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  2. Mining simulator - Wikipedia

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    A mining simulator is a type of simulation used for entertainment as well as in training purposes for mining companies. These simulators replicate elements of real-world mining operations on surrounding screens displaying three-dimensional imagery , motion platforms , and scale models of typical and atypical mining environments and machinery.

  3. Loot box - Wikipedia

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    Mock-up image of opening a loot box in a video game. In video game terminology, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour.

  4. Miner - Wikipedia

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    The basics of mining engineering includes finding, extracting, and preparing minerals, metals and coal. These mined products are used for electric power generation and manufacturing industries. Mining engineers also supervise the construction of underground mine operations and create ways to transport the extracted minerals to processing plants.

  5. Mining - Wikipedia

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    Mining of sulfur from a deposit at the edge of Ijen's crater lake, Indonesia. Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory.

  6. Outline of mining - Wikipedia

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    The hammer and pick, two basic tools traditionally used in mining for breaking rock, together form a main heraldic symbol of mining and miners. It is also used to mark the location of mines on maps. In other locations, the pickaxe and shovel fill the same purpose. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mining:

  7. Loot Crate - Wikipedia

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    Loot Crate also operated a Loot Anime box with anime-related items. [10] In January 2016, Loot Crate announced a Loot Gaming subscription option with boxes containing video game–related content. [11] The company said that the gaming-themed boxes will likely lead to more game-specific cases like the ones for Mass Effect and Fallout 4. [10]

  8. Coal mining - Wikipedia

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    Coal mining greatly increased during the Industrial Revolution and the following decades. The main mining areas were around Aachen and the Ruhr area, along with many smaller areas in other parts of Germany, and until 1945 also in Upper Silesia, while the Saarland was repeatedly under French control. These areas grew and were shaped by coal ...

  9. System Shock - Wikipedia

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    System Shock takes place from a first-person perspective in a three-dimensional (3D) graphical environment. [3] The game is set inside a large, multi-level space station, in which players explore, combat enemies and solve puzzles. [3] [4] Progress is largely non-linear, and the game is designed to allow for emergent gameplay. [5]