mining town

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• mining town — /ˈmaɪnɪŋ taʊn/ (say muyning town) noun a town in which the main commercial enterprise and source of employment is mining: Mount Isa is a mining town …  

• Red Hill Mining Town — Song infobox Name = Red Hill Mining Town Type = Song Artist = U2 alt Artist = Album = The Joshua Tree Published = Released = 9 March 1987 track no = 6 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 4:52 Writer = Bono Composer = U2 Label = Island Producer =… …   Wikipedia

• mining — min‧ing [ˈmaɪnɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the action or industry of getting minerals out of the earth by digging: • a mining company ˌopencast ˈmining mining in which minerals, especially coal, is taken out of holes in the ground near the surface, not …   Financial and business terms

• Mining community — Ruby, Arizona a ghost of a mining community in 1990 …   Wikipedia

• town — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ little, small, tiny (esp. AmE) ▪ nearby, neighbouring/n …   Collocations dictionary

• Mining in Limburg — Coal mining in Limburg, a province of the Netherlands, has taken place since the 16th century. Near the Augustinian Abbey of Rolduc, coal is found very close to the surface. The abbey owned the coal, and beginning in the 16th century hired local… …   Wikipedia

• mining — min|ing [ maınıŋ ] noun uncount * the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground: Mining is one of the country s main industries. coal/tin/gold mining a mining town/village …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mining */ — UK [ˈmaɪnɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground Mining is one of the country s main industries. coal/tin/gold mining a mining town/village …   English dictionary

• Mining archaeology in British Isles — Mining Archaeology is a specific field well developed in the British Isles during recent decades. A reason of ongoing interest in this field is the particular bond between regional history and the exploitation of metals. References to mines in… …   Wikipedia

• Mining in Bolivia — Mining in Potosí Mining in Bolivia has been a dominant feature of the Bolivian economy as well as Bolivian politics since 1557. Colonial era silver mining in Bolivia, particularly in Potosí, played a critical role in the Spanish Empire and the… …   Wikipedia

• 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