1 Match the following words and phrases with their definitions. deposit a natural occurrence of a useful mineral in sufficient quantities for exploitation excavate a natural resource extracted from the earth for human use, e.g., ores, salts, coal, or petroleum explore an open or surface mineral working, usually for the extraction of building stone, such as slate and limestone extract examine a territory for its mineral wealth mineral remove coal or ore from a mine mining remove soil and/or rock materials from one location and transport them to another ore search for coal, minerals. or ore the naturally occurring material from which a mineral or minerals of economic value can be extracted prospect quarry the science, technique, and business of mineral discovery and exploitation

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