mining technology
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminingandtechnology
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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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technology
noun[C or U]
uk/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us/tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of ...
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(Definition ofminingandtechnologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His involvement inminingtechnologyand geology resulted from his need to advise the duke on policy issues.
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This principle applies tominingtechnologyas well.
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But theminingtechnologywas still primitive, there were gaps in the canal system, and many of the existing sluices had been allowed to fall into disrepair.
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We must also ensure that that technology keeps pace withminingtechnology.
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Forty years on, a vast expansion ofminingtechnologywill prevent the return of such conditions.
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He also studiedminingtechnologyat night.
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The next step inminingtechnologywas detonating cord.
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This area has shown steady growth in real terms in recent years, consistent with the board's drive to improve coalminingtechnology.
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Since the war, we have built into this countryminingtechnologywhich the world demands and for which it pays handsomely.
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Of course productivity in those collieries is high—purely and simply because of theminingtechnologywhich was paid for by the taxpayer.
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Anybody with any knowledge ofminingtechnologyknows that it is very difficult for modern machinery to work effectively on such a gradient.
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Further, much of the public's perception is that all the pits that have been closed were clapped out and were usingminingtechnologyof yesteryear.
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Advances inminingtechnologyduring the late-19th century lead to the formation of deeper mines.
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Operating reserves cover known coal measures which can be worked under current market conditions, with presentminingtechnologyand which are accessible from existing or committed new pits.
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If we do not have an adequate home base for the development and sustenance ofminingtechnology, we will throw away important economic opportunities for this country.
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Safety fuse was a great advance inminingtechnologyover the practice of filling holes with black powder.
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Inminingtechnology, ore pulp pumps use a relatively small surge tank to maintain a steady loading on the pump.
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However, in the 1960s specialminingtechnologywas developed involving backfilling of the stopes using drillings from the surface.
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Multiple forms ofminingtechnologyare exhibited there and span a period of approximately 6 thousands years.
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Technological problems plagued the early mining efforts, requiring the development of newminingtechnologyto support the challenge.
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Gold production had slowed by 1906, but asminingtechnologyimproved, additional amounts began to be extracted from the area.
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A voluntary but published code of practice rather than legislation seems to be the right way to proceed, given the rapid pace of change inminingtechnologyand techniques.
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In my opinion, an outright ban on cyanide-basedminingtechnologywould be inadvisable until we have an alternative to cyanide leaching that is technically, economically and environmentally feasible.
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