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Mining term for the surface where the mining work is advancing
mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called the pit face, while in underground mining
Face_(mining)
Form of underground coal mining
Longwall mining is a form of underground coal mining where a long single face of coal, known as a panel, is mined with a continuous cut across its entirety
Longwall_mining
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
Mining is the extraction of geological materials and minerals from Earth's surface. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through
Mining
Process of getting coal to the surface
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely
Coal_mining
Type of mining in which the soil/rock above mineral deposits is removed
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying
Surface_mining
Topics referred to by the same term
solid object Face (hieroglyph), a portrayal of the human face, frontal view. Face (mining), the surface where the mining work is advancing Face (sociological
Face_(disambiguation)
Person working within a mine
earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting
Miner
pilipes, black mining bee Andrena polita, Maidstone mining bee Andrena praecox, small sallow mining bee Andrena proxima, broad-faced mining bee Andrena rosae
List_of_bees_of_Great_Britain
Mining techniques used to extract minerals/materials from sedimentary rock
Underground soft-rock mining is a group of underground mining techniques used to extract coal, oil shale, potash, and other minerals or geological materials
Underground_soft-rock_mining
Accident occurring during the process of mining minerals
underground coal mining, although accidents also occur in hard rock mining. Coal mining is considered much more hazardous than hard rock mining due to flat-lying
Mining_accident
Process of extracting gold from the ground
Gold mining involves the extraction of gold either via conventional mining or via placer mining, as it is a soft metal, gold is relatively easy to separate
Gold_mining
Surface mining technique
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals
Open-pit_mining
Mining company
Barrick Mining Corporation is a mining company that produces gold and copper. It has mining operations and projects in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Democratic
Barrick_Mining
1983 studio album by The The
Soul Mining is the debut studio album by the English post-punk and synth-pop band the The. Matt Johnson, the lead singer and songwriter behind the The
Soul_Mining
Mining in Mexico represented 2.4% of the nation's gross domestic product in 2023 and employed 350,000 people in 2020. Mexico is the world's largest producer
Mining_in_Mexico
Violent underground phenomenon
the face area as mining occurs, resulting in stress relaxation (see below). The stress regime at the face - high stress on and around the mining face can
Outburst_(mining)
This is a partial glossary of coal mining terminology commonly used in the coalfields of the United Kingdom. Some words were in use throughout the coalfields
Glossary of coal mining terminology
Glossary_of_coal_mining_terminology
Removal of human labor from the mining industry
Automated mining involves the removal of human labor from the mining process. The mining industry is in the transition towards automation. It can still
Automated_mining
American prospector (1847–1897)
founding of Tombstone. He entered into a partnership with his brother Al and mining engineer Richard Gird in a handshake deal that produced millions of dollars
Ed_Schieffelin
and marine biodiversity. The people of Nauru also face continued negative health effects from the mining in the form of phosphate dust pollution and cadmium
Effects_of_mining_in_Nauru
Digital asset using a distributed ledger
was introduced in 2009. Mining is measured by hash rate, typically in TH/s. A 2023 IMF working paper found that crypto mining could generate 450 million
Cryptocurrency
Facial recognition system
new online triplet mining method. The system achieved an accuracy of 99.63%, which is the highest score to date on the Labeled Faces in the Wild dataset
FaceNet
Canadian businessman
founder and largest shareholder of Bre-X, a mining firm that enacted the largest fraud in Canadian mining history. Walsh was born and grew up in Westmount
David_Walsh_(mining)
Species of bee
The ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria), also known as the Danubian miner or grey mining bee, is a species of sand bee found in Europe. Its distinctive
Ashy_mining_bee
Mining company
extraction and haulage of coal and minerals in both underground and surface mining. The company had manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Texas
Joy_Global
1935 British film by Alberto Cavalcanti
glimpse into the lives of a Yorkshire mining community and the dangerous working conditions the miners routinely faced. The film largely reuses older footage
Coal_Face
Mining operation extracting rock salt or halite
and advanced the techniques of producing salt. Salt mining was an arduous task for them, as they faced geographical and technological constraints. Salt was
Salt_mining
American mining company
Newmont Corporation is an American gold mining company based in Denver, Colorado. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921,
Newmont
Exploitation of raw materials from asteroids
Asteroid mining is the hypothetical and technically possible extraction of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects
Asteroid_mining
Sand mining, especially illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu state is done on river beds, basins and beaches, It has been on an increase, since the beginning
Sand_mining_in_Tamil_Nadu
including: Transportation of ore and waste rock Ventilation Creating a free face for mining Movement of workers via manway ladders Puhakka, Tulla (1997). Underground
Raise_(mining)
Process of excavating a vertical or near vertical tunnel from the top down
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shallow shafts
Shaft_sinking
Mining in Australia has long been a significant primary sector industry and contributor to the Australian economy by providing export income, royalty payments
Mining_in_Australia
Species of bee
reddish-brown hairs, with some long white hairs on the face, and a tooth on each of the mandibles. The tawny mining bee lives in Europe, ranging from the Balkans
Tawny_mining_bee
Cave-in and miner rescue in Atacama Region, Chile
A mining accident began on 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional
2010_Copiapó_mining_accident
Mining in Bolivia has been a dominant feature of the Bolivian economy as well as Bolivian politics since 1557. Colonial era silver mining in Bolivia,
Mining_in_Bolivia
Mineral extraction from the ocean floor
Deep sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed of the deep sea. The main ores of commercial interest are polymetallic nodules, which are
Deep_sea_mining
surveys which may substantially increase mining's share of the country's GDP. The mineral industry is faced with a low level of exploration and exploitation
Mining_industry_of_Eswatini
actionable knowledge discovery. Data-driven pattern mining and knowledge discovery in databases face such challenges that the discovered outputs are often
Domain_driven_data_mining
Independent, small-scale, subsistence mining
and small-scale mining (ASM) is a blanket term for a wide variety of types of small mining that range from manual subsistence mining using simple tools
Artisanal_mining
1936 painting by Herndon Davis
up there, and the whim struck me to paint a face on the floor of the old Teller House barroom. In its mining boom heyday it was just such a floor as the
The Face on the Barroom Floor (painting)
The_Face_on_the_Barroom_Floor_(painting)
applications create models based on what they identify such as a person's face. Mining applications extract one or more instances from a large amount of data
Intel_Tera-Scale
British inventor and mining engineer (1771–1833)
many ups and downs and at one point faced financial ruin, also suffering from the strong rivalry of many mining and steam engineers of the day. During
Richard_Trevithick
Gold mining business
Acacia Mining (formerly African Barrick Gold plc) is a gold mining business operating in Tanzania, with exploration properties in Kenya, Burkina Faso
Acacia_Mining
2006 video game
Face of Mankind is a discontinued first and third-person massively multiplayer online action role playing game (MMOARPG) set in a futuristic persistent
Face_of_Mankind
United States federal law
The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum
General_Mining_Act_of_1872
The European mining industry has a long tradition. Although the continent's mines earn a small share of GDP, they provide a large and significant share
Mineral_industry_of_Europe
Mining industry in France
Mining in France is based solely on the nature of the material, whether extracted from the surface or underground. These include fuels (coal, hydrocarbons
Mining_in_France
Device used to excavate tunnels
tunnels. TBMs are an alternative to drilling and blasting methods and "hand mining", allowing more rapid excavation through hard rock, wet or dry soil, or
Tunnel_boring_machine
with granite, further diversifying its mining sector. However, this sector, despite being very important, faces challenges, mainly due to lack of infrastructure
Mining_industry_of_Botswana
coal imports grew to nearly 91 million tons in 1987. Domestic coal mining companies faced cheap coal imports and high production costs, which caused them
Mining_in_Japan
American multinational corporation
The 3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry
3M
Historical German industry
Mining in the Upper Harz region of central Germany was a major industry for several centuries, especially for the production of silver, lead, copper, and
Mining_in_the_Upper_Harz
Piece of protective headgear worn by bal maidens
labourers in the mining industries of Cornwall and Devon). The gook was a bonnet which covered the head and projected forward over the face, to protect the
Gook_(headgear)
Overview of the mining industry in Wales
Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early to mid twentieth century. It
Mining_in_Wales
1959 film by Paul Wendkos
with "Ray Kincaid the mining inspector" due to his travelling with Alice. The deputies say that a wanted poster (with Larsen's face on it) will arrive on
Face_of_a_Fugitive
1931 novel by A. Merritt
The Face in the Abyss is a fantasy novel by American writer A. Merritt. It is composed of a novelette with the same title and its sequel, "The Snake Mother"
The_Face_in_the_Abyss
Type of railway that operates in a mine
haulage cable from the winch to the working face, threading it over pulleys at any sharp turns. Explosion-proof mining locomotives from Schalker Eisenhütte are
Mine_railway
Economic sector
Mining has had a small impact on the economy of Greenland. Since 2010, governance over the sector has been under the authority of the Naalakkersuisut (Government
Mining_in_Greenland
Mining industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Concerns over unethical mining practices also attracted international attention, as companies such as Tesla, Google, and Apple faced a lawsuit related to
Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mining_industry_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
the country's economy. In 1916, the Aluminium Company of America began mining bauxite in the then Dutch colony of Surinam which over time became Suriname's
Mining_industry_of_Suriname
47°32′03″N 14°14′47″E / 47.534153°N 14.246306°E / 47.534153; 14.246306 The mining disaster at Lassing occurred the morning of 17 July 1998. The accident in
Lassing_mining_disaster
Country in West Africa
peoples, impacting household nutrition and income levels. Mining labor in Liberia has faced criticism from civil society groups and, notably, Joshua Obediah
Liberia
Mineral deposit area and environmental harm in Venezuela
The Orinoco Mining Arc (OMA), is a resource-rich area in Venezuela that has become a hub for illegal mining. It was opened to development in February
Orinoco_Mining_Arc
Australian businesswoman (born 1954)
Rinehart (née Hancock, born 9 February 1954) is an Australian billionaire mining magnate, businesswoman, and heiress. She is the executive chairman of Hancock
Gina_Rinehart
Environmental problems from uncontrolled mining
Environmental impact of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Mining can cause erosion, sinkholes
Environmental impact of mining
Environmental_impact_of_mining
Canadian mining company
Hudbay Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mining company that produces copper, gold, silver, zinc, and molybdenum. In 2024, the company produced 137,943 tonnes
Hudbay
English artist (1930–2001)
2010:[citation needed] Coal Faces Mining Lives. Portraits of an industry and its people, Imogen D. Townsend. The National Mining Museum for England Trust
Marjorie_Arnfield
National park in Guyana
protesters to leave or face consequences. The villagers claimed to be mining in a buffer zone that was marked as land to be used for mining in accordance with
Kaieteur_National_Park
Realistic artificially generated media
The program replaced Jenner's face by an AI calculated face of Ornella Muti. As a result, the AI actor has the face of the Italian actor Ornella Muti
Deepfake
Mining in Guyana is a significant contributor to the economy owing to sizable reserves of bauxite, gold, and diamonds. Much of these resources are found
Mining_in_Guyana
Mining in Afghanistan is controlled by the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Kabul, which has offices in different parts of the country. Afghanistan has
Mining_in_Afghanistan
Mining was one of the most prosperous activities in Roman Britain. Britain was rich in resources such as copper, gold, iron, lead, salt, silver, and tin
Mining_in_Roman_Britain
Australian businessman (1950–2010)
June 2010) was an Australian mining executive, he was the principal shareholder and former CEO of the Macarthur Coal Ltd mining company. He was the only child
Ken_Talbot
The Grass Valley Mining District, located in Grass Valley, California, was associated with the history of U.S. gold mining during the California Gold
Grass_Valley_Mining_District
1960 mineshaft collapse at Clydesdale Colliery, South Africa
The Coalbrook mining disaster was the worst mining accident in the history of South Africa. The disaster occurred in the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale
Coalbrook_mining_disaster
South African businessman (born 1962)
Forbes. He is the founder and Non-executive Chairman of major South African mining company African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals
Patrice_Motsepe
Marine protected area in the Cook Islands
significant support within the government for seabed mining the bill was not passed. Although any mining activity must be kept to certain areas of the park
Marae_Moana
Territory of Canada
existing stockpile. No new mining; closed. Doris North Gold Mine Newmont Mining approx 3 km (1.9 mi) underground drifting/mining, none milled or processed
Nunavut
5% was in the oil sector. Kazakhstan's mining industry is estimated at US$29.5 billion by 2017. Kazakhstan faces a number of environmental challenges,
Mineral industry of Kazakhstan
Mineral_industry_of_Kazakhstan
Mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals and gems
Underground hard-rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate "hard" minerals, usually those containing metals, such as
Underground_hard-rock_mining
Sea harbor in Sardinia, Italy
an outstanding engineering feat. The Masua hub was a complex of several mining operations in the Sulcis area, a region of Sardinia rich in coal, sulphur
Porto_Flavia
Pile built of accumulated spoil
bing) is a pile built of accumulated spoil – waste material removed during mining. Spoil tips are not formed of slag, but in some areas, such as England and
Spoil_tip
commercial activity. Gold mining is done through surface panning by women and children who collect gold from the ground, and deep pit mining by unskilled miners
Mineral_industry_of_Somalia
Climate change in the US state of West Virginia
change also could affect the success of tree plantings to stabilize open-face mining sites. The state of West Virginia is 97% forested, and much of this cover
Climate change in West Virginia
Climate_change_in_West_Virginia
2011 mining conflict in La Rioja, Argentina
The Famatina mining protests opposed gold mining in La Rioja, Argentina beginning in 2011. Osisko Mining Corporation, based in Montreal, Canada, signed
Famatina_mining_protests
Country in South Asia
World Economic Forum. Retrieved 24 February 2017. Dawn 2009b. Runde 2016. Mining.com 2026. ADB 2025b. Kiani 2025. "Pakistan has been recognized as Best Country
Pakistan
American mining company
The Bunker Hill Mining Company is a mining company with facilities in Kellogg and Wardner, Idaho. Simeon Reed bought the Bunker Hill Mine and Mill, and
Bunker_Hill_Mining_Company
Hauling coal from a mine to the surface
February 2007. Durham Mining Museum, "Mining Occupations". Accessed 19 February 2007. Riley, Bill. Pitwork.net. "Early Coal Mining History: Child Labour
Hurrying
Association football club in Zabrze, Poland
word for "Miner", reflecting the fact that Zabrze was an important coal-mining centre. It was a multi-sports club with several departments, including athletics
Górnik_Zabrze
Measure of the speed of blockchain miners
significant concern of a 51% attack. Mining difficulty, intrinsically connected to hashrate, indicates the challenge miners face in producing a hash lower than
Hashrate
Form of carbon
Apart from Alrosa, other important diamond mining companies include BHP, which is the world's largest mining company; Rio Tinto, the owner of the Argyle
Diamond
Function for machine learning algorithms
puzzling that the mining process neglects "very hard" negatives (i.e., closer to the anchor than the positive). Experiments conducted by the FaceNet designers
Triplet_loss
Coal bed in the Appalachian Basin
continued to burn for years, leading to collapse of part of the face of the hill. Mining rights were formally purchased from the chiefs of the Six Nations
Pittsburgh_coal_seam
Dubuque, Iowa and its surrounding region has a history involving the mining of the area's lead-zinc deposits along with other metals like iron. Both natives
Mining_in_Dubuque
Nations. The Central African Mining and Exploration Company (CAMEC), one of Africa's primary mining enterprises, has faced criticisms for its unregulated
Mineral_industry_of_Africa
Landslide in Malaysia
well known for its tin mining industry) close to the Strait of Malacca. Video footage shows the rapid collapse of the working face closest the sea, allowing
Pantai_Remis_landslide
The mining industry of Madagascar is mostly on a small scale, centred mainly around remote locations with large mineral deposits. Mining potential is noted
Mining_industry_of_Madagascar
Extracting minerals from the seabed
Seabed mining, also known as seafloor mining is the recovery of minerals from the seabed by techniques of underwater mining. The concept includes mining at
Seabed_mining
Environmental protection and equity
Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia is the study of environmental justice – the interdisciplinary body of social science literature studying
Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia
Environmental_justice_and_coal_mining_in_Appalachia
FACE MINING
FACE MINING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; Reaney suggests a nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’, but he also cites documentary evidence of a personal name which probably also gave rise to the surname.Perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Rase.Slovenian (southwestern Slovenia) : nickname from raca ‘duck’, formed with the suffix -e, used mainly of young people, possibly denoting someone who walked like a duck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fay.Southern French : variant of Fay 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fayne.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Nice Face; Six Faced
Male
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Åžtefan, FANE means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern, also found in South Wales)
English (southwestern, also found in South Wales) : variant of Veazey.Americanized spelling of German Fehse, Vehse, variants of Feese.Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi, from a pet form of the personal name Gervasius (see Gervais).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk)
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk) : variant of Faulks.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Facco, a variant of Falco, itself probably a short form of a personal name formed with fal, a tribal name (as in Westphalia) or alternatively a byname meaning ‘falcon’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, a survival of Old English Mæssa, which came to be taken as a pet form of Matthew.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a mace-bearer, from Old French masse ‘mace’.English : habitational name from Macé in Orne, France.French (Macé) : variant of Massey; also a vernacular form of the personal name Mathieu (see Matthew).
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fay, FAE means "fairy."
Boy/Male
English
A mace was a medieval weapon used by knights.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fay, FAYE means "fairy."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Northamptonshire)
English (chiefly Northamptonshire) : probably from the obsolete slang term facer, denoting a braggart or bully. The earliest citation for this term in OED is c. 1515.Americanized spelling of German Feeser.
Male
English
 English byname transferred to forename use, ACE means "number one." Compare with another form of Ace.
Male
French
 Variant form of Norman French Asce, ACE means "noble at birth." Compare with another form of Ace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman and Old French personal name, Ace, Asse, from Germanic (Frankish) Azzo, Atso, a pet form of personal names containing adal ‘noble’ as a first element.Possibly an Americanized form of German Atz, which has the same origin as 1.
Surname or Lastname
Italian (Faré)
Italian (Faré) : Lombard variant of Ferrari.English : topographic name for a dweller by the roadside, Middle English fare (Old English fær).English : variant spelling of Fair.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Paschalis (see Pascal, Italian Pasquale).nickname for a mild-mannered and peaceable person, from Middle English pace, pece ‘peace’, ‘concord’, ‘amity’ (via Anglo-Norman French from Latin pax, genitive pacis).Italian : from the medieval personal name Pace, used for both men and women, from the word pace ‘peace’ (see 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal name Boniface.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Fese, a variant of Feese.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’, probably denoting someone with silver-gray hair. Compare Glass.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of cord and string, from Middle English lace ‘cord’ (Old French laz, las).
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the French personal name Pascal, PACE means "Passover; Easter."
FACE MINING
FACE MINING
Girl/Female
Indian
Diminutive of Jumana, Small
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Name of a Hindu Month
Girl/Female
Indian
Someone gives shelter
Girl/Female
Biblical
The ancient of the people, the devourer.
Boy/Male
Norse
Bridal gift.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Freedom
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Teutonic American German English
Capable with a spear.
Male
English
Pet form of English Reuben, RUBY means "behold, a son." Compare with feminine Ruby.
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v. t.
To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
a.
Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.
a.
Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced.
imp. & p. p.
of Face
a.
Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.
v. i.
To present a face or front.
a.
Having a thin face.
a.
Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
v. i.
To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.
a.
Having a broad, flat face.
v. t.
To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.
v. i.
To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
a.
Having a plump, short face.
v. t.
To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
v. t.
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
n.
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
a.
Having a round, full face.
v. t.
To run a race with.
v.
Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare.
n.
Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.