Glory hole (minería) — Glory hole en la mina Kimberley (Sudáfrica). El término glory hole (cuya traducción aproximada sería «agujero glorioso» o «agujero de la gloria») se utiliza informalmente en minería para designar los enormes agujeros creados por excavaciones… … Wikipedia Español
Glory hole — may refer to:* Glory hole (mining), a type of mine excavation * Glory hole (petroleum production), a type of underwater excavation * Glory hole (sexual), a hole in a wall used for sexual purposes * High Bridge, Lincoln, a bridge in the United… … Wikipedia
Glory hole (petroleum production) — A glory hole in the context of the offshore petroleum industry is an excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice. An economically attractive… … Wikipedia
Glory hole (sexual slang) — A glory hole (also spelled gloryhole and glory hole)cite web last=O Hara first=Scott authorlink=Scott O Hara coauthors= title=Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O Hara publisher=Haworth Press; ISBN 0789005735 date=1999, page… … Wikipedia
glory hole — 1. Naut. a. the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers. b. lazaretto (def. 3). c. any locker or enclosed space for loose gear. 2. Glassmaking. an auxiliary furnace for reheating glass that has cooled during offhand… … Universalium
mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… … Universalium
Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany … Wikipedia
Underground mining (hard rock) — A three dimensional model of an underground mine with shaft access Underground hard rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals, mainly those containing metals[1] such as ore containing gold … Wikipedia
Topic outline of mining — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of mining topics. Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Materials recovered by… … Wikipedia
Outline of mining — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mining: Mining – extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Any material… … Wikipedia
