Synonyms and antonyms of Mining and quarrying in British Thesaurus

coal (noun)

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

coalface (noun)

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

coalfield (noun)

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

coal mine (noun)

a place where coal is dug from under the ground

coal miner (noun)

someone who digs coal in a coal mine

coal mining (noun)

the industry of digging coal out of the ground

colliery (noun)

British a coal mine and the buildings around it

fracking (noun)

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

gallery (noun)

an underground passage in a mine or cave

geoengineering (noun)

the discovery, development, production and use of resources that are found below the earth’s surface

goldmine (noun)

a place under the ground where there are rocks containing gold

gold rush (noun)

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

lode (noun)

an amount of metal ore in the earth

mine (noun)

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

mine (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

miner (noun)

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

mineral (noun)

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

mineshaft (noun)

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

mining (noun)

the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground

mother lode (noun)

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

opencast (adjective)

British 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

pan (noun)

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

pan (verb)

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

pit (noun)

a mine under the ground, especially a coal mine

pit (noun)

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

pithead (noun)

British the buildings around the entrance to a mine

pit pony (noun)

a small horse used in coal mines in the past

prospect (verb)

to search for gold, oil, or another valuable substance

prospector (noun)

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

quarry (noun)

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

quarry (verb)

to dig stone out of the ground

seam (noun)

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

shaft (noun)

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

sink a mine/well/hole etc ()

to dig a deep hole in the ground

slag (noun)

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

slag heap (noun)

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

slurry (noun)

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

strike (verb)

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

strike (noun)

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

strip mine (noun)

American an opencast mine

vein (noun)

a layer of a metal or other substance inside the earth

work (verb)

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

workings (noun)

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