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Mining
Mining is the extraction of
valuable minerals or other
geological materials from
the earth, usually (but not
always) from an ore body,
vein, or (coal) seam. ... > full story
Engineering geology
Engineering Geology is the
application of the science
of geology to the
understanding of geologic
phenomena and the
engineering solution of
geologic hazards and other
geologic problems for
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Smoulder
Smouldering (or smoldering
in American spelling)
combustion is a flameless
form of combustion, deriving
its heat from oxidations
occurring on the surface of
a solid fuel. Common
examples are the initiation
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Groundwater
Groundwater is water located
beneath the ground surface
in soil pore spaces and in
the fractures of geologic
formations. A formation of
rock/soil is called an
aquifer when it can yield a
useable quantity of water.
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