Resource extraction definition

Resource extraction means the harvesting of timber and extraction of mineral and aggregate resources, including the associated mitigation and reclamation activities and related transportation;
Resource extraction means the development of a site for the purpose of extracting materials such as sand or gravel. Resource extraction shall also include restoration of the site following extraction of the resource material.
Resource extraction means the surface or subsurface mining of metallic or non-metallic minerals, and preliminary processing of those minerals;

Examples of Resource extraction in a sentence

  • Resource extraction was the second largest source of impairments to surface waters and along with abandoned mining, impacted nearly 600 miles of rivers and streams in the Upper ▇▇▇▇▇ Fork Basin.


More Definitions of Resource extraction

Resource extraction means a use involving clearing or grading of land or the removal, for commercial purposes, of native vegetation, topsoil, fill, sand, gravel, rock, petroleum, natural gas, coal, metal ore, or any other mineral, and other operations having similar characteristics the removal of natural gas, coal, metal ore, or any other mineral or soil-based materials including, but not limited to rock, gravel, sand, clay, topsoil, and peat, or the cutting of trees, and the transport of these materials beyond the legal boundaries of the property of origin.
Resource extraction means a use involving clearing or grading of land or the removal, for commercial purposes, of native vegetation, topsoil, fill, sand, gravel, rock, petroleum, natural gas, coal, metal ore, or any other mineral, and other operations having similar characteristics a primary land use involving the removal of any naturally occurring material. If the removal of a naturally occurring material is the result of a primary land use, such as property development, the removal of the naturally occurring material is a secondary land use and is not considered resource extraction.
Resource extraction means a use involving on-site extraction of surface or subsurface mineral products or natural resources, excluding oil and gas wells and the grading and removal of dirt. Typical uses include quarries, borrow pits, sand and gravel pits and mining.
Resource extraction means the removal of mineral or soil-based materials including, but not limited to rock, gravel, sand, clay, topsoil, and peat, or the cutting of trees, and the transport of marketable timber and/or (instead of “these”) materials off their property of origin. See exemptions and regulations under HBC 18.60.020: Special Approval Criteria.
Resource extraction means a use involving clearing or grading of land or the removal, for commercial purposes, of native vegetation, topsoil, fill, sand, gravel, rock, petroleum, natural gas, coal, metal ore, or any other mineral, and other operations having similar characteristics the excavation of mineral or soil-based materials including, but not limited to rock, gravel, sand, clay, topsoil, and peat and the transport of those materials off of their property of origin. Exemption: Amounts below 500 cubic yards per lot per year.
Resource extraction means the excavation of mineral or soil-based materials including, but not limited to rock, gravel, sand, clay, topsoil, and peat, or the cutting of trees, and the transport of these materials off their property of origin.
Resource extraction. Industries dependent on non-renewable resources often resist changes that would limit their immediate economic benefits for the sake of long-term sustainability. • Short-termism: Many businesses and governments focus on short-term gains and quarterly profits rather than long-term resilience and sustainability.