Slurry dam

An artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for the purpose of storage or control of water.

dam

Environment; Environmental conservation

A structure of earth, rock, or concrete designed to form a basin and hold water back to make a pond, lake, or reservoir.

dam

Animals; Dogs

The female parent.

lignite

Energy; Coal

Lignite is a soft brown type of coal, with characteristics that places it somewhere between hard coal and peat. Lignite has a lower energy content and different characteristics ...

zechstein

Energy; Coal

Formations containing salt that were laid down in the second part of the Permian Period, the salt has risen up under or through the overlying formations in many places, producing ...

coal measures

Energy; Coal

The various strata which contain seams of coal.

Tavan Tolgoi

Energy; Coal

Situated at South Gobi desert in Mongolia, Tavan Tolgoi is the world's largest untapped coking coal reserve with an estimated deposit of 6 billion metric tons of steelmaking coal. ...

Energy; Coal

Refers to both wet deposition and dry deposition. Both occur as a result of ammonium, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur mixing with water molecules to create a higher acidity than the ...