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What material is often removed to reach a buried ore deposit?

Waste rock.

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  2. Groundwater
  3. Waste rock ✔

Why: Mining often requires removing waste material that is not of immediate interest to reach the deposit.

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Waste not, want not, so miners move it aside.
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Answer: Waste rock. Mining often requires removing waste material that is not of immediate interest to reach the deposit.

  1. Mining en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining
    it is often necessary to mine through or remove waste material, which is not of immediate interest to the miner
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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