solution mining

  • 1solution mining — removal of a soluble mineral by dissolving it and leaching it out, as in the Frasch process. * * * …

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  • 2solution mining — removal of a soluble mineral by dissolving it and leaching it out, as in the Frasch process …

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  • 3mining — /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… …

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  • 4Mining in New Zealand — began when the indigenous Māori quarried rock such as argillite in times prior to European colonisation.[1] Mining by Europeans began in the latter half of the 19th century. New Zealand has abundant resources of coal, silver, iron ore, limestone… …

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  • 5Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia …

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  • 6Uranium mining in Colorado — Uranium mining in Colorado, United States, goes back to 1872, when pitchblende ore was taken from gold mines near Central City, Colorado. The Colorado uranium industry has seen booms and busts, but continues to this day. Not counting byproduct… …

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  • 7Copper mining in Michigan — While it originated thousands of years earlier, copper mining in Michigan became an important industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its rise marked the start of copper mining as a major industry in the United States. Contents 1 Geology 2 …

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  • 8In situ leach mining — (ISL)   The recovery, by chemical leaching, of the valuable components of a mineral deposit without physical extraction of the mineralized rock from the ground. Also referred to as solution mining …

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  • 9Gold mining — Gold mine redirects here. See Goldmine for other uses of the term. Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques by which gold may be extracted from the Earth.… …

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  • 10Peter Hambro Mining — PLC is a London based gold mining company with operations in Russia. Its shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. (lse|POG)The company was formed in 1994, and has been one of the fastest growing… …

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