Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. This term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock salt and potash. Mining is required to obtain any material that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or created artificially in a laborat...
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Organizations in this sector:
- CSM Association ,
- Canadian Mining Hall of Fame ,
- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation ,
- Energy and Minerals Business Council ,
- Federation of European Mineral Programs ,
- History of hard rock miners' organizations ,
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining ,
- Institution of Mining and Metallurgy ,
- International Council on Mining and Metals ,
- MINExpo International
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Organizations in this industry:
- Antofagasta plc ,
- European Minerals ,
- Severstal ,
- Rio Tinto Group ,
- Oxiana Limited ,
- Xstrata ,
- Alrosa ,
- Polyus Gold ,
- Hamersley Iron ,
- Eesti Põlevkivi
