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The Bronzewing Gold Mine is a gold mine located approximately 83 km north-east of Leinster, Western Australia. The mine, owned by Navigator Resources Limited, has been in care and maintenance since March 2013, after its owner went into administration. [2] The mine is located within the Yandal Greenstone Belt, [3] and is owned by Northern Star ...
Deep sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed of the deep sea. The main ores of commercial interest are polymetallic nodules , which are found at depths of 4–6 km (2.5–3.7 mi) primarily on the abyssal plain .
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine is located in Orapa, a town in the Central District of Botswana about 240 km (150 mi) west of the city of Francistown. Orapa ("resting place for lions") is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana. [1]
After weeks of planning, an incision 0.5 inches (13 mm) deep was made to enable Asscher to cleave the diamond in one blow. Making the incision alone took four days, and a steel knife broke on the first attempt, [ 4 ] but a second knife was fitted into the groove and split the stone cleanly in two along one of four possible cleavage planes. [ 21 ]
A mashup of Big Time Rush and Gold Rush; Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan are sent out to mine for gold in Alaska. Other sketches : MADvent Calendar, Butter Hose, Bungee Bunk , Anime Character or Christina Ricci , Out the Window News (two-part sketch), the Fresh Beasts Band , the Sacred Hammer, Spy vs. Spy , and Money Diapers
A coal mine near Hailar District. China's largest open-pit coal mine is located in Haerwusu in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It started production in 2008, and is operated by Shenhua Group. Its estimated coal output was forecast at 7 million tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2008.
This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average.
Topographic map of North Korea. North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula, lying between latitudes 37° and 43°N, and longitudes 124° and 131°E. It covers an area of 120,540 square kilometers (46,541 sq mi). [3] To its west are the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay, and to its east lies Japan across the Sea of Japan.