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  2. California Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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    The California Geological Survey has had many names over its history. The original Geological Survey of California was replaced in April 1880 by the new California State Mining Bureau. This was renamed the Division of Mines in 1927. In 1962 the division's name was expanded to be California Division of Mines and Geology, a name that lasted until ...

  3. Mining - Wikipedia

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    Mining. Mining of sulfur from a deposit at the edge of Ijen 's crater lake, Indonesia. Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory.

  4. Mines and Geosciences Bureau - Wikipedia

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    Mines and Geosciences Bureau. The Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB) is a government agency of the Philippines under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The MGB is responsible for the conservation, management, development and use of the country's mineral resources, including those in reservations and public lands. [3]

  5. Mining in Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Guyana's mines yield a high quality calcined bauxite, with uses in the refractory, abrasive and chemical markets for high temperature applications. Guyana's reserves of bauxite was known to be 350-million-tons. Major mining sites are at Linden, south of Georgetown, and Kwakwani on the Berbice River [6] [13] In 2016, 1,479,090 tonnes of bauxite ...

  6. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - Wikipedia

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    www .sdsmt .edu. 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.

  7. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology - Wikipedia

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    The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) is a research and public service unit of the University of Nevada and the State Geological Survey. NBMG is also part of the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno. Scientists with the NBMG conduct research and publish their findings around topics which ...

  8. Mining industry of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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    Burkina Faso has become Africa's 4th biggest producer of gold in 2012. Production of mineral commodities is limited to cement, dolomite, gold, granite, marble, phosphate rock, pumice, other volcanic materials, and salt. [1] Child slavery is commonplace in the gold industry. [2] Mining accidents are not uncommon, with one of the most prominent ...

  9. Mines Museum of Earth Science - Wikipedia

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    The Mines Museum of Earth Science, formerly the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, [1] is a geology museum located on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado, United States. It was established in 1877 by paleontologist and Mines' professor, Arthur Lakes.