Mining

Question 0

What is drilling used for?

Answer 0

Drilling is used to extract oil and gas from an underground reservoir on an oil rig at sea.

Question 1

Types of mining

Answer 1

Off shore drilling, pipe line, opencast mining, slag heap, shaft mining.

Question 2

When does opencast mining occur?

Answer 2

It occurs when the material is close to the surface, not very environmentally friendly.

Question 3

When does shaft mining take place?

Answer 3

Shaft mining takes place when the resource is deep in the ground.