Question

Removing the outermost layer of vegetation, soil, and rock to extract a mineral deposit in Earth’s surface is what kind of mining?

Environmental Science of Surface Mining ...

a
Land restoration
b
Smelting
c
Shaft/subsurface mining
d
Surface mining

Answer 1

The process of removing the outermost layer of vegetation, soil, and rock to extract a mineral deposit at Earth’s surface is referred to as **surface mining**. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**d. Surface mining**