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Definition(s)
The act, process or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc. from the earth (Source: GEMET/CED), including the search for economic deposits of minerals, ore, gas, oil, or coal by geological surveys, geophysical prospecting, boreholes and trial pits, or surface or underground headings, drifts, or tunnels. (Source: GEMET/MGH)
Hierarchy
Narrower: Artisanal miningFracturing
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
In other languages
French
activité minière
Russian
разработка полезных ископаемых
Spanish
minería
Arabic
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Mining
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 decision |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 1 decision |
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Montreal Protocol | 2 decisions |
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World Heritage Convention | 266 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 1 decision |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats | 1 document |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 2 decisions |