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Abstract Today monuments of industrial history attract more attention than they did decades ago; however, former mining workings are still out of cultural context. Due to evident gaps in the system of Russian subsoil use legislation, as well as the lack of methodological basis for reorganization and operation of former mining workings, the issue of studying the possibilities and constraints of this activity stays topical. Tourist routes arranged based on former mining workings enjoy great popularity, but the number of such sites in Russia ranks below the similar index in Poland and Germany. Analyzing the experience of organizing scientific and educational activities in former mining workings in Russia, the authors have come to a conclusion that further development of this course is in direct relationship to the elaboration level of regulatory and legal framework of using such sites, the efficiency of mechanisms for cooperation between authorities, business and population. The article presents western approaches to solving the legal regulation issues of using out-of-operation mining workings as exemplified by the policies of Germany, Poland and Finland. ; конспект Сегодня памятники промышленной истории привлекают к себе больше внимания, чем десятилетия назад, однако бывшие горные выработки и сегодня по-прежнему остаются вне культурного контек-ста. Одним из основных препятствий их использования для целей, не связанных с добычей полезных ископаемых, выступает слабое разви-тие национального законодательства о пользовании недрами. В насто-ящей статье рассматривается законодательное регулирование вопро-сов туристического использования бывших горных выработок в Рос-сии и приводится аналогичный опыт Германии, Польши и Финляндии.

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The paper is dedicated to the issues of both planar and spatial transformations with respect to the territory affected by mining activities. The planar transformations have been applied among the planar Otto mine coordinate system, St. Stephen Datum of Cadastre Coordinates, and the Datum of Uniform Trigonometric Cadastral Network (hereinafter referred to as JTSK). Here basic transformation characteristics among the above systems are defined. The spatial transformation is performed through a point coordinate conversion between the JTSK and the European Terrestrial Reference System (hereinafter referred to as ETRS89) where conventional relations as well as other conversion possibilities were described. Part of the article is the execution of an experiment of a direct transformation between the St. Stephen Datum of Cadastre Coordinates and the ETRS98 system for the territory of Brno, which was not affected by mining activities. For the above transformation, 8 trigonometric points were used, for which the identity analysis had been done initially. Furthermore, the Interpolation and One Step Transformations were tested, which solve the conversion as divided tasks for both position and heights. The Interpolation Transformation showed better values for residues. The results of the above experiment will be applied for purposes of surveying old mine workings using the GNSS technology.

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The Jeroným Mine, situated in the locality of the Slavkovský les Protected Landscape Area, is a unique heritage site associated with mining in the 15th and 16th centuries. To make this mine working accessible to the public, it is necessary in the first place to stabilize underground voids and to ensure such internal microclimatic conditions so that any degradation of the mine working and any hazard to workers performing restoration operations and later to visitors will not occur. The contribution deals with the factors conditioning and affecting the stability of this system of mine workings.

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Old mine workings situated in a landscape pose a very serious problem from the point of view of people security and property protection. For that reason it is necessary to look for these mine workings and liquidate them. The use of handheld GNSS receivers is one of alternative methods of searching for old mine workings. The accuracy of handheld GNSS receives does not reach the level of accuracy of geodetic apparatuses, but it is sufficient for the purpose of searching for locations of old mine workings as is clear from the considerations given in this article. The test was performed at points of fundamental geodetic control.

AbstractThis research investigated 12‐month‐olds' ability to use person‐specific language to determine to which of several absent things a person is referring. Infants were introduced to two experimenters who played separately with a different ball. One researcher asked infants to retrieve her object when both balls were hidden. Infants selected the correct object when researchers used the pronoun my, but failed to do so when the was used. The present research provides the first evidence of 12‐month‐olds' comprehension of possessive pronouns and indicates that infants use person‐specific language to resolve reference.

Mine dumps or tailings (i.e. 'mine waste') created by mining activities are some of the main environmental impacts of mining. Historically little or no regard was given to the environment while planning mine dumps, since planning was based on minimum cost, the availability of land and the safety of underground workings. Mine dumps continue to cause water and air pollution when abandoned without being rehabilitated. Abandoned mines and their dumps are common features of the South African landscape. Section 46 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) provides that the state is responsible to rehabilitate abandoned mines if the owner is deceased, cannot be traced, ceased to exist or has been liquidated. Rehabilitation of these mines has extensive financial consequences for the state and indirectly to the taxpayer. The aim of this article is to determine the responsibility of historical mining right holders for such rehabilitation. 'Historic polluters' refer to mining companies who caused pollution and environmental degradation due to mining activities before the Minerals Act came into force in 1991. Also to be addressed in this article is the question whether owners of tailings created through an authorisation issued in terms of the now repealed Minerals Act or prior legislation (old order dumps) would be able to escape their rehabilitation obligations or not. Reference will be made to the new proposed amendments to the MPRDA as well in addressing the question.

Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface to this Edition -- The Great Train Robbery -- Who was Bill Miner? -- Stagecoach Shenanigans -- The Gentleman Bandit -- Disaster at Ducks -- Jailbreak! -- Miner's Last Escape -- RNWMP Report: Miner's Capture -- Constable Fernie's Account of Tracking the Miner Gang -- Bibliography -- Frank Anderson's Original Acknowledgements -- Frank Anderson's Original Sources -- Index -- Copyright.