Copper Mining
The Intermontane West lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. It covers a tremendous amount of area and is large in terms of its economic, environmental, and cultural importance. It is home to the Grand Canyon, the most famous back-packing trails in the country, is a Mormon county, one of the most unique Native American cultural landscapes in the U.S, contains large power plants and dams, grand rivers and much more. Mining became the primary economic activity in many portions of this region. Discoveries of gold, silver, and copper brought many miners into the areas. As the popularity of mining grew, many people became to move into mining communities to earn more for their living. Copper is the most valuable precious metal of the Intermontane West. Although there less of contribution to mining today, it still remains a significant part of the region.
Copper Mining
Copper Mining
New York City
Mining is a primary economic activity in the Intermontane West region. Although mining may not be a primary activity for their economy, New York State comes in as part of the top third among all the states in the value of its mineral production. Its mineral's resources make a huge contribution to the state's total economy. Most of New York's mining include digging of sand, gravel, and limestone. The minerals are then processed through crushing and are used in concrete, blacktop, roadfill, and other construction projects. New York State has many reserves of salt, talc, zinc, wollastonite, emery, and garnet--different types of minerals. These minerals are used for sandpaper, wallboard, paint, ceramics, brick making, and glass. These mines are located all throughout the state of New York. The leading minerals that are produced in this state are crushed stone, limestone, salt, construction sand & gravel, and Zinc. The total value of all these minerals amount to $1.5 million which brings the state to fifteenth place in the ranking for the production of non-fuel minerals. New York is the only state that produces wollastonite (a mineral that contains small amounts of magnesium, iron, and manganese). Ranks second for the output of garnet and zinc. Ranks third for the production of salt, and fourth for the mineral tarc.
Wollastonite
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