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  2. Mining - Wikipedia

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    Mining of sulfur from a deposit at the edge of Ijen's crater lake, Indonesia. Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory.

  3. List of show mines - Wikipedia

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    Picture Mine des Chico Rei Minas Gerais: Ouro Preto: Gold, huge size; also named: Encardideira Minas da Passagem Minas Gerais Mariana: Gold, they claim to be the largest gold show mine worldwide, over 30 km underground galleries, underground lake

  4. Climax mine - Wikipedia

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    The method allowed economical extraction of the large low-grade ore deposit. Current mining operations at Climax are via an open-pit. The ore is crushed on-site, and the molybdenite is separated from the waste material by froth flotation, which mixes pulverized ore into a slurry of air, water, surfactants, and other chemicals.

  5. Placer deposit - Wikipedia

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    Placer mining is an important source of gold, and was the main technique used in the early years of many gold rushes, including the California Gold Rush. Types of placer deposits include alluvium , eluvium , beach placers, aeolian placers and paleo-placers.

  6. Traditional mining - Wikipedia

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    Traditional mining, also known as old-school mining, is a mining method involving the use of simple manual tools, such as shovels, pickaxes, hammers, chisels and pans. [1] It is done in both surface and underground environments. Until the early 1900s, traditional mining was widely used throughout the world.

  7. Mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Monongah Mining Disaster was the worst mining accident of American history; 362 workers were killed in an underground explosion on December 6, 1907, in Monongah, West Virginia. The U.S. Bureau of Mines was created in 1910 to investigate accidents, advise industry, conduct production and safety research, and teach courses in accident ...

  8. Mining engineering - Wikipedia

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    Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from the ground. Mining engineering is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying.

  9. Academy Award for Best Picture - Wikipedia

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    The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and ...