Mines Maps

If it's not grown it's mined is a basic fact of human existence. We mine much more than metallic minerals. We mine most of the water we use and depend on for survival. We mine millions of tons of limestone to build our houses, streets and cities. We mine energy materials like coal, gas, oil and unranium. We could not have modern or even primitive lives without mining the minerals, rocks and elements found under our very feet.

Agriculture depends on mining just as much as any other facet of our lives. Water for our crops and daily needs is dammed and channeled by mined concrete and steel. All plants and animals consume minerals daily for their existence. The very grains, fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, fish and meat we eat consume minerals as a needed part of their growth and existence. It could easily be argued that even the plants we eat were the original large scale miners. Every farmer knows that the minerals needed by their crops must be replaced for the continued health of the very soil those crops depend on.

Mining is much more important than simply having houses to shelter us, cars and bycycles to transport us, phones to communicate with and the computer you are viewing this website with. Mining is essential to life. That importance is reflected in the emphasis Land Matters puts on bringing you information and education on the subject of mining. We will be presenting 100s of interactive maps related to mining in this section.