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used for talking about the industry of digging coal out of the ground

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the part of a coal mine where coal is being dug under the ground

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an area where there are layers of coal under the ground that are suitable for mining

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a place where coal is dug from under the ground

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someone who digs coal in a coal mine

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the industry of digging coal out of the ground

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a coal mine and the buildings around it

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a method of mining in which cracks are created in a type of rock called shale in order to obtain gas, oil, or other substances that are inside it

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an underground passage in a mine or cave

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a place under the ground where there are rocks containing gold

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a period in the past when a lot of people went to a place where gold had been discovered in order to become rich

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an amount of metal ore in the earth

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a large hole or tunnel in the ground from which people take coal, gold etc

verb

to dig a large hole or tunnel in the ground in order to get coal, gold etc, or to take coal, gold etc from such a hole or tunnel

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someone whose job is to dig coal, gold etc from the ground

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a natural substance in the earth, for example coal, salt, gold, or diamonds

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a vertical tunnel in a mine with lifts inside that carry the workers up and down

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the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground

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a very large amount of gold, silver, coal etc under the ground

adjective

an opencast mine is a mine where coal is dug from a large hole in the ground, rather than from a tunnel far under the ground

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a large flat bowl used for separating gold from other substances in the ground using water

verb

to try to find small pieces of gold among stones by washing the stones in a pan

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a mine under the ground, especially a coal mine

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a very large hole dug in the ground in order to obtain a particular substance or type of stone

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the buildings around the entrance to a mine

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a small horse used in coal mines in the past

verb

to search for gold, oil, or another valuable substance

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someone who searches an area of land or water for gold, oil etc

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a place where stone is dug out of the ground. A place where coal or minerals are dug out of the ground is called a mine

verb

to dig stone out of the ground

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a long thin layer of something such as coal under the ground

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a long narrow passage, for example one that leads from the surface of the ground down to a mine

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waste that is produced after coal or a metal has been taken out of the earth and processed

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a large pile of waste produced after coal or a metal has been taken out of the earth and processed

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a mixture of water and something such as waste from animals or coal dust

verb

to find something such as gold or oil by digging or drilling

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a discovery of something such as gold or oil by digging or drilling

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an opencast mine

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a layer of a metal or other substance inside the earth

verb

if someone works a mine or a quarry, they dig substances such as gold or stone out of it

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the parts of a mine where coal or another substance has been dug out of the ground

to dig a deep hole in the ground