Mineral Resources Minerals are gift of nature which is non-renewable resource .eg. Coal, iron, and other metals and non-metals are various minerals, obtained by mining and metallurgical processes. The large-scale exploitation of minerals began in the Industrial Revolution around 1760 in England and has grown rapidly over the ages. Today's economy is largely based on fossil fuels (coal, petrol and diesel), minerals and oil. Categories of Mineral Resources:- There are four categories the mineral resources: A] Metals e.g. copper, aluminum, iron etc. B] Industrial Materials e.g. lime, potash, salt, marble gemstones-diamond, rubies etc. C] Construction Materials e.g. sand, stone, gravels etc. D] Energy Minerals e.g. coal, oil, gas, heavy radioactive metals like Uranium, Thorium, Radium etc. " CLICK:- TRAINING VIDEO " Basics of Mining Activities •Lot of building materials are obtained from mines. Demand of stones, marble, granite, limeston...