Mineral
"valuable substance taken from rocks by mining" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Metallic Mineral
"mineral that yields a metal when processed, for example, iron, gold, uranium and silver" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Fossil Fuel
"any mineral that can be burned to produce energy (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Industrial mineral
"non-metallic minerals, such as salt or asbestos, used by industry and manufacturing" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Mineral Reserve
"known quantity of minerals in a country or area" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Geologist
"expert who studies the history, composition and structure of Earth's crust" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Ore
"rock that contains enough valuable minerals to make mining profitable" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Strip MIning
"method of mining used to recover mineral deposits located very near the surface" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Open Pit mining
"method of mining using a large hole that is dug for the purpose of extracting ore found near Earth's surface" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Underground mining
"method of mining used to recover deep mineral deposits" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Milling
"processing ore into concentrates" (Clark, et.al., 2006).
Smelting
"process whereby metals are removed from ore or concentrate for use in industry" (Clark, et.al., 2006).