miner
Digs for ore
A miner is a person who works in a mine, extracting coal, ore, or other minerals from the earth.
The term extends to automated mining equipment: The company deployed underwater miners to harvest seafloor minerals.
In cryptocurrency, a miner is a computer or person that validates transactions and adds them to the blockchain, receiving coins as reward.
Removing earth below
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- blastingExplosive material removal
- extractionAct of removing
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
shaft · ore · coal · quarry · pickaxe · shovel · jackhammer · dynamite
Underground passage collapse
- silicosisLung disease from dust
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- rockfallCollapsed cliff material
collapse · asphyxiation · dust · ventilation · flood · canary · respirator · entrapment
Protective head covering
- headlampForward-facing vehicle light
- pickaxePointed digging implement
- drillHole-boring device
- overallsTrousers with bib front
boots · gloves · goggles · respirator · harness · carbide · detector · lantern
Enclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
drift · adit · stope · crosscut · seam · face · pithead · cage
Person who toils
- laborerPhysical task performer
- collierUnderground fuel extractor
- pitmanUnderground mine worker
- diggerOne who unearths
crew · shift · wage · union · strike · overtime · foreman · superintendent
digging
Removing earth below
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- blastingExplosive material removal
- extractionAct of removing
tunneling · shaft · ore · coal · quarry · pickaxe · shovel · jackhammer · dynamite · excavator
cave-in
Underground passage collapse
rockfall · collapse · asphyxiation · dust · ventilation · flood · canary · respirator · entrapment · rescue
helmet
Protective head covering
overalls · boots · gloves · goggles · respirator · harness · carbide · detector · lantern · coveralls
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
gallery · drift · adit · stope · crosscut · seam · face · pithead · cage · skip
worker
Person who toils
digger · crew · shift · wage · union · strike · overtime · foreman · superintendent · scrip
goldrush
Mass migration seeking precious metal
placer · vein · assay · staking · lode · sifting · sluice · streambed · alluvial · sourdough
deposit
Place for safekeeping
stratum · seam · formation · bedrock · outcrop · sampling · core · survey · mapping · exploration
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- ancient occupationssoldier, merchant, farmer, shepherd, carpenter
- blue-collarblue collar, blue-collar, laborer, factory worker, construction worker
- blue-collar jobsfactory work, factory worker, factory workers, construction, farm hand
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- gold mininggold pan, pan, panning, nuggets, gold nugget
minerfiller
Substance closing gaps
builder · depositor · backfiller · construction worker · landscaper
minerpilot
One who steers aircraft
aviator · astronaut · skydiver · air traffic controller · roofer
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