Outline of mining

Outline of mining

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mining:

Mining – extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Any material that cannot be grown from agricultural processes, or created artificially in a laboratory or factory, is usually mined.

Contents

Essence of mining

Main article: Mining

Types of mining

Mining techniques

Materials mined

Some examples of materials that are extracted from the earth by mining include:

Mining equipment

Mining hazards and safety

History of mining

Main article: History of mining

Mining, by country

The future of mining

Other mining terms and topics

Mining scholars

Leaders and innovators in mining

Mining lists

Main article: List of mining topics

See also

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Topic outline of mining — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of mining topics. Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Materials recovered by… …   Wikipedia

  • Mining — This article is about the extraction of geological materials from the Earth. For the municipality in Austria, see Mining, Austria. For the siege tactic, see Mining (military). For name of the Chinese emperor, see Daoguang Emperor. Simplified… …   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 the United States — Contents 1 History 2 Mining by mineral 3 Mining by state 4 See also Histor …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of science — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science: Science – in the broadest sense refers to any system of objective knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on… …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of manufacturing — See also: Outline of production The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to manufacturing: Manufacturing – use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. Includes a range of human activity, from… …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of Botswana — …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of Christmas Island — …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of Guinea-Bissau — …   Wikipedia

  • Outline of Australia — T …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”