Fact sheet explains how fluctuations in the economy can affect the metals activity of the U.S.

To learn more about the environmental impacts of mining, visit the following web sites:

"The USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative: Protecting and Restoring the Environment Near Abandoned Mine Lands" - USGS Fact Sheet 095-99

"Studies of Suction Dredge Gold-Placer Mining Operations Along the Fortymile River, Eastern Alaska 100" - USGS Fact Sheet 154-97

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