quarry mining

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• quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ …   Financial and business terms

• Mining in New Zealand — began when the indigenous Māori quarried rock such as argillite in times prior to European colonisation.[1] Mining by Europeans began in the latter half of the 19th century. New Zealand has abundant resources of coal, silver, iron ore, limestone… …   Wikipedia

• Quarry, Texas — Quarry is an unincorporated community in northern Washington County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 36 northwest of the city of Brenham, the county seat of Washington County. [Rand McNally. The Road Atlas 08. Chicago: Rand… …   Wikipedia

• Mining in Egypt — has had a long history that goes back to predynastic times. Egypt has substantial mineral resources, including 48 million tons of tantalite (fourth largest in the world), 50 million tons of coal, and an estimated 6.7 million ounces of gold in the …   Wikipedia

• Mining in Bhutan — Mining of industrial minerals was insignificant to Bhutan’s economy except for the production of ferrosilicon. The country’s rugged terrain provides sites to harvest hydropower, which has driven rapid growth in the transport and construction… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Quarry — For other uses, see Quarry (disambiguation). A quarry is a type of open pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap,… …   Wikipedia

• mining —    Spain possesses a rich and diverse variety of mineral resources that have supported mining and quarrying activities throughout the country, embracing sources of energy (coal, oil, gas and uranium), metallic minerals (copper, iron, lead,… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• quarry — quarry1 quarriable, quarryable, adj. /kwawr ee, kwor ee/, n., pl. quarries, v., quarried, quarrying. n. 1. an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 2. an… …   Universalium

• Mining in Cornwall and Devon — Ruin of Cornish tin mine …   Wikipedia

• Mining in India — The Darya i Noor diamond from the Iranian Crown Jewels, originally from the mines of Golconda, Andhra Pradesh. Mining in India is an important economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India.[1 …   Wikipedia