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Headframe

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A headframe (also known as a gallows frame, winding tower, hoist frame,Ernst, Dr.-Ing. Richard (1989). Wörterbuch der Industriellen Technik (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Oscar Brandstetter, 1989. pit frame, shafthead frame, headgear, headstock or poppethead) is the structural frame above an underground mine shaft. [1]

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Barony A Frame

The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire, Scotland, located west of Auchinleck.

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Big Pit National Coal Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum (Pwll Mawr Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru) is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, South Wales.

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Blaenavon

Blaenavon (Blaenafon) is a town in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.

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Bochum

Bochum (Westphalian: Baukem) is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and part of the Arnsberg region.

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Butte, Montana

Butte is a town in, and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States.

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Chililabombwe

Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a small town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia.

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Cilfynydd RFC

Cilfynydd Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Cilfynydd in Pontypridd, Wales.

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Cladding (construction)

Cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Commercial off-the-shelf

Commercial off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) satisfy the needs of the purchasing organization, without the need to commission custom-made, or bespoke, solutions.

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Con Mine

The Con Mine (1938-2003) was the first gold mine developed in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just south of Yellowknife.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Developed country

A developed country, industrialized country, more developed country, or "more economically developed country" (MEDC), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.

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Developing country

A developing country (or a low and middle income country (LMIC), less developed country, less economically developed country (LEDC), underdeveloped country) is a country with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

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German Mining Museum

The German Mining Museum in Bochum (Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum) or DBM is one of the most visited museums in Germany with around 365,700 visitors (2012)per year.

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Hoist (mining)

In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.

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Llanharan RFC

Llanharan Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Llanharan, South Wales.

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Mine reclamation

Mine reclamation is the process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state.

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Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Ruhr

The Ruhr (Ruhrgebiet), or the Ruhr district, Ruhr region, Ruhr area or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Shaft mining

Shaft mining or shaft sinking is excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom.

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Slip forming

Slip forming, continuous poured, continuously formed, or slipform construction is a construction method in which concrete is poured into a continuously moving form.

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South Wales Valleys

The South Wales Valleys (Cymoedd De Cymru) are a group of industrialised valleys in South Wales.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Yellowknife

Yellowknife is the capital and only city, as well as the largest community, in the Northwest Territories (NT or NWT), Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headframe

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