mineral

Foundedin
thefollowingco
untries

How is it
extracted?

Uses

Aluminu
m

India

By mining,however, it
needsto go through
theBayer process inorder
to get purealuminum out.

Often used as analloy to

makecans, beer
kegs,etc. Veryimportant
in theconstruction
ofaeroplanes. Alsoused
as
anelectricalconductor.A
luminum, as amineral,
can beused to helpcrops
grow.

Chromium

India

Chromite is usedfor
the extractionof
chromium.Using
differentchemicals
andundergoingoxid
ation,chromium can
beextracted

the production
ofnonferrousalloys. It
is usedto
controldiabetes as
well.

both

Coal

Bangladesh
,Pakistan,In
dia

Wells are drilledin

order to reachthe
coalunderground.T
hen, a system
ofelevators is
builtto allow miners
toreach the
coal.Two
techniques toextract
coal areroom-&pillarmethod
andlongwall
method

used
forelectricitygenerati
on,making steeland
cement, andliquid
fuels

both

Copper

india

Extracted from itsor

e by heating itwith
carbon.Impure
copper is purified
byelectorlysis.

Used in
wires,electronics,
and parst
oftransformers

both

Extracted bydiggin
g.Gemstones
fromalluvial
depostiesare washed

Used to
make jewelries
andother decorative
artworks

Gemstones

Sri lanka

withsieves.other are
crushed.seperator are
also used.

Uses
external
ly or
internall
y
both

both

Economic
significant

Environmental
impact

In India, itholds
a position nextto iron
ore.India recievesa huge
amountof
moneyexporting
thismineral everyyear.

Has a very badimpact on

theenviroment. It is9200
times moreharmful than
CO2in terms of
globalwarming. There isa
loss of habitatsand food
for localwildlife when it
isextracted.

.Used in
Both Used intechno
logicaladvices.
ForIndia,chromium
is adecent sourceof
incomeevery year.

Export of coalis
highly profitable
forthesecountries. It
isalso used forliving
withinthe country.

Copper is usedfor
electrical purposes
andvasttechnologies.
Within thecountry,
thismineral ishighly
useful,especially
inmanufacturing purp
oses.

Gemstones
fromalluvial
depostiesare
washed withsieves.
Others
are.Both Gemstones
areone of Sri

Mineral ishazardous,
andwhen mixed
withwater,
becomeshazardous for
theenvironment. Italso
contaminatessoil
areas,affecting
cropgrowth.

Air pollution, acidrain,

and
globalwarming.Therma
l pollutionkilling plants
andanimals. Wastecoal
is mixed withsoil,
damagingcrops.

During the process of

mixingwith
otherminerals, CO2
is produced, causingan
increase inglobal
warming.

Deforestation,sediment
tation andsiltation,
killinganimals
and plants,
and polluting water
Sources.

La
exports.Gemstones
arealso used by

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wealth
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Sri lanka

Iron Ore

india

Shaft mining isempl

oyed to reachthe
graphite.
Driftmining is used
inmoutainous areas.
Mining is used toex
tract iron
ore.Chemicals
areused to extract
theiron out of the
ore

Used to makesteel,
batteries,and
brakelinings

both

Used tomake iron

Steel and magnets.

both

Mining is used.Pure
manganeseis
produced
byhydrometallurgic
al and
electrolytic process
es
Mica is extractedfro
m the rock byusing
a rod mill

Used in dry
cell batteries
anddrying agents.

both

Used to fill incracks

and to build
gypsumwalls

External
ly used

First, drills areused

to
digunderground.Th
en, pressuresystems
areapplied to
pumpthe fluid up
Wells are
drilled.Pump
systems areused to
bring themineral
aboveground.

Used
forheating,cooking,el
ectricity,vehicle
fuels,and fuel
formanufacturing pro
ducts.
Used
fortransportationfuels
, heating,asphalt and
roadoils

both

Manganes
e

india

Mica

india

Natural
Gas

Pakistan,in
dia,bandlad
esh

Petroleum

Pakistan,in
dia,banglad
esh

Titanium

Sri
lanka,india

Sodium
ormagnesium
isused to extractthis
mineral.
The process has to
becarried out in
aninert argon.

Used to makealloys.

both

Uranium

Pakistan,in
dia

The
twoextraction proce
sses
are:conventionalope
n- pit
orundergroundmini
ng, and achemical

. Nuclear powerand
radioactivedating in
labs

Internall
y used

both

Graphite isused
forexport.

Used intechnology.I
ron ore is
Indias main
export, brininglots
of incomefor India
peryear.
Used forexport
andimport.
Thismineral is
adecent sourceof
income forthe
country ofIndia.
Used forexport as
wellas import
tomake
manytechnologicale
quipments.Boosts
theamount
ofincome for
thecountrygreatly
Used fortransporati
onsystems.Advance
intransportationequ
als anadvance
ineconomicalgrowt
h
Used in every
citizens
living. Alsoused
forexport to
othercoutries.
Ahigh source
ofincome for
thecountry.
Used to makealloys
that boosts
theamount ofmoney
thecountry
getsevery year.

Internally used Inter

nally usedto
makenuclear
powerand a
greatsource
ofenergy

Pollutes the airand

rain,damaging crops
inthe process

Global warmingwhen
used to burnor mixed
withother elements

Causes lunginfections
forworkers whoinhale
themineral. Pollutesthe
air

Causes skinirritation
and cancause lung
tissuesto die

Global warmingand air

pollution.Causes
lungdiseases
forworkers whoinhale
the mineralexcessively.
.Global warming,air
and water pollution.
Causeslung diseases
forworkers whoinhale
themineral.

Mostenvironmentallyfr
iendly
element.Reduces
water,land and
air pollution
fromcorrosion failure

Toxic if exposedto
sources of life.Very
radioactive.

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