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mining and geography  

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  • Mining is defined as the extraction and concentration of metallic and nonmetallic minerals for use in a variety of human activities. As a distinctively human pursuit, the extraction and use of resources from the surface of the Earth is essential for most industrial production and the provision of a wide variety of materials. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Mining and Geography]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MP4FQB6B-W

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