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The Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited (OMDC), (also known as Orissa Minerals), [2] is a Public Sector Undertaking company [3] in the Indian states of Odisha under administrative control of Department of Steel and Mines, Government of Odisha. [4]
Makrana marble was used in the construction of the Taj Mahal. Makrana marble is a type of white marble, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is mined in the town of Makrana in Rajasthan, India, and was used in the construction of several iconic monuments such as the Taj Mahal in Agra and Masjid-e-Rasheed in Deoband and the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
Calumet and Hecla Mine shaft No. 2, c. 1906. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan's Copper Country.In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period.
Geology Museum, SDSMT. The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines, SD Mines, or SDSM&T) is a public university in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and was founded in 1885. [7] South Dakota Mines offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. [8]
Hooper's endowment of $50,000 included funding to establish not only the School of Mining and Practical Geology but the Sturgis Hooper Professorship of Geology. [ 8 ] The school opened in 1865 with faculty members from the Lawrence Scientific School, and Geologist Josiah D. Whitney was hired as the first occupant of the Sturgis Hooper chair. [ 9 ]
Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania. Following consolidation of leases and company assets at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mount Lyell was the major company for the communities of Queenstown, Strahan and Gormanston. It remained dominant until its ...
Brine mining is the extraction of useful materials (chemical elements or compounds) which are naturally dissolved in brine.The brine may be seawater, other surface water, groundwater, or hyper-saline solutions from several industries (e.g., textile industries). [1]
An initial $500-million project involved the restart of open-pit mining and construction of state-of-the-art milling facilities. [6] The company stated that the Climax mine had "... the largest, highest-grade and lowest-cost molybdenum ore body in the world.".