Sentence examples for exploitation of minerals from inspiring English sources

But through the takeover of land, exploitation of minerals and privatisation of resources, west Africa's wealth is leaving in shiploads, just as it always has done.

Cape Town was South Africa's economic base until the discovery and exploitation of minerals in the interior; today it is one of the nation's most important industrial centres and a major seaport.

The exploitation of minerals, the capitalization of settler agriculture, and the establishment of manufacturing industries drew Africans into the world economy as workers and peasants, transforming class structures and political alignments and shifting the division of labour between men and women.

Exploitation of mineral resources such as gold, petroleum, and natural gas also diversified the economy.

During the 20th century the exploitation of mineral deposits was so intense that serious depletion of many resources was predicted.

A lack of security and legal clarity has also prevented the large-scale exploitation of mineral resources.

The economy has been boosted by the entry of large projects dedicated to the exploitation of mineral resources, that have employed thousands of Mozambicans.

In British Guiana settlers discovered gold in 1879, thereby inaugurating the exploitation of mineral resources that have since become the dominant industries of Guyana and Suriname.

Since then, the federal government has tried to balance exploitation of mineral resources with other uses like recreation and environmental protection.

The Tibet propaganda office said Wednesday in response to earlier faxed questions from this newspaper that Tibet's "ecological environment is fragile," and so the regional government pays "great attention to environmental protection work during the exploitation of mineral resources".

"That is one of the reasons why we have been stressing the achievement and implementation of the MDGs [millennium development goals] and the governments making sure that the deals they are making for the exploitation of mineral resources, and the benefits that accrue from that, affects the population.