Earth's Resources
Mineral Resources
Mining
Finding a Deposit
Establishing a mine
Mining
Open-pit mining
Strip Mining
Underground mining
In-situ Lech mining
Leach mining
Water resources
About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, most of which is found in the
oceans.
In fact, 97.5% of Earth's water, nearly all of it, is in the Earth’s oceans.
This means
that just 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, water with low concentrations of salts. that just 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, water with low concentrations
Soil resources
We speed up
erosion through the following actions.
Agricultural Depletion
Overgrazing Animals
Deforestation
Mining operations
Development and Expansion
Recreational activities, like driving vehicles off-road or hiking
Energy Resources
Non-Renewable
Oil
Natural Gas
coal
Nuclear
Renewable
Wind
Hydro
Biomass
Solar