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Describe the steps involved in the process of extraction of a metal
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Minerals are mainly extracted by mining, drilling or quarrying.
Mining: The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth’s surface is called mining. Mining are of two types:

  1. Opencast mining: Open cast mining refers to the method of extraction in which minerals lying at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer.
  2. Shaft mining: Shaft mining refers to the method of extraction in which deep bores called shafts, have to be made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths.

Drilling: Deep wells are bored to take minerals out, is called drilling. 
Quarrying: In the process of quarrying, minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out.

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