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Old oil drilling site in the Pechora Delta, Russia Situated in the Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug, in northwestern Russia , Nenetsky Zapovednik has, since 1997, helped preserve the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the western part of the Russian Arctic. Here, within the ...

By Peter Prokosch

Taimyr Coastline The Taimyr Autominous Area occupies 800,000 sq km, an area the size of England, France and the Netherlands combined. Only 3% of the subsurface here has been studied but there are believed to be healthy reserves of coal, ...

By Peter Prokosch

Geyser at Geysir, Iceland Geysers are named after this site, Geysir, a famous tourism attraction in Iceland. They are a type of hot spring and occur only under specific conditions where water boiling deep down in a series of tubes in the ground c...

By Peter Prokosch

Rotorua, New Zealand The geysers around the Rotorua area have value for potential scientific study, as tourist attractions and as energy sources. Of the 5 major geyser fields existing here 110 years ago, only 1 remains, at Rotorua, a resul...

By Yannick Beaudoin

Mining Machinery Mining is a global industry that underpins industrial development in many regions. It is a key sector not only because it is the source of essential raw materials, but also because it potentially leads to economic and so...

By Lawrence Hislop

Mining Machinery Mining activities can cause severe environmental degradation because of its location (almost all conceivable places, often with insufficient infrastructure), size and timescale. Potential negative impacts of mining opera...

By Lawrence Hislop

Mining machinery Mining is a global industry that underpins industrial development in many regions. It is a key sector not only because it is the source of essential raw materials, but also because it potentially leads to economic and so...

By Lawrence Hislop

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