1.   If eventually it became possible to access most of the major manufacturing and mining regions, that was a secondary, although welcome development, not a primary intent.

2.   But if such technological prowess cheers shareholders, many in this old mining region wonder if the march of progress is intended to deprive them of jobs.

3.   But it is unlikely that Kabila would agree to a cease-fire until he has seized the southern mining regions that are the backbone of the economy.

4.   But many Serbs say his fate will ultimately be determined in this bleak southeastern mining region.

5.   Collier said exploration programs in the newer mining regions of South America, Asia and Africa will be maintained, although some cuts will be made.

6.   Collier said exploration programs in the newer mining regions of South America, Asia and Africa will be maintained, although some cut backs will take place.

7.   In the heart of the anthracite mining region, this Victorian mansion was built by a local brewmaster.

8.   In Ust-Yansk, a mining region that sits atop the Arctic Ocean delta of the Yana River, coal is used to generate steam.

9.   Last week, as the Daqing protests continued, a more disruptive action began in a coal mining region in Liaoning province.

10.   North Hamgyong Province, across the border from China, is a mountainous mining region of North Korea, poorly suited to farming.