Mining

Of production.   May also be referred to as excavation.

The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.

This concept's ID is @1~4804

Contains

  • bore 1 facts

    A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes.

  • drift 0 facts

    A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with...

  • fathom 0 facts

    (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore.

  • placer mining 0 facts

    Mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging.

  • strip mining 0 facts

    The mining of ore or coal from an open mine.