Because the ground would burn and cave in
Margaret R Egan has written: 'Impact of air velocity on the development and detection of small coal fires' -- subject(s): Mine fires, Coal mines and mining, Mine ventilation, Fires and fire prevention
William H. Pomroy has written: 'Rapid response pneumatic fire detection for multilevel metal mines' -- subject(s): Air sampling apparatus, Mine fires, Prevention and control, Fire detectors 'Analysis of underground coal mine fire incidents in the United States from 1978 through 1992' -- subject(s): Fires and fire prevention, Coal mines and mining, History 'Economic analysis of surface mining mobile equipment fire protection systems' -- subject(s): Fires and fire prevention, Economic aspects, Mining machinery, Strip mining 'Improved stench fire warning for underground mines' -- subject(s): Mine fires, Prevention and control, Stench fire-warning systems in mines 'Automatic fire protection systems for surface mining equipment' -- subject(s): Fires and fire prevention, Strip mining
The type of mine is called a strip mine.
J. J. Forbes has written: 'Review of dust-allaying practices at working faces in some bituminous-coal and lignite mines' 'Coal-mine explosions and coal- and metal-mine fires in the United States in 1949' -- subject(s): Mine explosions, Coal mines and mining, Mine fires 'Falls of roof'
Well surface mining is when mineral deposits are located near or at the surface
Raymond M. Kacmar has written: 'Reliability of computerized mine monitoring systems' -- subject(s): Data processing, Mine fires, Mine gases, Mine safety, Reliability (Engineering)
The area at the top of a mine is commonly referred to as the "surface" or "surface level." In the context of mining operations, it may also be called the "mine site" or "mine surface facilities," where activities such as processing, storage, and equipment maintenance take place. This area is crucial for access to the underground workings and for managing the resources extracted from the mine.
An open-pit mine is a type of mine exposed on the surface. It involves the removal of material (typically ore and waste rock) overlying the mineral deposit. This method is used when the ore body is near the surface and is commonly used for mining metals such as copper, gold, and iron.
Anglo Gold Ashanti's Tautona Mine,3,902 m below surface
Martin Hertzberg has written: 'The theory of flammability limits' -- subject(s): Combustion, Fire, Fire testing, Flame, Theory of Combustion 'Optical detection of fires and explosions' -- subject(s): Mine explosions, Mine fires 'Coal particle pyrolysis mechanisms and temperatures' -- subject(s): Chemical kinetics, Coal, Combustion, Pyrolysis 'A critique of the dust explosibility index' -- subject(s): Mine dusts, Mine explosions
Clearing away plantation and rock to build buildings, mine gold etc.
Collieries is the group name for a colliery, which is a coal mine and the associated above ground buildings.