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Welcome to '''WikiProject Mining'''!

Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of [[mining]], and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This project aims to provide factual, unbiased information on [[Resource#Natural_resources|mineral resource]] [[Mining|mines]], mining and mining related topics, from prehistory to the present.

It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic, be they mining professionals, fans of history, technology, or the geosciences, or anyone else. If you would like to help, please [[/Members|join]] the project, inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mining|talk page]] and see the [[#Open tasks|to-do list]] below.

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== Scope ==
WikiProject Mining aims to increase the knowledge base of Wikipedia via focusing effort on improving articles related to
* [[Mining]], be it placer, hard rock, coal, base metals, solution mining, or [[quarry]]ing
* [[Geology]] articles related to [[mine]]s, mineral deposits, [[ore genesis]] and theoretical metallogenic subjects
* Technology of mining - digging, crushing, blasting, excavators, etc.
* [[Mineral processing]] and [[extractive metallurgy]] - ore dressing, smelting, roasting, leaching, etc.
* Mineral resources - in a financial, geological, technical and practical sense
* Mining communities, regions and companies
* Mining/miners' biographies
=== Categories ===
The main category for the project is [[:Category:Mining]].

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==How to help==
=== Style guidelines ===
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=== Open tasks ===
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*[[Gold mining in Nevada]]: I added a bit, & put it on my to-do list, but this page needs work! See [[Talk:Gold mining in Nevada]]. Cheers, [[User:Tillman|Pete Tillman]] ([[User talk:Tillman|talk]]) 22:56, 28 January 2008 (UTC), Consulting Geologist, Arizona and New Mexico (USA)
*[[Diamond drilling]] needs some work and some expansion.  It may need an entire re-write.  I cleaned it up a bit, eliminated sentence fragments and added some tags for citations and expert attention, but it still has a long way to go, and I have no good references myself.  Thanks[[User:Theseeker4|Theseeker4]] ([[User talk:Theseeker4|talk]]) 17:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
* [[Elliot Lake#Mining|Elliot Lake]] - I have started creating pages for the historical Uranium mines in the area.  Anyone who wishes to is welcome to contribute.  I will eventually try to do the same for the Beaverlodge District.  -- [[User:Turgan|Turgan]] <sup>[[User talk:Turgan|Talk]]</sup> 14:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
:*Note to use the new [[:Category:Mines in Elliot Lake]], rather than [[:Category:Mines in Ontario]].--[[User:Kelapstick|kelapstick]] ([[User talk:Kelapstick|talk]]) 22:10, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
*[[Lengenbach Quarry]] - not a new article, but I just discovered it and templated the talk page. An interesting quarry, type locality of 27 valid minerals. Needs work. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 18:18, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
*[[Portal:Mining]] - Looks like a good place to start.  [[User:Turgan|Turgan]] <sup>[[User talk:Turgan|Talk]]</sup> 11:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

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==New content==
=== New articles ===
Please feel free to list your new mining-related articles here.

Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,500 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them, ''and cite their sources'', should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the Wikipedia [[Main Page]].

Articles older than '''one year''' may be removed from this list. For a full list, see [[:Category:WikiProject Mining articles]].

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* {{#invoke:Page assessment|iconLink|Lightband Gully}} – 8 January 2025
* {{#invoke:Page assessment|iconLink|Greenstone gold mine}} – 8 January 2025
* {{#invoke:Page assessment|iconLink|Trans-Tasman Resources}} – 18 April 2024

===New maps===
Please feel free to list your new mining-related maps here.

Files older than '''one year''' may be removed from this list.

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* [[:File:Gold mines Kalgoorlie 2.svg]] – 1 May 2022
* [[:File:Gold mines Kalgoorlie Leonora (2).svg]] – 1 May 2022
* [[:File:Gold mines Leonora 2.svg]] – 1 May 2022
* [[:File:Gold mines Meekathara Leinster 2.svg]] – 7 May 2022
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== Related projects ==
===Parent projects===
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Geology]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Engineering]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Technology]]
===Sister projects===
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Rocks and Minerals]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Companies]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Energy]], sharing coal mining topics
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Ghost towns]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Metalworking]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Organized Labor]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Archaeology]], for [[Stone Age]] topics and [[industrial archaeology]]

===Regional noticeboards===
If an article or topic has a specific regional focus (such as a specific mine or mining region), you might also consider asking those with local knowledge at one of the [[Wikipedia:Regional notice boards|regional notice boards]].

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== Templates ==
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Mining/Templates}}

===General===
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| {{tlx|WikiProject Mining}}<br><br> ''Place this on the talk page of any mining articles''
| style="text-align: left; " | {{WikiProject Mining|category=no}}
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| {{tlx|Image requested|mining}} <br><br>''Place this on the talk page beneath the project tag when an image would clearly improve the coverage of a physical object (e.g. mine, equipment). It will automatically add to a category for requested mining images. See the template for documentation on how to make a geographic-specific request (i.e. for an appeal to users in the region where a mine is located).''
| {{Image requested|mining|category=no}}
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| {{tlx|Mining-stub}}<br><br> ''Place on a stub article that is under the scope of WikiProject Mining''
| style="text-align: left; " | {{Mining-stub|category=no}}
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==Awards==
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|<span style="display:none;">Original Barnstar</span><big>'''The Mining Barnstar'''</big>
This barnstar is given to recognize particularly fine contributions to areas of work within the articles on mining, to let people know that their hard work is seen and appreciated.<!--description borrowed from [[WP:WikiProject Virginia]], see that page's article for attribution-->
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