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Overburden: - Rock and soil cleared away before mining.
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Hearts boss makes his mark with Hull win  -  04 Aug 2008
Scotsman,But he must also be conscious not to overburden his staff. Wheels are gradually beginning to turn at Tynecastle and Laszlo has yet to mark a month off on

Conveyor belt will save mines money  -  Jul 31, 2008
ABC Online,A lot of the costs relate to removing overburden to get at the ore. That's traditionally done by trucking it out of pits, but the Fortescue Metals group

Quarterly Cashflow Report  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Overburden from this stripping is utilised in the formation of the road itself. It is envisaged that the road will be repositioned a further time to allow

Congress plays the House game  -  Jul 31, 2008
Paris Post Intelligencer,The added duties would overburden FDA, which is already stretched to do its present work, officials said. They added that the legislation also would hamper

Biz groups: Health care reform costs are unfair  -  Jul 29, 2008
Boston Herald,Yesterday, House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said in a written statement that the financing plan won’t overburden any particular group.

German Politicians Say AWACS Request Could Overburden Troops  -  Jul 11, 2008
Spiegel Online,Berlin is facing another domestic conflict over the Bundeswehr deployment in Afghanistan. NATO is considering a request for the deployment of AWACS

FCC Expected to Rule Against Comcast's Web Video Blocking  -  Jul 28, 2008
PC World..."delaying" traffic to file sharing sites and services like BitTorrent but deemed the measure as necessary for user who overburden the company's network.

Looming large  -  Jul 22, 2008
Barossa Herald,But the biggest talking point was the perception, by the mine’s closest observers, of a recent and rapid growth in the height of the visible overburden

Quarterly Activities Report  -  Jul 14, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Project Implementation Trial mining commenced at Cairn Hill in early June, with the stripping of the overburden completed by the end of June.

Mengo governmentt fears elections – Museveni  -  Aug 3, 2008
New Vision,...“Do not overburden yourself with the budget. We shall help you in agriculture and even renovating the Omukama’s palace. The other money you will get,

Strathmore Provides a Progress Update for Its Mine Permit ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Recently, Strathmore drilled and completed eight overburden characterization holes on the property. Two holes, drilled to a depths of 380 and 410 feet,

Goldsource falls on stepout results  -  Jul 25, 2008
The Northern Miner (subscription),At 41 metres depth, the drill hit 7.5 metres of carbonaceous mudstone, coal, and sand partings at the base of the overburden. Below the short intercept,

Coughlin sets six-gold target in Beijing  -  Jul 21, 2008
Reuters India,She dropped the 100 butterfly despite finishing third at last year's world championships because past experiences convinced her not to overburden herself.

Goldsource Updates Border Coal Drill Program  -  Jul 21, 2008
Market Wire (press release)There were also distinct differences in the nature of the overburden which suggests the possibility that an earlier glacial event may have removed a

Prosecutor resignations DPP's responsibility: Corbell  -  Jul 28, 2008
ABC Regional Online,The ACT Bar Association says the departure of so many staff is going to overburden the remaining prosecutors. But Attorney-General Simon Corbell says it is

Coal operations focus on safety, environment  -  Jul 5, 2008
News-Journal.com,The machines dump the overburden back on the site after completion. There are 20 coal mines in Texas, according to the Texas Railroad Commission.

N. Idaho council rejects Hayden subdivision plans  -  Jul 23, 2008
KPAX-TV,The Hayden City Council rejected the request 3-1 Tuesday, citing concerns that such a large-scale project could overburden existing infrastructure.

Latest reports from Saskatchewan coal hunt prompt share slide  -  Jul 21, 2008
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly,...to a depth of 110 m, and intersented about 7,5 m of carbonaceous mudstone, coal and sand partings at the base of the overburden.

Dunbar Works purchases two Terex® TR100 rigid trucks.  -  Jul 13, 2008
Hub 4 (press release),To reduce environmental impact, the Dunbar quarry team strips out what is needed and uses the overburden -- removed to reveal the limestone reserves-- to

Dispatch From The Dinosaur Trenches  -  Jul 7, 2008
Tumbler Ridge News,Actually, this is not quite as glamorous as it sounds, as it involved the removal of large amounts of overburden and the construction of trenches,

My Turn: Library expansion will come to Camp Verde... in time  -  Jul 5, 2008
Camp Verde Bugle,All town departments (including the library) sacrificed in this year's budget to provide the same level of services to the citizens and not overburden our

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation Announces Diavik Diamond Mine ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
FOXBusinessThe A418 ore was mined as part of ongoing pre-stripping of waste overburden to prepare the second open pit. This initial ore is low grade weathered

Champion Minerals Initiates Field Exploration on Attikamagen Iron ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
FOXBusinessThe mineralization may extend over 8 km beneath shallow overburden based on the magnetic response, with dips ranging to near vertical.

Dinosaur Fame in ND  -  Jul 7, 2008
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,...for a professor when I was in 6th grade looking for fossils and at that point I was basically a strong back to help take down overburden and then when I

Sunrise Diamonds says Kimberlite 14 drill sample indicates low ...  -  Jul 9, 2008
Hemscott,At its fully-owned Target 298, trenching failed to reach bedrock and drilling will now be required to test the target beneath the deep overburden,

Ontario will now test drivers for drug-use;  -  Jul 15, 2008
Sault Star,...suspected to be on drugs, in a turnaround from its announcement in early July that testing samples under new federal rules could overburden the system.

Fire marshal to handle overgrown lawn complaints  -  Jul 30, 2008
WTOP,They feared adding more responsibility to the county health office would overburden staff for something that isn't a health concern.

CRB: Drilling Confirms Backflip Discovery  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Importantly, the shear is covered by approximately 10m of transported overburden and appears to be moderately depleted in the oxidized zone hampering

Silverado releases mineral resource estimates for its Ester Dome ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchTo arrive at the resource estimates on Ester Dome, Bundtzen used data from 18705 feet of trenching, 11758 feet of overburden geochemical sample drilling,

Hospital trims plans for new building  -  Jul 7, 2008
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com,...the project would overburden the area with traffic and offer slim financial benefits because Frankford is a nonprofit and exempt from property taxes.

Barossa battlelines over mine 'eyesore'  -  Jul 31, 2008
NEWS.com.au,Penrice Soda Products has applied to the Primary Industries and Resources department for a "miscellaneous purposes licence" to stockpile overburden on a

Quarterly Activities Report and Cash Flows  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,...metres 5.6 4.3 3.9 4.5 Average Overburden Thickness 1.1 2.3 2.0 metres 2.0 Areas Assessed for Resources km2 1.90 11.24 3.98 COG = cut off grade,

Kent Exploration Applies for Additional 37120 Ha of Coal ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Market Wire (press release)...intersected approximately 8.3 meters of carbonaceous mudstone, minor coal seams and sand partings at the base of the overburden from 28.0 meters to 36.3

Quarterly activity report and cashflow  -  Jul 30, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Transported overburden forms a gently south-sloping plain covering the Cullen tenements and is likely to have rendered previous surface exploration

The objective of the Islamic economic order  -  Jul 28, 2008
The New Nation,..."Do not overburden your unskilled female employee in her pursuit of a living, because if you do so, she may resort to immorality; and do not overburden a

United Reef Updates McFauld's Lake Drilling  -  Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatchOverburden cover on the property appears to be quite thick and varied in thickness from 29 m to 69 m (down hole, not true thickness) in the three holes.

Galantas Reports Estimated Payback 2.7 Years  -  Jul 18, 2008
FOXBusinessOpen pit operations include pound sterling 126400 for overburden removal by contractor in Jan 08 and pound sterling 100000 for tailings cell development in

Tiex Inc.: News Release  -  Aug 1, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Due to the extensive overburden in the area and disseminated pyrite associated with the altered host rock, it was recommended by the Company's geologist to

Gravity West Acquires Saint Urbain Titanium Project in Quebec with ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Baystreet.ca,The topographic slope on the main anomalies D and E is 20% to 40% with thin overburden, which is considered favourable for a low cost rock stripping ratio

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.: Operational Activities Begin at Hycroft Mine  -  Jul 30, 2008
FOXBusiness...$3.0 million related to the mining of overburden. Total costs of removing the overburden from the brimstone deposit are expected to be approximately $10.0

Canadian Natural to clear air on oilsands megaproject soon  -  Jul 29, 2008
Calgary Herald,Overburden, the earth that lies on top of the valuable oilsands resource, is being removed at the project. Analyst Amir Arif of Friedman, Billings,

House to Vote on FDA Regulation of Tobacco  -  Jul 28, 2008
Wall Street JournalHealth and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said the White House opposes the legislation because tobacco regulation would overburden the FDA and

Library spreads reading bug  -  Aug 1, 2008
MIllbrook Voice Ledger,According to Rodriguez, the library will continue the program in the fall, but on a smaller scale so as not to overburden the teams, who will be busy with

Clarkie and Kearnsey give it to Kiwis in the vernacular  -  Jul 28, 2008
Irish Times,He doesn't feel the need to overburden the viewer with trivia as if to prove he's done his homework. He drops background detail in seamlessly and knows

Gem Diamonds sets up polishing business  -  Jul 23, 2008
Mining MX,At Chiri, the first diamonds have been recovered, the shape of the kimberlite has been established, and the depth of the overburden was known.

FAMILY RULE DISPUTED  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,Leming said the county's efforts not to overburden single-family homes would be better served by placing simple limits on the number of residents allowed in

CONSOL Energy Reports Earnings for Second Quarter 2008  -  Jul 31, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,The AMVEST mines are surface mines that require significant hauling of overburden from stripping operations, require coal to be trucked from the area of

Platmin awards R4,8bn mining contract to MCC  -  Jul 22, 2008
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly,Further, the stripping of the overburden had started in March this year, and MCC was currently ramping up the overburden extraction rates from July to about

Pilanesberg Platinum Mines Appoints MCC As Mining Contractor For ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),Due to early availability the mining equipment is being brought on site ahead of the original schedule and the stripping of overburden started early in

Terrane Updates Exploration Programs at Berg and Mt. Milligan  -  Jul 31, 2008
Stockhouse,...area and was designed to identify strong geophysical signatures, characteristic of the Mt. Milligan deposits, in areas with thick overburden cover.

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