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mining

vr.tr.mining · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain mining and its methods and stages, describe regulation, safety and environmental management, present economic and social debates with attribution, and support learning about the industry.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain mining and its methods and stages, describe regulation, safety and environmental management, present economic and social debates with attribution, and support learning about the industry.

The extraction of minerals, ores, coal, stone and other geological materials from the Earth by surface, underground and other methods, together with prospecting, exploration, geophysical surveying, mine surveying, processing and the management of waste such as tailings; mining supplies raw materials for industry and energy, is a major economic sector with companies from majors to juniors, and is regulated for safety, environment and community impacts, with debates such as peak coal and mining transitions presented here with attribution.

What it is for: Extracting geological materials.

It can be explain methods and stages; describe regulation and safety; present debates; support learning.

Distinguishing features

Extraction

Exploration to closure lifecycle

Regulated

Major economic sector

What it looks like

Open pits, underground workings, quarries and processing plants.

How it is recognised

Extraction of minerals from the ground

Surface or underground

Oil and gas extraction is usually treated separately; quarrying is a form of surface mining

Related models

is a kind of - category

exploitation of natural resources

is related to - what is mined

mineral deposit

is related to - a mined by-product metal

bismuth

is related to - heavy equipment

tractor

In practice

Families and kinds

surface mining and quarrying

underground mining

placer and in-situ mining

coal mining

mineral processing and tailings management

Standards and regulation

Mining safety regulations

Environmental and closure requirements

Resource reporting and licensing law

Failure modes and hazards

Mine accidents

Tailings dam failures

Land, water and community impacts

Also called

tailings dumppeak coalStandard Lithium Ltdcоntouring of mineral depositsgeophysical prospectingmine surveylandfill miningseabed miningsand miningmountain engineeringmining in Canadasilver miningIronstone mining in Cleveland and North Yorkshirecoal dumpmining areaAluminium ore miningamber miningasbestos miningphosphate miningmercury miningcopper miningmicrobial miningmining in North Koreaplacer miningphytominingrapicious miningcalculation of mineral resourcesmining of coalpredatory miningmedium-scale miningmining in Roman Britainspace miningCataby Mineral Sands Mineoil miningMining in Koreamining technologymining of metal oresmining in Luxembourgartisanal miningdiamond mining

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand How mining works.

Definitions.

Methods

Methods and stages.

Methods

Methods.

  1. What are the stages from prospecting and geophysical exploration through mine development, extraction and closure, and how do surface and underground methods differ? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific method? action

Processing

Processing and waste.

Processing

Processing.

  1. How are ores processed, and how are tailings and waste managed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits mineral processing? action
Regulate Safety and environment.

Regulation.

Safety

Mine safety.

Safety

Safety.

  1. How are mines regulated for worker safety, and what hazards are documented? provenance
  2. Is a mine emergency present now, requiring emergency services? boundary

Environment

Environmental management.

Environment

Environment.

  1. How are environmental impacts, tailings and closure regulated, and what failures have occurred? provenance
  2. Which entry fits environmental regulation? action
Economy Economics and society.

Attribution.

Industry

Industry structure.

Industry

Industry.

  1. How is the mining industry structured, from major companies to junior explorers, and how are projects financed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific company? action

Debates

Debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What are the attributed positions in debates on mining and communities, Indigenous rights, peak coal and critical minerals? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History of mining.

History

History.

  1. How did mining develop from antiquity through industrialisation to modern mechanised operations? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can mining be taught in geology and engineering? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each mining method be a separate entry?
  • How should regulators be linked?
  • How should company data be linked?
Draft as JSON