mines

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    Mine can refer to a number of things:
  • Mines are tunnels used in mining for extraction of resources.
  • In medieval times, a mine was a tunnel dug under a castle wall to make it collapse. This was known as ''undermining'' or ''sapping''. These tunnels were sometimes packed with explosives, leading to its modern military meaning:
  • Mines are stationary self-contained explosive devices used for military purposes:
  • * Land mineLandmines which are devices placed on the ground to destroy enemy vehicles and kill enemy soldiers who move over them.
  • * Naval mines which are devices used for the same puposes as landmines but destroy sea-going vessels.
  • * Claymore mines which are military weapons that fire shrapnel and are used for ambush.
  • * fireworkPyrotechnical mines which shoot multiple stars cannon style.
  • There are several places called Mine:
  • * Mine, SagaMine is a towns of Japantown in Saga prefectureSaga, Japan.
  • * Mine, YamaguchiMine is a cities of Japancity in Yamaguchi prefectureYamaguchi, Japan.
  • minesf.com - MINE is a design firm in San Francisco
  • mic.stim.se - MINE is a band from SwedenSweden.
  • The word mine is also a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to me".disambig de:Minees:Mina fr:Mine pl:Mina pt:Mine DEBUG REDIRECT (mine)
  • Websites


    http://www.afroamerica.net
    AfroAmerica Network: Network Resources about Blacks, and their ancestors and descendents around the World.
    http://www.afroamerica.net/

    Rushton International
    Rushton International & Associates specializes in providing maintenance consulting and maintenance management software to fleets, plants, mines and facilities worldwide.
    http://www.rushtonintl.com/

    Colorado School of Mines
    CSM is a state engineering university located in Golden, Colorado specializing in the geosciences
    http://www.mines.edu/

    Chamber of Mines of South Africa
    A comprehensive cyber resource of news, data and policy information on mining
    http://www.bullion.org.za/

    SD School of Mines and Technology
    Course information, online registration, athletics programs, alumni, news, calendar, campus cam, and employment opportunities.
    http://www.sdsmt.edu

    Department of Conservation-Main Page
    Dept of Conservation works to safeguard farmland & open space resources, regulate oil, gas & geothermal wells, study & map earthquakes, landslides & mineral resources, reclamation of land used for mining, & promote beverage container recycling.
    http://www.consrv.ca.gov/

    Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
    Conducts research and publishes reports on mineral resources, engineering geology, environmental geology, hydrogeology, and geologic mapping.
    http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/

    British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines
    Supports and promotes the mineral exploration community, promoting an environmentally responsible mining industry. History and technology of mining and prospecting in Canada, related internet links.
    http://www.bc-mining-house.com/

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