Respuesta :
Extracting Surface Minerals. Surface mining is just what it sounds like - removing minerals that are near the earth's surface because this is where the ore deposits are located. ... When the ore is found in a wide area but it's not very deep in the ground, strip mining is used.
Answer:
i think its C: surface mining
Explanation:
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral is removed through shafts or tunnels.