1.N-COUNT A mine is a place where deep holes and tunnels are dug under the ground in order to obtain a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold. 矿 • ...coal mines. …煤矿。2.N-COUNT a lucrative source or abundant supply 摇钱树 ; 充足的供应 • she was a mine of information...
The growth of the knowledge is well reflected in the series of international meetings on this topic that started with a first conference in the UK in 1979 and has since been held 11 times. The first conferences were dominated by asbestos, crystalline silica and coal dust, which were mostly ...
Many of the sluice mines in the Southeast “salt” their material, meaning they enrich it with stones from all over the world and this can be disappointing when you expected to find something right from the ground beneath your feet. The Cherokee Mine in Macon County, North Carolina offers aw...
the necessity to conduct research in dust-induced occupational lung diseases in these different mining industries, the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit was established, presently known as the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), by the mining industry and by the Department of Mines in 1955....
Anaerobic digestion was analyzed as the biological process that converts the organic matter present in various types of wastes, activated sludge from the wastewater treatment facilities respectively, into biogas. Latest advancements in the mathematical modeling, simulation and control practices have help...
The Lattimer Massacre took place on the grounds of the Lattimer Coal mines in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, around the intersection of Main Street and... Learn more about this topic: United Mine Workers of America: History & Purpose
The subject was dis- cussed in the House of Commons on .July 5, and Mr. Foot, Secretary for Mines, referred to the experi- mental work which has been carried out by the Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd. This Company has continued investigating the possibility of blending coal with oil, and ...
This requires companies to be very clear about how they plan to win in their chosen market. What is our commodity focus? Are we a dividend or a growth stock? Should we design mass scale or modular mines? What culture, skills, processes and technologies will support our strategic goals?"...
What we are taught about heaven could not have come to us in any other way than by inspiration. No one knew anything about it but God, and so if we want to find out anything about it we have to turn to His Word. Dr. Hodge, of Princeton, says that the best evidence of the ...
In the American context, too, it is a town more famous for its past than its present, best known for the anthracite mines which in their heyday 100 years ago produced 40 per cent of the world's supply of hard coal. Seen from this corner of north-western Pennsylvania, as the ...