It is likely that you have heard of the mining industry before and you might be unsure of all of the items that we typically mine to produce goods across the world. There are four main types of mining that are responsible for gathering precious resources from the world. Here are some of the four main types of mining that are used worldwide:
Underground:
Underground mining is relatively costly and it’s often used to dig for deeper materials. Underground mining often involves digging or blasting into war and resources that are brought up to the surface and process. Most types of underground mining involves unique extraction processes, shaft or drift mining to hunt down and extract materials.
Surface mining:
Surface mining involves the removal of plant life and digging down to soil and bedrock to access deposits. Open pit and strip-mining are popular choices for this type of mining in surface area. Open pit mining is often modified to produce a landfill for solid waste.
Placer mining:
Placer mining is a mining technique that uses wind or water to extract sedimentary materials from an area. In this type of mining, material is sluice or rinsed to extract the desired minerals. This is a popular choice for mining gold and gemstones as well as for items like titanium.
In Situ Mining:
This is solution mining and it involves removing intact or from the Earth’s surface. This technique is commonly used in uranium mining and involves finding and or body that is extractable from waste rock.
Each of these types of mining comes with its own purpose built equipment, unique safety concerns and its often useful for only producing specific types of natural resources. If you are seeking a company that can assist you with your mining production and safety concerns, contact us today to learn more.
This post was written by Justin Tidd, Director at Becker/SMC. For nearly a half a century, Becker Mining has been at the forefront of safety, producing the best ground monitor in the industry. Becker/SMC is the industry’s leader in increasingly more sophisticated electrical control systems. Most of the major innovations, design features and specialized electrical components have been developed by Becker/SMC.
