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Mining

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Extraction of natural resources from the Earth

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EIS

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study of the possible effects of a planned project on the environment

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Rehabilitated

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restored to its previous condition

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Overburden

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waste rock removed from below the topsoil. This rock is replaced when the area is restored.

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Open cut mining

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mining that scours out soil and rocks on the surface of the land

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Underground mining

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mining that uses shafts and tunnels to remove rock from deep below the surface

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Mineral Ores

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Rocks mined to obtain a metal or other chemical within them

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