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121Somerset Coal Canal — The Somerset Coal Canal (originally known as the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800 from basins at Paulton and Timsbury via Camerton, an aqueduct at Dunkerton, Combe Hay, Midford and Monkton Combe to… …
122Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum — The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is a technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries. It was founded in 1898. In 2006, the organization had 12,000 national… …
123Treacle mining — is the (fictitious) mining of treacle (similar to molasses) in a raw form similar to coal. The subject purports to be a serious topic but is in fact an attempt to test the credulity of the reader. The thick black nature of treacle makes the… …
124Uranium mining in the United States — declined drastically in the 1980s, but has revived since 2001 due to higher uranium prices. The average spot price of uranium oxide (U3O8) increased from $7.92 per pound in 2001 to $39.48 per pound in 2006. [Department of Energy s [http://www.eia …
125Newcrest Mining — Type Public Industry Resources Headquarters Melbourne …
126National Mining University of Ukraine — National Mining University Національний гірничий університет Motto Національний гірничий університет відповідність часу …
127Australian mining law — Australia mining law governs the exploration and extraction of minerals and petroleum in Australia. It differs substantially from the mining laws of other common law countries, the most important differences arising from the policy decision that… …
128Monongah mining disaster of 1907 — ▪ United States history deadly mining explosion on Dec. 6, 1907, in Monongah, W.Va., that killed more than 350 miners. The West Virginia coal mine that was the site of the disaster had an extensive maze of underground tunnels. About… …
