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             What is the difference between an open pit mine, a quarry and an underground mine with shafts?            

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                  Differences between an open pit mine, a quarry and underground mine with shafts are

Open Pit Mine	Quarry	Underground Mine with Shafts
Minerals are removed from a pot dug in the ground.	Minerals are removed from a shallow pit dug in the ground.	Minerals are removed through deep shafts dug in the ground.
Used where commercially useful minerals are found near the surface.	Generally, used for extracting building materials like dimension stone.	Used where the mineral occurs as veins in hard rock deep below the surface of the Earth.
Extracted using Earth moving machinery.	Extracted using Earth moving machinery.	Extracted using elevators that can carry minerals, extraction equipment as well as persons into the area where the mineral is available.