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Mining

Mining is the extraction of geological materials and minerals from Earth's surface. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly made artificially in a laboratory or factory. Ores recovered by mining include metals, coal, oil shale, gemstones, limestone, chalk, dimension stone, rock salt…

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Overview

History

Mine development and life cycle

Techniques

Machines

Processing

Industry

Safety

Environmental effects

Regulation

Issues

Records

Metal reserves and recycling

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Mining

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Mining

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related to Further reading · 82
Mining → Alaska Placer Mining, Ali, An International History, Arizona Press, Aryee, Atorkui, AZ, Bhattacharya, Chaim, Cleaner Production, CommDev, Corporate Strategies, Dennis, Earth, Environment, Ernest Benn Limited, Etc, Even-Zohar, For, Friesen Press
related to Ancient Egypt · 28
Mining → Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptians, Aswan, At, BC, BC-AD, Diodorus Siculus, Egypt, Egyptians, Greek, Later, Maadi, Nubia, Nubian, Old Kingdom, One, Other, Quarries, Roman Period, Sawwan
related to World Bank · 27
Mining → African Mining, Agency, Assistance, Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee, Between, Brazil, Companhia Vale, CVRD, Development, Ferro Carajas, In, International Bank, Latin America's, Member Countries, Minerals Sector Development, Mining Act, Philippines, Quebec, Reconstruction, Reform
related to Industry · 26
Mining → Africa, Anglo American, Australia, BHP, Canada, Canadian, Chile, China, Consequently, For, In, India, It, London, Melbourne, Peru, Rio Tinto, Some, South America, The
related to Democratic Republic of Congo · 25
Mining → After, Artisanal, Bazán López, Because, Conditions, Congo, Democratic Republic, DRC, Erina Bazán López, From, Human Rights Research Center, In, Kalando, Kara, Lualaba, Miners, On November, Reports, Researcher Siddharth Kara, The
related to Ancient Greece and Rome · 22
Mining → Alexander, Although, Amphipolis, At, Athens, BC, Bronze Age, Europe, Examples, Great, Greek, He, However, Laurium, Macedon, Mount Pangeo, Parians, Philip II, Romans, Thassos
related to Regulation · 22
Mining → BCSD, Business Council, Commerce, Conduct, Countries, Differences, Draft Code, Environmental, Equator Principles, For, Government, ICC, IFC, In, International Chamber, Rio Earth Summit, Socially, Sustainable Development, These, Transnational Corporations
related to Waste · 22
Mining → Argentina, As, Barrick Gold Corporation, Canada, Civil, Finland, For, In, It, Marcopper, Ore, Since, STD, Subaqueous, Tailings, Talvivaara Terrafame, The, These, United States, Veladero
related to Americas · 19
Mining → AD, Americans, Americas, Central, Cerillos Mining District, Chalchihuitl, Columbian America, During, Early French, In, Indigenous, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Lake Superior's Keweenaw Peninsula, Mt, New Mexico, South America, Spain, Turquoise
see also · 18
Mining → Asteroid, Depletion, Diamond, Discipline, Engineering, Environmental, European Union, Exploitation, Industries Transparency Initiative, Organization, Overview, Place, Process, Process Certification Scheme, Removal, Resources, Theory, War

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ore mine mines gold environmental water minerals metals also used communities miners copper industry companies mineral coal often surface extraction

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Miningis aextraction of geological materials and minerals from Earth's surface0.90text
petroleuminstance ofMining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource0.80text
natural gasinstance ofMining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource0.80text
or even water.Mining is also associated with a range of environmentalinstance ofMining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource0.80text
healthinstance ofMining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource0.80text
and social impactsinstance ofMining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource0.80text
the iron plowshareinstance ofone of the world's first mining academies was established in the same town.The widespread adoption of agricultural innovations0.80text
as well as the growing use of metal as a building materialinstance ofone of the world's first mining academies was established in the same town.The widespread adoption of agricultural innovations0.80text
was also a driving force in the tremendous growth of the iron industry during this periodinstance ofone of the world's first mining academies was established in the same town.The widespread adoption of agricultural innovations0.80text
the arrastra to pulverize ore after mininginstance ofThe Spanish often used inventions0.80text
Biringuccio's De la pirotechnia andinstance ofThis device was powered by animals and employed the same principles as grain threshing.Much of the knowledge of medieval mining techniques comes from books0.80text
probably most importantlyinstance ofThis device was powered by animals and employed the same principles as grain threshing.Much of the knowledge of medieval mining techniques comes from books0.80text

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