1.   Claims were filed, mines opened, saloons opened, mines played out, people left to move on to the next new ore pit.

2.   Foreigners have opened mines on many of its islands, unearthing large amounts of gold, silver and copper.

3.   He asked to open a mine.

4.   If Glamis attempts to open that mine, you can be assured there will be lawsuits to stop it.

5.   In Spain, new silver mines were opened to meet the increased currency demands.

6.   It is one of the most isolated places in the world, and the costs and delays in opening the mine soon sent it way over budget.

7.   Opening a mine costs hundreds of millions of dollars, no matter where it is.

8.   The mine was opened by a former federal prosecutor with money he had received from dealing in narcotics.

9.   The report from the panel said the mine should be opened once key environmental safeguards were met.

10.   Tripling output in the next five years will require opening another mine at its deposit in Nye, Montana, he said.