1.   They also discussed a unique possibility of influencing the world markets of raw materials --a reference to the gold and diamond mining industries dominated by the two countries.

2.   Opponents, including the timber and mining industries, say the rule needlessly places valuable resources off limits and puts forests at risk to wildfire and disease.

3.   He is being accompanied by senior executives representing the Australian coal, power and mining industries.

4.   They plan a vote next week on a possible general strike over the pension issue and a restructuring plan for the ailing mine industry.

5.   This has brought hardships to subsidized metallurgical and coal mining industries in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian sentiment in strong.

6.   Lille and the surrounding Flanders region has suffered badly in economic terms through the demise of its traditional textile and mining industries in recent years.