Minerals ... This term refers to almost everything that is extracted from the bowels of the earth or from its surface. This article will deal with them, and more precisely, about the basic concepts associated with their production.
Methods of mining
There are several ways to extract minerals: mines, quarries and mines.
A quarry is mining in the open. This method is the cheapest. A stratum with minerals is located on the surface of the earth or very shallow, so that by removing the soil layer, you can easily get to it.
A mine is an underground structure that has equipment for sinking and mining. This method of production is much more expensive, but in many fields this is the only option available.
A mine is a place where precious metals or stones are mined. Often, it includes the two previous mining methods — mines and quarries.
Who works for them?
Most of the mines in Russia are in Siberia. Names like Kolyma and Magadan cause bad associations. In these places there is more than one gold mine. Therefore, it seems that most of the people working there are serving sentences of imprisonment. However, it is not. Let us recall the phrase from the film “Diamond Hand”: “Come to us at Kolyma!” She said a man who was at large, and far from Kolyma. However, he was from there.
The opportunity to make good money. For you?
The invitation to Kolyma meant that work in the mines, in principle, is available to everyone. However, difficult working conditions impose restrictions on the state of physical health. The mine is a place where you have to work hard for 12 hours a day, hard work for the benefit of society. But this is also an opportunity to make good money. The salary at the gold mines of the Yakutsk Territory significantly exceeds the average salary in other regions of Russia.
Working conditions can most likely be called Spartan, because this is a harsh land, and comfort here is unlikely to be appropriate. At least this applies to many who came here to work, and not for permanent residence. The shift method of work is the basis of the work schedule that the mine adheres to. This leaves an imprint on the composition of the workforce. In most cases, these are non-native residents. They earn and leave here. To maintain a continuous production cycle, personnel are needed who are ready to work at any time of the year and in any weather. Therefore, a mine is a place where people often earn their health.
Since expensive materials are mined in the mines, each facility has a serious security and control system. This is understandable, the size of diamond or golden grains is very small, they can easily be hidden in the fold of clothes, in the mouth, not to mention pockets. Maybe that's why these places have a bad reputation.
In addition, money always attracts not only those who want to earn it by honest labor, even at the expense of their health, but also those who want to get it illegally. Therefore, the criminal situation in areas where there is a diamond or gold mine is always more intense than in other places.
If you decide to earn money at the mines, you will need to take into account the requirements that apply to future workforce. In addition to good health, you may be required, for example, a certificate of criminal record. It is also important that you are a good specialist in the profession that is in demand in the mines.
Interesting Facts
1) Do you know that in the United States there is a one-of-a-kind diamond mine, where anyone who wishes can do some work, and all that he gets will remain with him? This mine is located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. In 1972, this mine received the status of a state park, so that anyone can freely visit it and try their luck. Every year, visitors find more than 600 diamonds of different colors and shapes. As already mentioned, that I found something yours, no one requires a percentage or payment of taxes from this find.
2) The largest diamond mine is located in Yakutia. Diamonds are mined here in an open way. The diameter of the quarry, or crater, has already reached 1200 meters, and the depth of this mine is 525 meters - such a sandbox for fans of digging into the ground ...
Helicopter flights are prohibited over this mine, because downward air currents drag aircraft.