Since mineral deposits are limited, mining is also a temporary activity and a local or regional phenomenon. Realistically it includes all activities involved in the utilization of minerals present in the ground in the form of salts, ores, and fossil materials, as well as non-metallic minerals (Minerals, non-metallic; see Mining).
The workability of mineral deposits depends on the degree of enrichment of the mineral, the extent of the ore-body, the nature of the exploita…