User:Morgan Riley/workbench

Welcome to the workbench! This page is where I store stub content of projects on hold for the moment when not in use, so as to free up the sandbox.

Article 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)