Mining

them a sale. Data warehousing and mining are a valuable portion of the operation and supply chain management of a company. The data retrieved from warehousing and mining can be used to support inventory, production and sales. Inventory and sales can be can tracked, so that raw supplies can be brought in based on the need. Production schedules can be composed based on the raw materials arriving and the need of products that are in high demand. It appears that mining and warehousing are a…

for advertising. It is clear that most companies mine data for financial incentives. Researches have shown that the majority of revenues of giant corporates like Google and Facebook comes from advertisements, which matches Leaver’s statement ‘data mining is clearly a core element in the operation of Facebook and Google’ (2013, para. 9). In other words, data are ‘traded’ between social media companies and other institutions. The advancement of technology makes it easier for these businesses to…

Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. FACTORS LEADING WOMEN INTO THE MINING SECTOR 1 2.1. STATE OF INDIPENDENCE 1 3. FACTORS LEADING TO EXCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE MINING SECTOR 2 3.1. PERCEPTION 2 3.2. ATTITUDES 3 3.3. FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES 3 3.4. WORKING CONDITIONS 3 4. IMPACT 4 5. CONCLUSIONS 4 1. INTRODUCTION In this essay we will discuss and evaluate on the exclusion and inclusion of women in the mining sector and the impact that this has had on their career development as a whole. Throughout the…

Deep in the mountains of Anderson County, Tennessee you will find a dying coal mining community. A community that was once full of joyous people who lived simple. There were six days of hard labor and then a day of rest. The people who lived here believed in work. They were hard working people who were not afraid to get their hands dirty, but in most cases, their lungs. “Coal mining, beginning in the 1870s, for a time was the major employer in the Triangle area.” (Devil’s Triangle) Most men in…

Target could successfully identify pregnant women based on purchasing demographic data parsed through their predictive models, moreover they could presume the gender of the child and the progress of the pregnancy. The recent use of big data and data mining for business, personal and security related advantages have had questionable ethics between consumers and enterprises alike. However, the definitive benefits produced by big data undoubtedly exceed the potential risks that may present…

Uranium mining has long caused controversy in the Kakadu region. Kakadu National Park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, possesses within its boundaries a number of large uranium deposits. I am writing on behalf of the environmental group, as we are extremely concerned on Kakadu National Parks flora, fauna and aesthetic value. Having accepting the mining for the nation's biggest uranium mine, we all will soon watch the Kakadu, industrial interloper depart. If mining uranium in the…

Data Mining and Nursing Discovery Data mining and knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) are methods used to extract meaningful information from large datasets. The health care industry increasingly employs these techniques in various aspects to improve the quality of patient care and performance of clinical systems. Data mining is one of the steps in the KDD process. Data mining and KDD offer many benefits in health care facilities as well as the nursing profession as learning tools. In…

Background of Newmont Mining Corporation Newmont Mining Corporation was founded in 1916 by Colonel William Boyce Thompson. They are one of the world’s largest gold producers and become a listed company in New York Stock Exchange (NYSC) since 1940. Their business locates in US, Australia, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, Peru, New Zealand and Mexico. Newmont Mining Corporation has approximately 35,000 employees and contractors worldwide. They are the only gold mining company included in S&P 500 Index…

Central Medical is a group practice consisting of 4 physicians’ offices. Central’s committee is trying to find a way to predict high risk patient groups. They want to take patients from these groups and apply intensive treatments. This paper will discuss process that Central used, additional processes that could be used, how data can be used to guide clinical practice, and the application of this case to another clinical environment. Central’s Process The committee first makes a determination…

possible. In the early days of its mining, 1840, only 7,000 men were mining coal in America, but by 1870 the number of miners increased to 186,000. This increase was only the beginning. In 1900 the number of miners had surged to as many as 677,000. With the increase of workers came the increase of tons of coal that was being mined. The coal was used to power the technological innovations that steadily reshaped American culture. Though there were many benefits, the mining of coal came with heavy…