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
Conventional wastewater treatment — may refer to any of the following: Sewage treatment – treatment and disposal of human waste. Industrial wastewater treatment – the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and heavy industries.… … Wikipedia
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 in Ghana — Ghana s economy depends largely on exports of cocoa and gold. Other mineral commodities produced in the country were aluminum, bauxite, diamond, manganese, natural gas, petroleum, salt, and silver.Economic impactThe contribution of Ghana’s mining … Wikipedia
coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… … Universalium
Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia … Wikipedia
Underground mining equipment — A coal cutting machine is used in conventional mining to undercut, top cut, or shear the coal face so that coal can be fractured easily when blasted. It cuts 9 to 13 feet into the bed. Continuous auger machine is used in mining coalbeds less… … Energy terms
Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo … Wikipedia
Underground mining methods — A drift mine is driven horizontally into coal that is exposed or accessible in a hillside. In a hydraulic mine, high pressure water jets break the coal from a steeply inclined, thick coalbed that would be difficult to mine with the usual… … Energy terms
Structure mining — or structured data mining is the process of finding and extracting useful information from semi structured data sets. Graph mining is a special case of structured data mining[citation needed]. Contents 1 Description 2 See also … Wikipedia