mining site

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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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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofminingandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He packed nearly 30 miles to safety at a remoteminingsitewhere he hitched a ride to an oil pipeline truck stop.
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The thick grove adjacent to the clayminingsiteis one of the major vegetation patches of this hillock.
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The park sits at the top of a former stripminingsiteand was opened in 2001.
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Theminingsitehas been running since the 19th century for copper and gold successively.
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Large deposits of gypsum found eight kilometres (five miles) from theminingsitewere shipped around the globe as well.
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Degradation of aquatic habitats is a major impact by surface mining, and may be apparent many miles from aminingsite.
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In the vicinity of the village is a chromiumminingsite.
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Perrin has been credited as the first person in the world to use an aircraft to access a remoteminingsite.
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Like the mining sites, these are overwhelmingly dominated by men and their numbers of women members are extremely limited (p. 96).
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Families leave their homes early in the morning, walk to their farms, orminingsiteand return home at dusk.
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The dimensions of the original shrine were 15 by 15 meters, and it was faced with white sandstone that was found only at theminingsite, several kilometers away.
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It operates specialist aviation services including air ambulance,miningsiteflights, offshore oil support and contract charter.
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There is uncertainty about the long term ecological consequences of the mining activities and of the regeneration of mining sites.
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The smallminingsitewas located at latitude: 39.584753, longitude: -119.903055 and has received more interest from historical point of view, than for its yield of gold.
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This can be a problem at mining sites where the wheel loader is digging into a near vertical face of blasted material called a mining bench.
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There are 95 opencast coal mining sites currently in operation and their locations are given in the following table.
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The area is covered with deep mining and opencast mining sites, and severe problems have arisen from their operations.
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Does that mean protection for the public who live adjacent to opencast mining sites?
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