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• Mining in Cornwall — first began in the early Bronze Age approximately 2,150 BC and ended with the South Crofty tin mine closing in 1998.HistoryMining in Cornwall has existed from the early Bronze Age around 2,150 B.C. Cornwall is thought to have been visited by… …   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

• Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany …   Wikipedia

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

• Mining in Wales — A Welsh miner at Tower Colliery Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Wales was famous for its coal mining, in the Rhondda Valley, the South… …   Wikipedia

• Mining in Afghanistan — It is estimated that forty million years ago the tectonic plates of India Europe, Asia and Africa collided in a massive upheaval. This upheaval created the region of towering mountains that now includes Afghanistan. That process also deposited… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Longwall mining — is a form of underground coal mining where a long wall (typically about 250 400 m long) of coal is mined in a single slice (typically 1 2 m thick). The longwall panel (the block of coal that is being mined) is typically 3 4 km long and 250 400 m… …   Wikipedia

• Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …   Wikipedia

• History of coal mining — Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an important economic activity today. Compared to wood fuels, coal yields a higher amount of energy per mass and could be obtained in… …   Wikipedia

• Hydraulic mining — Hydraulic mining, or hydraulicking, is a form of mining that employs water to dislodge rock material or move sediment. Previously, the use of a large volume of water had been developed by the Romans to remove overburden and then gold bearing… …   Wikipedia