Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

An employment record book is an official personal document recording the employment status of its owner over time. Many European countries issue such documents. The first employment record books are said to have been issued in German Reich in 1892 in the mining industry. (Wikipedia)

For example, in a coal-supply agreement, the mining company may seek to have "geological risk" included as a force majeure event; however, the mining company should be doing extensive exploration and analysis of its geological reserves and should not even be negotiating a coal-supply agreement if it cannot take the risk that there may be a geological limit to its coal supply from time to time. (Wikipedia)

A license block is a geographically defined area for the purpose of prospecting, exploration and mining or extraction of natural resources. Licenses to prospect, explore or extract are issued for a specific period to one or more licensees. (Wikipedia)

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations. It has existed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of industrial wastes are chemical solvents, paints, sandpaper, paper products, industrial by-products, metals, and radioactive wastes. (Wikipedia)