For millennia, man has excavated into the earth. A type of excavation, quarrying, dates to prehistoric times and is typically performed to extract rock or minerals. A famous prehistoric example of quarried rock is Stonehenge in England, which dates to Neolithic times. In ancient Egypt, the need for building materials for pyramids and temples led… Read more »
It is essential to understand the history of mining to the modern life we enjoy today. Earth Systems occasionally receive inquiries about mining activities (the extraction of natural resources from the earth). These calls are frequently about environmental impacts of mining, residual ecological effects of abandoned mines, or geotechnical/geological aspects of mining. General Mining… Read more »
