In a message dated 5/30/00 9:09:20 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< In this case, in the UK, both 'mine' and 'quarry' will be defined in
statute
in respect of health and safety legislation. But, as Bernard says, the
terms are open to variable interpretation depending on industry and
location, and none of us could come up with a universal definition. >>
Regardless of law the person who enforces the regulation he is called a "Mine
Inspector" if he is inspecting a pit or a quarry.
I am enjoying this interplay on definition. At one time had tried to limit
"mining" to underground metal mines. I lost that argument 45 years ago when
the Frasch Process for mining sulfur was studied in Mining 101 my freshman
year at the Arizona School of Mines. By-the-way, oil production, oil field
reserve and value calculations were studies in Mine Evaluation as an upper
level class. I had to eat a lot of crow before I came to realize that law
at different times changes or makes up definitions for regulation and
taxation. Miners would be glad to mine just about anything you want from the
earth and sell it to you at a profit. The US Bureau of Land Management, for
example, is still changing definitions for regulation purposes.
Mason Coggin
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