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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

• Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (abbreviated DR Congo or DRC), previously known as Zaire, is immensely rich in natural resources. However, mining activities have been closely linked to serious problems in the DRC. In September 2010, the… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Mining in South Africa — has been the main driving force behind the history and development of Africa s most advanced and richest economy. Large scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs …   Wikipedia

• Work — (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an instrument,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mining industry of Ghana — accounts for 5% of the country s GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana s mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold.… …   Wikipedia

• Mining industry of Angola — Mining in Angola is an activity with great economic potential since the country has one of the largest and most diversified mining resources of Africa. Angola is the third largest producer of diamonds in Africa and has only explored 40% of the… …   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

• Mining sett — Mining setts were a legal arrangement used historically in the counties of Devon and Cornwall in South West England to manage the exploitation of land for the extraction of tin. They were a form of licence by the holder of a set of tin bounds (or …   Wikipedia

• Mining Association of the United Kingdom — Formation 1946 Legal status Non profit company Purpose/focus Mining businesses in the United Kingdom Location Expert House, Sandford Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6QA …   Wikipedia