Sentence examples for given to mining from inspiring English sources

He notes that half of Mexico's land has been given to mining companies, but the industry generates few jobs and contributes just one percent to the country's GDP.

Whichever way you look at it, there's an awful lot of money being given to mining companies so they can buy cheap fuel.

About £40m was given to Mining Scotland to open a new coal-face at Longannet colliery in Fife.

I suspect the answer I gave would probably apply to mining.

He wants a new constitution to allow the state "a role in generating wealth", to ban foreign (and especially Chilean) companies from "strategic" businesses and "review" past tax breaks given to foreign mining companies to attract investment.

"The huge subsidies given to the mining industry are immoral and the economic benefit for a small few, which are sacrificing the health and livelihoods of people, is not even justified given that coal is an outmoded energy source.

BSGR responded to this allegation by saying that the car was worth no more than $2,000, and had been given to the mining ministry, not an individual, in a ceremony that was held in public.

Pages related to work hazards were stripped out of it and given to the mine superintendent.

Last week Joyce wrote to his cabinet colleague Hunt asking if "urgent consideration" could be given to stopping the mine in light of community concerns.

There wasn't enough thought given to cases like mine or anyone who had a bad year.

While consideration was given to reopening the closed mines, this was not deemed viable and instead the few remaining mines increased their production.