A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.

在早期的小镇，立着些荒废的房屋。

They needed revenue because the mining was dying.

他们需要收入，因为业正在消亡。

Higgins subsequently hired a mining engineer, Captain Anthony Lucas.

希后聘请了一位工程师安东尼·卢卡上尉。

He says, The business of 'mining' is not forbidden in law.

" 法律并没有禁止‘’。"

Human activities such as mining and agriculture also contribute to desertification, Sternberg notes.

腾伯格指出，和农耕等人类活动也会导致荒漠化。

Officials saw contaminants from nearby construction, hospitals and mining.

官方称周边建筑物、医院以及排放了许多污染物。

Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

与新近开发的资源比较类似，他们都充满着可能性。

So, you're mining stuff to craft with and crafting stuff to mine with?

你是为了做东西？

Changes to habitats for grazing, mining and crop production, including the use of harmful fertilisers, have had a huge impact on land and sea.

为了放牧、和农作物生产而改造动物的栖息地，包括使用有害的化肥，对陆地和海洋造成了巨大影响。

The dams contain waste products of mining and can contain materials, which are harmful to the environment and human health.

大坝含有废弃物，可能含有对环境和人类健康有害的材料。

Lacking the easy access to global markets that coastal cities enjoy, Guiyang's economy transformed from one centred around machine manufacturing and mining to services, with an emphasis on computing and big data.

由于不像沿海城市一样容易进入国际市场，贵阳便将经济重心从机械制造业和业转移至以计算和大数据为重点的服务业上。

This otherworldly stretch of shoreline is comprised of leftover mining debris that was washed ashore.

条超凡脱俗的海岸线是由被冲上岸的残骸组成的。

The interesting thing is that world heritage sites only constitute 0.5% of the Earth’s surface – so why can’t people do their mining and industrial development on the remaining 99.5%!

那为什么人们不能在剩下的99. 5%的土地上，发展港口！

The dam is owned by Brazil's largest mining company Vale.

个水坝归巴西最大的集团淡水河谷公司所有。

Australia says the companies involved, including an Indonesian mining firm aren't doing enough to stop about six hundred tons of oil still on board the stricken ship from leaking.

澳大利亚表示涉事的公司包括一家印尼公司，它没有取足够的措施阻止船上约600吨的原油继续泄漏。

Larger particles, known as PM 10, are linked to agriculture, roadways, mining or wind-blown dust.

较大的颗粒物（称为PM 10）与农业、道路、或风扬尘有关。

Some are using methods other than energy-intensive mining to secure their systems.

一些系统使用的是能源密集型以外的方法来保护系统。

He wants to overturn a ban on industrial farming and mining on indigenous lands.

他想推翻禁止在原住民土地进行工业耕作和的禁令。

This resistance did not stop government efforts to get the Black Hills for the miners.

次抵抗并没有阻止政府让人开黑山的努力。

The convoy was carrying workers at a gold mine owned by the Canadian company, Semafo.

车队上的工人所开的是加拿大公司西非公司（Semafo）所有。