11.   He said the charts are used in mineral exploration and to determine areas in need of protection.

12.   In general, national monument status prohibits any new mineral exploration, drilling for gas and oil, or mining.

13.   In order to protect the reefs, the reserve order prohibits oil, gas and mineral exploration, development and production.

14.   Rather, Big Cypress is a national preserve, a designation that permits multiple uses like fishing, hunting and, under certain conditions, mineral exploration.

15.   The case will test the ability of the Sierra Club and other environmental groups to challenge long-range plans for managing timber, recreation and mineral exploration in national forests.

16.   The commercial impact could be enormous, particularly in the field of mineral exploration.

17.   The surge in oil and mineral exploration around the continent is one harbinger of this trend.

18.   And environmental groups contend the funding of big dams and mineral exploration devastate the environment.

19.   Eksplorasi Mineral Indonesia will operate research, consulting and services for the mineral exploration business.

20.   He added that the proportion of mineral exploration funds spent overseas by Australian companies had doubled in the past five years.