mining shovel

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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

• Shovel — For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation). A man carrying shovels …   Wikipedia

• Mining industry of Botswana — The mineral industry of Botswana has dominated the national economy since the early 1990s. Diamond has been the leading component of the mineral sector since large scale diamond production began 25 years ago. Most of Botswana’s diamond production …   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

• Power shovel — P H 4100 XPB cable loading shovel A power shovel (also stripping shovel or front shovel or electric mining shovel) is a bucket equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral… …   Wikipedia

• P&H Mining — Equipment Inc. Type Subsidiary (Parent: Joy Global) Industry Mining Founded in 1884 Headquarters …   Wikipedia

• Marion Power Shovel Company — This article is about the company. For the historic Model 91 steam shovel in upstate New York, see Marion Steam Shovel (Le Roy, New York). Marion Power Shovel Company Industry Machinery manufacturing Fate Acquired Successor …   Wikipedia

• Steam shovel — A steam shovel is a large steam powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel.Origins and development The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received …   Wikipedia

• Marion Power Shovel — was a Marion, Ohio based manufacturer of earth moving shovels and draglines, mainly used in construction and resource extraction. The company s main product line consisted of bucket mining shovels and dragline mining shovels. From 1900 to the… …   Wikipedia

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

• Topic outline of mining — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of mining topics. Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Materials recovered by… …   Wikipedia