| gold mining | 3.62 | Town tries to stop gold mining in pristine area. | ||
| illegal mining | 1.25 | It also said that illegal mining has caused unchecked environmental damage. | ||
| copper mining | 0.92 | Copper mining was the industry. | ||
| tin mining | 0.86 | TIN mining used to be the in thing in the country. | ||
| underground mining | 0.66 | Longwall mining is a highly mechanized and highly productive method of underground mining. | ||
| new mining | 0.59 | The bill was approved after a ban on new mining on federal lands was reinstated. | ||
| commercial mining | 0.46 | It will be at least three years before commercial mining begins at the Voisey Bay deposit. | ||
| large-scale mining | 0.33 | Khalil said large-scale gold mining was a new development in the State. | ||
| salt mining | 0.33 | Salt mining is another problem. | ||
| deep mining | 0.26 | Deep mining, they add, will eventually go global. | ||
| sand mining | 0.26 | The State would review this policy if sand mining was found to have adverse effects on the rivers. | ||
| surface mining | 0.26 | The Railroad Commission also regulates surface mining. |