The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 137
... Mines . Mines may be classified by the method of entry into the coal seams . Where coal lies close enough to the surface and the costs of removing the overlying material are sufficiently low to permit a profit to be made , the coal is ...
... Mines . Mines may be classified by the method of entry into the coal seams . Where coal lies close enough to the surface and the costs of removing the overlying material are sufficiently low to permit a profit to be made , the coal is ...
Page 139
... mines decreased from the previous year by 14 % . There were 216 fatalities , of which 187 oc- curred underground , 13 on the surface , 15 at strip mines , and 1 at an auger mine . Three gen- eral types of accidents caused 89 % of the ...
... mines decreased from the previous year by 14 % . There were 216 fatalities , of which 187 oc- curred underground , 13 on the surface , 15 at strip mines , and 1 at an auger mine . Three gen- eral types of accidents caused 89 % of the ...
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... Mines face increasing cost . Mines gen- erally tend to become more costly to operate as a result of their constantly increasing depth . In addition there is always an eventual decline in the quality of the ore and the possibility of com ...
... Mines face increasing cost . Mines gen- erally tend to become more costly to operate as a result of their constantly increasing depth . In addition there is always an eventual decline in the quality of the ore and the possibility of com ...
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