airborne mining system
1mining — /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… …
2Mining — 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… …
3coal 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… …
4Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia …
5Mountaintop removal mining — Mountaintop removal site Mountaintop removal in Martin County, Kentucky M …
6Colonization of the outer Solar System — Space colonization Solar System Inner Mercury Venus Earth Moon Lagrange points Mars Phobos Deimos Asteroids Ceres Outer Jupiter Io …
7Marcopper mining disaster — The Marcopper mining disaster was one of the Philippines largest mining disasters to date. The disaster occurred on the Philippine island of Marinduque a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. The Marcopper Mining… …
8Vessel monitoring system — Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are used in commercial fishing to allow environmental and fisheries regulatory organizations to monitor, minimally, the position, time at a position, and course and speed of fishing vessels. They are a key part of… …
9Anthony R. Barringer — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px name = Dr. Anthony R. Barringer birth date = Bda|1925|10|20 birth place = death date = death place = residence = United States citizenship = American nationality = Canadian field = Geophysics work institution …
10Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
