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a)The unwanted materials / overburden laying on top of the mineral are
removed.
The soft mineral ore is removed by digging / quarrying / stripping.
Any hard rock / mineral ore is broken up by blasting
Huge power shovels are used to dig up mineral deposits
The mineral ore is loaded onto trucks / railway wagon to the processing
plant
b)The countries earn foreign exchange which is used to develop other sectors
of the economy.
Petroleum is used as a raw material leading to the growth of petroleum
related industries.
he revenue / royalties have enabled the Middle East countries' investments
overseas to increase immensely.
Petroleum mining has led to creation of employment opportunities for local
population, raising standard of living.
The proceeds from petroleum mining have been used to develop social
amenities / infrastructure.
Income from petroleum mining has lead to development/growth/expansion of
towns.
Githiari answered the question on September 16, 2017 at 06:00
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