Earth Sciences 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Headframe, Mineral Resource Classification, Ventilation Shaft
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Unit 11 exploration, technical studies, and mining. Section 11. 0 stages or sequence of modern mining: mine. There are five general stages of mining activity or what is commonly termed the life of a. These stages are in the sequence prospecting, exploration, development, exploitation, and reclamation. The overall process of developing a mine that includes plans for the future use of the land post-mining is termed sustainable development. The first major step to prospecting is to stake a claim on the land of interest, typically on. Once one has staked and registered a claim it is one(cid:495)s right and responsibility to work on. If the required work is not completed within the specified time, the claim (cid:498)lapses(cid:499) and the. A staked claim must have thousands of dollars of work completed on it to retain that claim crown land (land owned by the government) that land. land is available to other people for staking.