mining law

collocation in English

meaningsofminingandlaw

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mining
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground ...
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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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(Definition ofminingandlawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We remarked that consultation with employees in that industry relating to some major changes in coalmininglawwas necessary.
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Mininglawwas cited by both sides.
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The draft of amininglawhas been approved and the organisation of a land and mines department is in progress.
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One essential feature in this code ofmininglawis that responsibilities are firmly placed on persons who can clearly be identified.
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The process of patenting claims has been perhaps the most controversial part of themininglaw.
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Initially,mininglawwas awarded orally or in writing by individuals.
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Grijalva is an advocate ofmininglawreform and many other environmental causes.
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Themininglawapplies to some mineral products, but not others, and the list has changed over time.
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Mining claim laws vary from state to state, but claims staked over federal minerals follow federalmininglaw.
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Themininglawof 1866 had given discoverers rights to stake mining claims to extract gold, silver, cinnabar (the principal ore of mercury) and copper.
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Recent additions to themininglawrequire that companies set aside the money for reclamation before the beginning of the project.
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In 1987 the government also began to revise the 1979mininglawto encourage new companies to invest in the diamond-mining industry, in particular to resume prospecting.
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