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Article layout

Further information: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout

There are several topics covered by WikiProject Mining whose article benefit from a consistent approach to layout. The following is a proposal for how to lay out articles on individual mines:

Mines

The following list reflects the general order that an article on a specific mine should follow. All sections except lead and references are optional.

• The lead:
  • First sentence will generally contain the name(s), the commodity type of mine (e.g. coal mine or molybdenum mine, and geographic location.
  • Other sentences in lead should include:
    • anything that makes the mine particularly notable (e.g. "deepest mine in Asia", "70% of copper production for Country X", site of a major accident)
    • when mining began and ended
    • ownership
    • anything else to summarize the contents of the article or provide an overview of the subject
• TOC (Table of Contents: automatically generated)
• Etymology: if multiple explanations or detailed enough that it warrants its own section, otherwise, include where relevant under history.
  • Omit an etymology when the name is merely descriptive, e.g. McArthur River uranium mine is clearly a mine on the McArthur River
    • However, do not omit one when the seemingly-descriptive name it is named after another mine.
• Geology: if enough information for it to stand on its own; otherwise, a short bit under lead or history
• History: about the discovery of the deposit, development, growth, its impact on the community, state/province, nation, or history more broadly, any noteworthy accidents, etc.
• In culture: if the mine is featured prominently in culture, folklore, art, a film, etc. This should not be an indiscriminate list of appearances, but should supplement the text.
• References
• External links: see WP:EXTERNAL for full guidelines.
  • Commons Category links go under "External links" if the section already exists, otherwise, it should be added as a box under references)