Definicija: mineralne surovine v ležiščih, ki niso dovolj raziskana ali izdatna, da bi jih lahko izkoristili z znanimi odkopnimi metodami

Definicija: Controlled utilization or protection of any supply of water so that it is potentially useful for some purpose, such as for an economic, recreational or life-sustaining purpose.

Definicija: Nadzirana uporaba ali zaščita vsake oskrbe z vodo, ki se lahko uporabi za nek namen, npr. gospodarski, rekreativni ali namen, ki ohranja življenje.

Definicija: Industrial minerals are usually defined as "any rock, mineral or other naturally occurring substance of economic value exclusive of metallic ores and mineral fuels". They include such well known materials as granite and marble used as dimension and ornamental stone, limestone, slate, silica, asbestos and a host of other non-metallic minerals that are used principally for industrial purposes.

Definicija: A natural resource which, in terms of human time scales, is contained within the Earth in a fixed quantity and therefore can be used once only in the foreseeable future (although it may be recycled after its first use). This includes the fossil fuels and is extended to include mineral resources and sometimes ground water, although water and many minerals are renewed eventually.

Definicija: Naravni viri, ki so na Zemlji v omejenih količinah (zaradi dolgega nastajanja) in se zato v bližnji prihodnosti lahko uporabi le enkrat (čeprav se lahko reciklira po prvi uporabi). To so fosilna goriva, minerali in včasih talna voda, čeprav se lahko voda in mnogi minerali obnovijo.

Definicija: the resources available within a library service, such as the range of subjects covered, internet access, inter-library loans and film hire

Definicija: the process that mined material undergoes so as to remove all undesirable minerals and separate the desired elements

Definicija: dela, s katerimi se pridobljena mineralna surovina predela v kakovostno in uporabno obliko, vključujoč drobljenje, sejanje in ločevanje po fizikalnih postopkih ter postopke obdelave

Definicija: Planned use of natural resources, in particular of non-renewable resources, in accordance with principles that assure their optimum long-term economic and social benefits.

Definicija: Načrtovana uporaba naravnih virov, posebej neobnovljivih, v skladu z načeli, ki zagotavljajo dolgotrajne ekonomske in socialne koristi.

Definicija: vključuje vsa potrebna dela, da se pride do mineralne surovine z odkopavanjem njenega ležišča ali vrtanjem vanj, da se ležišče mineralne surovine pripravi za izkopavanje oziroma črpanje, da se mineralno surovino izkoplje oziroma da se njeno črpanje izvede in da se mineralno surovino pripelje na obogatitev oziroma vključi v predelavo

Definicija: Controlled utilization or protection of any supply of water so that it is potentially useful for some purpose, such as for an economic, recreational or life-sustaining purpose.

Definicija: Nadzirana uporaba ali zaščita vsake oskrbe z vodo, ki se lahko uporabi za nek namen, npr. gospodarski, rekreativni ali namen, ki ohranja življenje.

Definicija: the process that mined material undergoes so as to remove all undesirable minerals and separate the desired elements

Definicija: dela, s katerimi se pridobljena mineralna surovina predela v kakovostno in uporabno obliko, vključujoč drobljenje, sejanje in ločevanje po fizikalnih postopkih ter postopke obdelave

Definicija: izvedba del, katerih namen je ugotoviti obstoj, položaj in obliko ležišč mineralnih surovin, njihovo kakovost in količino ter pogoje za njihovo izkoriščanje

Definicija: The result of the cumulative activities of farmers, households, and industries, all trying to improve their socio-economic well being. These activities tend to be counterproductive for several reasons. People may not completely understand the long-term consequences of their activities on the natural resource base. The most important ways in which human activity is interfering with the global ecosystem are: a) fossil fuel burning which may double the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by the middle of the next century, as well as further increasing the emissions of sulphur and nitrogen very significantly; b) expanding agriculture and forestry and the associated use of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorous) are significantly altering the natural circulation of these nutrients; c) increased exploitation of the freshwater system both for irrigation in agriculture and industry and for waste disposal.

Definicija: Skupni učinek kmetijstva, gospodinjstev in industrije, ki skušajo izboljšati svoj socialno-ekonomski položaj. Te dejavnosti so lahko kontraproduktivne. Ljudje se še vedno ne zavedajo popolnoma, kakšne dolgoročne posledice ima lahko njihovo početje za naravne vire.. Najusodnejše dejavnosti ljudi na globalni ekosistem so: a) kurjenje fosilnih goriv, ki se lahko do sredine tega stoletja še podvoji, kot tudi izrazito nadaljnje povečanje žveplovih in dušikovih emisij; b) širitev kmetijskih površin in sečnja gozdov ter z njima povezana uporaba gnojil (dušik in fosfor) odločno vplivajo na spremembo naravnega kroženja teh hranil; c) povečana izraba sladkovodnih sistemov, tako za namakanje, kot za kmetijstvo in industrijo ter za odlaganje odpadkov.

Definicija: geološko pregledovanje (prospekcija) terena, podrobno in zvezno geološko točkovno vzorčenje kamnin ter geološko, geokemijsko, geofizično, pedološko in geomehansko raziskovanje zemeljskih struktur, z namenom najti ležišča mineralnih surovin