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Identify the following term or individuals and explain their significance. hydraulic mining

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Hydraulic mining is a mining method that washes a layer of gravel with water under high pressure to obtain minerals. This mining method polluted the environment because all the gravel ended up in the rivers. The rivers then flooded the surrounding land and polluted it.

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