The result was keep per WP:HEY. Bearian (talk) 21:33, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Contested prod. This is an unnecessary fork of Mining. The author states that it conforms to the standard format of Lists of basic topics, but the aim there is to create articles that are outlines of their respective subject areas and "are intended to help the beginner become familiar with each subject". That's a good idea but shouldn't become a shibboleth. Compare this particular article with for example List of basic classical studies topics - that will "help the beginner become familiar with each subject" but this article adds nothing that's not already in Mining. It should be deleted and redirected. andy (talk) 22:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]