Question

In general, how do the human activities of mining and construction affect rocks?

Answer 1

Rocks tend to get blasted up and reduced in size from mining and construction.

Explanation:

Mining usually involves blasting rock to loosen it up so that overburden or ore itself can be removed. The rocks tend to get reduced in size so that weathering and erosion and act on them more quickly. Mining companies are usually required to reshape and contour rock that has been removed or disturbed by mining and to re-vegetate it during, or after the mining is completed.