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what is mining?
Discuss the activities in the pictures below in pairs.
Mining is the extraction of minerals from the ground.
What are some of the minerals extracted from the ground?
- Gold
- Diamond
- Copper
- Diatomite
- Graphite
- Limestone
- salt.
What type of mineral is this?
SALT
It is a white chemical substance also called Sodium chloride
Location of salt in Kenya.
- Areas where they are mined
Lake Magadi in Kajiado
Ngomeni
- Which method is used in mining salt
Evaporation
Scooping
- What are some of the uses of salt?
Flavouring food
Paper manufacturing
Making animal feeds
Exercise
- List two areas where salt can be found in Kenya
- Mention the method used for mining salt.
- List three use of salt.
Answers
- Ngomeni
- Magadi
- Evaporation method
- Manufacture of paper
- Making animal feeds
- Flavoring food
