mined
... exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still mining are Norwegian and Russian. The settlements on ...
www.exxun.com/Svalbard/e_ec.html
mined
... the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857. Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/a_fg.html
minefields
... to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields; disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan
www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/i_ti.html
mineral
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
www.exxun.com/Andorra/b_mp.html
mineral
... protection and management and 6) liability arising from environmental emergencies; it prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 in Buenos ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/d_gv.html
mineral
... through it until the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant renovation is completed in 2010. Armenia has some mineral deposits (copper, gold, bauxite). Pig iron, unwrought copper, and other nonferrous metals are Armenia's ...
www.exxun.com/Armenia/e_ec.html
mineral
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for ...
www.exxun.com/Australia/b_mp.html
mineral
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals
www.exxun.com/Bahamas/e_ec.html
mineral
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
www.exxun.com/Belarus/e_ec.html
Mineral
... social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/a_fg.html
mineral
electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
mineral
... 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
mineral
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
mineral
... a Canadian mining company signed a contract with the GSE in 2007 and plans to begin mineral extraction in 2010. Eritrea also opened a free trade zone at the port of Massawa ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
mineral
machinery and equipment 35%, textiles 19%, mineral fuels 19%, chemical products 9%, foodstuffs 6% (2001)
www.exxun.com/Estonia/e_ec.html
