1.   The result would be one of the largest underground mines in North America and make this the first time the government has permitted large-scale mining beneath a wilderness area.

2.   The result would be one of the largest underground mines in North America and make this the first time the government had permitted large-scale mining beneath a wilderness area.

3.   The rich strikes played out, miners moved west seeking greater fortune, and large-scale mining in Georgia dwindled after the war.

4.   But the price fell sharply late last year after Australia and Brazil began large-scale mining, Kaberuka said.

5.   Khalil said large-scale gold mining was a new development in the State.