Monday 21 April 2014

PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES: MINING


Not many people are employed in mining in Spain.
  • Gravel and sand are extracted from gravel pits.
  • Marble and granite are extracted from quarries.
  • Mercury is found in a mineral called cinnabar. Cinnabar is extracted from mines.
  • Coal is extracted from mines deep beneath the ground.
Gravel pit, picture by Dwight Burdette on Wikipedia
Liquid Mercury, picture from Wikipedia




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