mining
widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage
www.exxun.com/Chile/b_mp.html
mining
... inflation with GDP growth coming from high copper prices, solid export earnings (particularly forestry, fishing, and mining), and growing domestic consumption. President BACHELET in 2006 established an Economic and Social Stabilization Fund ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/e_ec.html
mining
mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment ...
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
mining
... of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds ...
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/a_fg.html
mining
loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/b_mp.html
mining
Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a ...
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/e_ec.html
mining
... threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental damage
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/b_mp.html
mining
mining (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan zinc), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/e_ec.html
mining
tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/e_ec.html
mining
... The government continues to place its hope for additional revenue on the development of several international mining projects. Despite difficulties for international companies in working with the Eritrean government, a Canadian mining ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
mining
... improvement include increased foreign direct investment as well as growth in the construction, banking services, and mining sectors. In addition, the reinvigorated privatization process has met with success. However, a widening trade ...
www.exxun.com/Georgia/e_ec.html
mining
mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building
www.exxun.com/Ghana/e_ec.html
mining
tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum
www.exxun.com/Greece/e_ec.html
mining
fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards
www.exxun.com/Greenland/e_ec.html
mining
deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage
www.exxun.com/Guinea/b_mp.html
mining
... almost half of the world's bauxite reserves and is the second-largest bauxite producer. The mining sector accounts for over 70% of exports. Long-run improvements in government fiscal arrangements, literacy ...
www.exxun.com/Guinea/e_ec.html
mining
... The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in 2001-07, based on expansion in the agricultural and mining sectors, a more favorable atmosphere for business initiatives, a more realistic exchange rate, fairly low ...
www.exxun.com/Guyana/e_ec.html
mining
... erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well ...
www.exxun.com/Honduras/b_mp.html
mining
mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles
www.exxun.com/Hungary/e_ec.html
mining
textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software
www.exxun.com/India/e_ec.html
mining
petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
mining
steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal ...
www.exxun.com/Ireland/e_ec.html
mining
clothing, phosphate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism
www.exxun.com/Jordan/e_ec.html
