Environmental MineralogyMini-lecture #1

Digging Mineralogy !

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What two physical developments led humans to establish

settlements and become civilized ?

1) Agriculture

2) Mining

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What Types of Mines are there ?

1) Underground

2) Open Pit

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Timmins

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Hollinger McIntyre Mine

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Cut and Fill Mining

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Does Underground Mining PoseA problem in metro-Detroit ?

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1Detroit Salt

Windsor Salt

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Underlies 1,500 acres of land (~3 square miles)

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