Test:AP Environmental Science

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A mining company that has leased Bureau of Land Management property for mining in Northern Nevada has discovered a significant copper ore deposit on the land. The deposit lies on relatively flat geography and is projected to be rather shallow at less than 10 meters deep. Which of the following would be the most appropriate extraction method?

Subsurface mining

Open pit mining

Contour mining

Strip mining

Mountaintop removal

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