2 Overview of Technology and Mining | Evolutionary and ...
This chapter provides background information on the exploration, mining, and processing of mineral commodities. This is followed by a brief overview of the current state of technology in these fields. The role of research and development in improving technology, and thus in offsetting the adverse ...
Factsheet on: What is Gypsum?
Extracting Natural Gypsum. Gypsum/Anhydrite are produced from opencast mines, or underground mines using pillar and stall mining methods, that give extraction rates of up to 75%. Gypsum is normally only screened to remove ''fines'' (mainly mudstones), then crushed and finely ground.
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