Because after all, we're doing above ground mining.

Surface mining Surface comprises 90 of the world's mineral tonnage output.

Generally, mining is either done from the surface or underground.

Also called open pit mining, surface mining is removing minerals in formations that are at or near the surface.

Surface mining involves quarrying which is excavating minerals by means of machinery such as cutting, cleaving, and breaking.

Mining can also occur with both surface and underground operations taking place on the same reserve.

The small market for lithium soaps and the lubricating greases based upon them was supported by several small mining operations mostly in the United States.

Mining in protected areas

Mining in the Birmingham area is no longer a major industry with the exception of coal mining.

It's not even mining.

Genetic resources

Jan Claeszen Van Campen became its first governor, and soon thereafter the Dutch East India Company began their salt mining operations.

That is Coltan extraction, gold mining.

It means large scale hydraulic fracking for gas and massive strip mining operations for coal, the likes of which we haven't yet seen.

Economy Historically, Sana'a had a mining industry.

Such applications include mining trucks, backhoe loaders, cranes, diggers, scissor lifts, etc.

Uranium is a constituent of most rocks, dirt, and of the oceans.

)Iron ore mining methods vary by the type of ore being mined.

And, of course, if you don't have any surface, you can start using your palm for simple operations.

Another video shows a campaign where Colombian women are committed to safekeeping their land and not allowing the multinational AngloGold Ashanti to set up gold mining operations.

It is the world's largest mining company measured by 2013 revenues.

Agriculture, herding, tourism and the mining industry including mining for gem diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, and base metals form the basis of Namibia's economy.

While gold mining no longer takes place within the city limits, most mining companies still have their headquarters in Johannesburg.

Mining in the area began in the 16th century.

MMX MMX is the mining company of the EBX Group, with integrated logistics and low production costs.

And you have the uranium mining that you have to deal with.

The Socio Environmental Institute also claims that the communities have not been consulted on the bill's drafting, which contradicts the 169 Convention of the International Labour Organization, to which Brazil is a signatory.

Wind waves in the ocean are called ocean surface waves.

What if we were to say, no more hard rock mining?

Mining was, gradually, replaced by agriculture and cattle breeding.

The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg.

The advent of surface to air missiles and surface to surface missiles, such as the Exocet, in the early 1960s changed naval warfare.

Data mining techniques are one of the latest approach applied in malware detection.

Mining In 1991, with the assistance of the International Development Association, Mali relaxed the enforcement of mining codes which led to renewed foreign interest and investment in the mining industry.

Think of the surface of a sphere just like a beach ball, the surface of the Earth.

We're going to resurface it with a completely new surface.

The mean yearly salary for a mining engineer in the U.S. is 90,070 .

This process has accelerated with the development of the computer and the robot.

In 2011 the civilian labor force was at around 4.5 million with employment near 4.1 million.

Economy Its main economic activities are the planting of crops and mining.

But big corporations often use those small companies to make use of genetic resources, Adriana says.

Sierra Leone has relied on mining, especially diamonds, for its economic base.

World Bank Trade Summary Statistics Korea 2012

We see above ground mines.

This pre feasibility study determines whether the mining project is likely to be profitable if it is then a more in depth analysis of the deposit is undertaken.