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Digging Deeper

How gold, silver and platinum is mined

Mining for Aluminum

Mining for Copper

Potash mining

Salt mining

Caterpillar promotional videos

Ground Rules Chapter 1: Exploration

Ground Rules Chapter 2: Modern Mining

Ground Rules Chapter 3: Mining and the Modern World

Chapter 4: Engineering Challenges

Chapter 5: Going Underground

TYPES of MINES (use these once you need to research a type of mining)

Types of mining

Surface and Open Pit Mining

Underground Mining

Shaft Mining

Contour Mining

Drift Mining

MINES (interesting videos)

11 Largest Mines in the World

Diamond Mines

Coal Mines

Iron Mines

Aluminum Mines

Promotional videos by Caterpillar - a company that makes mining equipment: (pick one to watch)

Chapter 7: Mining and the Environment

Chapter 8: Reclamation

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