Many of the Millions of Miners That Have Moved into Tropical

question 38

Multiple Choice

Many of the millions of miners that have moved into tropical forests and other tropical regions looking for gold use the very destructive technique known as

• A)acid leaching
• B)contour strip mining
• C)mountain-top removal
• D)area-strip mining
• E)hydraulic mining

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