Mining, Minerals, and Metals

         In the book "Mining, Minerals, and Metals" by John Rutter tons of information is used to describe and inform you about what mining is, does, and how it works. it tells you all the common minerals and metals in detail like how rare they may be, their worth, and where they can be found. It gives you tons of facts and figures to although they aren't the most recent they still are pretty amazing. I had no idea the impact our world has had from mining destroyed landscapes and ecosystems to some of the richest people in the world. Some people even thought that it's a get rich quick scheme, but it's really not. Their is a ton of work and money thrown into this business also you have to have a great piece of land or claim as its called in miners tongue. Half the time they don't get half the amount of ore or mineral whatever it is they are looking for. Plus their is a ton of safety laws and concerns that this book talks about that informs you a great deal about the safety concerns of every country. Millions of dollars is being put into finding safer yet more efficient ways of extracting materials from the ground with the least amount of environmental impact. Anyways the books purpose in this case to just inform the readers about mining from the materials extracted, to environment, to costs and safety for the miners. Like I said it's a great informative with many details about this subject and it openly gives you tons of information. It would be beneficial to anyone who read this because it can tell you about anything you want to know about this subject from facts and figures to a detailed explanation about how things get done and studies on how everywhere around the world is trying or making safer ways to extract the materials from the ground whether by strip or underground mining.