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• mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …   Universalium

• coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …   Universalium

• Underground mining (hard rock) — A three dimensional model of an underground mine with shaft access Underground hard rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals, mainly those containing metals[1] such as ore containing gold …   Wikipedia

• OLAP cube — An OLAP cube (for online analytical processing) is a data structure that allows fast analysis of data.[1] It can also be defined as the capability of manipulating and analyzing data from multiple perspectives. The arrangement of data into cubes… …   Wikipedia

• Fictional history of Wolverine — The fictional history of Wolverine.OriginSet in 19th century Alberta, Canada, James Howlett, the second son of John Howlett, Jr. and Elizabeth Howlett, is born and is a sick and frail boy in contrast to the quickly healing Wolverine. His parents… …   Wikipedia

• coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …   Universalium

• Michigan — /mish i geuhn/, n. 1. a state in the N central United States. 9,258,344; 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Cap.: Lansing. Abbr.: MI (for use with zip code), Mich. 2. Lake, a lake in the N central U.S., between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• List of Deadwood characters — This article contains fictional character biographies from the HBO original TV series Deadwood. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Seth Bullock 1.2 Al Swearengen 1.3 Alma Garret …   Wikipedia

• Characters of Deadwood — In universe subject = described object = an aspect of the series category = This article contains fictional character biographies from the HBO original series Deadwood .Major characterseth Bullock Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) left his… …   Wikipedia

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium