Which of the following statements about mining is true?

a. Mining has no long-term effects on the Earth.

b. Mining is unimportant to the economy.

c. Mining has no ecological impact.

d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.

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Eileen Knapp

Geography

21 December, 09:57

Which of the following statements about mining is true?

a. Mining has no long-term effects on the Earth.

b. Mining is unimportant to the economy.

c. Mining has no ecological impact.

d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.

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Hailey Pugh · Answer 1

d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.

This is the only statement that is true, mining has negative effects on the Earth, is very important to the economy and has a huge ecological impact.

Which of the following statements about mining is true?a. Mining has no long-term effects on the Earth.b. Mining is unimportant to the economy.c. Mining has no ecological impact.d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.

Which of the following statements about mining is true?

a. Mining has no long-term effects on the Earth.

b. Mining is unimportant to the economy.

c. Mining has no ecological impact.

d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.