mining project

collocation in English

meaningsofminingandproject

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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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project
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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(Definition ofminingandprojectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We shall not go back on our decision about the tinminingproject.
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Exploration is defined in clause 17, which deliberately distinguishes exploration from the general prospecting that is a necessary preliminary to any deep seaminingproject.
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While previous employment came from the logging industry currently the town is near an important cobalt and zincminingproject.
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It will be the worlds first deep-seaminingproject.
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Politicians, both on the left and right sides of the political spectrum, accused their adversaries of being bribed in order to support theminingproject.
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In valuation of aminingprojector mining property, fair market value is the standard of value to be used.
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The town has largely become a ghost town thanks to a largeminingprojectnearby, and all but a couple of houses are abandoned.
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There, he stops theminingprojectbefore the aliens can succeed.
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It will be the worlds first deep-seaminingproject, with first production expected in 2013.
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This pre-feasibility study determines whether theminingprojectis likely to be profitable; if it is then a more in-depth analysis of the deposit is undertaken.
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The open-pitminingprojectwill use cyanide to extract gold and it is expected to require the razing of three villages and destroying four mountain tops.
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Although their quality of life has improved, initially disputes were common among the locals in terms of land rights and who should be getting the benefits from theminingproject.
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Tailings dams are often the most significant environmental liability for aminingproject.
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They have also given aid for other mining projects that have promoted the destruction of the rain forest.
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If grants are bestowed or withdrawn on political whim it will destroy any number of delicately balanced mining projects.
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We have pre-planned mining projects which could expand the coal industry.
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There is often local opposition to new mining projects where environmental impacts are perceived to be very large.
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The unit operates on six continents and has completed more than 2,500 major mining projects as well as over 1,000 mining studies.
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