A facility used to produce motor fuel from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, or other hydrocarbons and from which motor fuel may be removed by pipeline, by marine vessel, or at a rack
A plant in which metal or valuable mineral is extracted from an ore or concentrate Usually such a plant would be described as an extraction plant or chemical treatment plant By comparison, refining is the purification of crude metallic products which produces nearly pure metal product
A plant for purifying metals Radioactivity: Ability of some atoms to give off energy in the form of radiation (gamma rays) or particles (ex : electrons) Ramp: Large spiral tunnel that communicates with all levels of the mine Rock: Material made of an aggregate of minerals formed from solidified magma (igneous rock), by the recrystallization of pre-existing rocks (metamorphic rock) or from accumulations of mineral, rock or fossiliferous fragments or chemical elements (sedimentary rock) Remote sensing: Method of collecting information on the Earth's surface without being in direct contact with it It involves the use of cameras, detectors and radar systems
means any process plant in which flammable or combustible liquids are produced from crude petroleum, including areas on the same site where the resulting products are blended, packaged or stored on a commercial scale (Ontario Fire Code 1996)
A refinery is a factory where a substance such as oil or sugar is refined. refineries a factory where something such as oil or sugar is made purer oil/petroleum/sugar refinery
A plant used to process crude oil or metals An oil refinery separates the fractions of crude oil and converts them into usable products A metals refinery removes impurities, bringing the metal up to designated purity specifications