2. Introduction
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other
geological minerals from the earth.
It is required to obtain any material that cannot be
grown through agricultural processes or created
artificially by labour or industries.
It includes extraction of any non-renewable
resources such as petroleum natural gas or even
water and minerals, coals, stones, gravels, clay,
etc.
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4. Effects of mining
1] Impact on forest1] Impact on forest
2] Different environment pollution due to2] Different environment pollution due to
miningmining
3] Soil erosion3] Soil erosion
4] Formation of sinkholes and land4] Formation of sinkholes and land
subsidencesubsidence
5] Loss of biodiversity5] Loss of biodiversity
6] Impact on water6] Impact on water
5. 7] Effect of deteriorating environment on7] Effect of deteriorating environment on
the communities residing near miningthe communities residing near mining
areasareas
8] Land slide8] Land slide
9] Noise and vibration9] Noise and vibration
10] Impact on wild life10] Impact on wild life
11] Impact on soil quality11] Impact on soil quality
12] Impact on livelihood12] Impact on livelihood
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7. Mining in jharkhand
➔ Jharkhand is one of the most important place in
india for mining.