Why is Mining Important?
I'm sure you are familiar with the age-long adage that says, 'If it's not grown, it's mined'. This goes a long way to inform you that most of the materials we use are products and by-products of mining operations.
Have asked yourself what would have happened without coal for power generation, silicon chips for your computers, diamonds, gold and silver to enhance your beauty, fertilizer for improvement of soil fertility and consequent bumper harvest, metal sinks and other domestic utensils and many raw materials for other growing industries?
Mining operation has improved in recent years. The technological advancements recorded in mining industries nowadays are remarkable and rank high in technological equipments in comparison with other industries. One of the technological progresses in mining industries is in the use of computers to ascertain locations of ore deposits, plan operation to reduce rock destruction and enhance mineral extraction, ensure cost effectiveness and keep an eye on overall production process.
In Canada for instance, mining sector is one of the most advanced sector of the economy, even though there is a degree of environmental pollution. However, the good news is that Canadian government and mining corporations have engineered strategies to tackle the pollution challenges and boost viable economy as well as employment.
The world cannot survive without mining industry because the world's survival is impossible without minerals. For instance, Canada produces about 60 minerals as top producers. Also, Canada is equally the biggest exporter of minerals shipping over 20% into the world market.